Patch: 5 Ways Seniors Can Keep Their Teeth Healthy, Dental Center Opens
To bring awareness to the importance of dental care for seniors, here are 5 ways for seniors to keep their dental health in check
The San Diego Union-Tribune: County Senior Centers Lack Resources to Support Growing Elder Population, Study Says
San Diego County’s 28 senior centers are plagued by symptoms of insufficient funding: they have few or no full-time employees, limited operating hours, and many are far from public transportation and are in aging buildings, a recent study says.
KUSI: Nonprofit Gary and Mary West Pace center to help North County seniors
The nonprofit Gary and Mary West PACE will help North County San Diego seniors successfully age at home and they recently opened a new center with a wide range of services.
WCAX3: Dartmouth-Hitchcock to open geriatric emergency department
The Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center is trying to do something no other hospital in New England has done before. It’s focusing on our aging population in a new way. WCAX’s Adam Sullivan explains what it could mean for your loved one’s care.
Associated Press: Geriatric emergency department to focus on rural health
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center is opening a geriatric emergency department, joining about 100 other hospitals around the country that have implemented similar care.
NBC5: Dartmouth-Hitchcock to ‘create nation’s first rural geriatric emergency department’
$4.5 million research collaboration will combine geriatrics, emergency medicine, telehealth to benefit Northern New England seniors
10 News: Making It in San Diego: Connecting underserved San Diegans to affordable dental care
For many San Diegans, a lack of insurance means they don’t see a dentist for years or even decades.
The San Diego Union-Tribune: West Health Opens New PACE Center in North County
Center in San Marcos provides a wide range of services for seniors who qualify for nursing-home care
Efficient Gov: Meals on Wheels App Combats Elder Neglect
Meals on Wheels is giving local governments yet another compelling reason to make up for lost federal funding: Its app-based reporting system for elder neglect is saving lives and community resources.
State of Reform: San Diego County unveils “Aging Roadmap”
The San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency’s Aging & Independence Services presented its Aging Roadmap to the Board of Supervisors last week.