Those afflicted not helped by living in denial
Does someone you love often ask you to repeat what you're saying? If so, you may not be doing your loved one a favor by rep...
QUESTION: I applied for retirement benefits online. How can I check the status of my application?
ANSWER: If you applied for benefits online, the most convenient way...
BMH volunteers lend a hand
Alison Jones and Pat Forcht have busy lives, but they always find time to volunteer at Butler Memorial Hospital.
Both spend days pushing the ho...
Butler County Senior Centers are operated by the Lutheran Services Society. For information, contact the Butler County Program Office, 424 N. McKean St., Butler, at 724-...
Kriley helps many local organizations
While most people choose to reduce their activities as the years go by, Butler resident Dorothy Kriley has chosen to remain just as ...
MIAMI — Marilyn Carroll used to watch her 28-year-old daughter spend hours on Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. So she decided to join the social networking scene, too — bu...
Taste of Senior Centers events will be offered in October from 4 to 7 p.m. at three centers.
Participants can sample the food, activities, programs and information offer...
Of the more than 45 million people relying on Medicare for health care coverage, many may be paying for a plan that doesn't meet their needs or is too expensive.
Howeve...
Familiarity can be reassuring
DALLAS — No one's claiming that swinging a golf club is a magic elixir for people suffering from dementia, but no one's denying a connection...
QUESTION: I recently purchased a gas heater. I also own a generator. The furnace installer told me that if I used the generator to power the heater, I could blow out...
