The Latest Challenge Faced by Caregivers of Older Adults: Managing Polypharmacy As the population continues to age, the number of ...
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RI Elder Info recently spoke with Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) Secretary Novais regarding the Medicaid renewals ...
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Self-care at the Holidays for People Caring for Aging Loved Ones Holidays bring joy and warmth into your lives but ...
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Snow Shoveling for Seniors in Rhode Island These programs can sometimes have waitlists-the early bird gets the snow shoveled! This ...
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Deb Burton is interviewed by WPRI on the discovery of two partially decomposed bodies in the Woonsocket home of the ...
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Firecrackers Feisty, spirited, curmudgeonly, fiercely independent, stubborn. We know people who embody these words. They are our friends and our ...
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February 14th is the celebration of St. Valentine aka Valentine's Day. St. Valentine is reported to be a Roman priest and ...
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Launching 5G -the end of 3G Beginning this month, January 2022, mobile phone providers will be turning off their 3G ...
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Holiday Meals on Christmas Eve & Christmas 2021 Christmas Eve, December 24, 2021 Community Baptist Church 50 Dr Marcus Wheatland ...
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7 Questions to Change the Holiday Conversation Tis the season of holiday gatherings-Thanksgiving, Chanukah, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Kwanza, New ...
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In Another Opinion - Deb Burton PBS Interview Host Peter Wells interviews Deb Burton from RI Elder Info, an elderly ...
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Essential Caregivers and Residents Rights October is nursing home resident rights month. Residents in long term care retain all of ...
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The sky was bright blue with no clouds. The temperature was perfect. One of those warm late summer days that ...
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RI Medicaid for Long Term Services and Supports Sarah Harrigan, Administrator of Long Term Care & Social Supports at RI ...
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If You Suspect Something, Say Something! Homeland Security has a slogan "If you See Something Say Something" . They don't ...
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COVID, Your Teeth & Free Dental Care in RI Several recent articles in the New York Times, Prevention and the ...
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John Tassoni of the Substance Use and Mental Health Leadership Council discusses common stereotypes about addictions. John also shares resources ...
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Help with Funeral Costs Due to COVID In the past year we have lost over a half million people to ...
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Operation Connect is a printable resource guide for Military Members, Veterans, their families and the Community. The information is updated ...
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COVID Vaccination Public Service Video's made by and for each community Below is a list of public service videos made ...
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How to Get to Vaccination Sites The recent Senate Hearing on the COVID vaccine roll out and the COVID Task ...
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COVID Vaccination Information by RI Community please use the drop down on the top right of this page to translate ...
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Does Medicare pay for the COVID vaccine? Helen Mulligan is an expert from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid. She ...
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7 Questions Family Caregivers Must Know the Answers To As a caregiver you may play many different roles in your ...
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2020 has been a year for the record books! As we get ready to escort 2020 to the door and ...
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How to Save Money on Your Utility Bills! Eileen Barrett of RISE Engineering shares how to save money on heating ...
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Staying healthy while staying at home can sometimes be a challenge. The following organizations provide services in the home to ...
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Deb Burton of RI Elder Info interviews RI Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea about voting rights of residents in long ...
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October is Nursing Home Resident’s Rights Month COVID has made many Americans stop and consider residents in long term care ...
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What is the RI Special Needs Registry? Who Should Register and Why? Our interview with Andrea Creach the Rhode Island ...
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Streaming Live on RI Elder Info Facebook Page! Click here to watch! On October 1st from 9am-Noon, RI Elder Info ...
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Grandparents Caring for Grandchildren Due to the Opioid Crisis -Grands Flourish Magdalena Andreozzi, is the Founder of Grands Flourish www.grandsflourish.org, ...
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What does accessible mean in real life? RAMP-Real Access Motivates Progress Tina Guenette Pedersen is a powerful advocate for individuals ...
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Friday Friends RI Memory Cafes founder Laurie Mantz Laurie Mantz launched the first Virtual Memory Cafe in Rhode Island! Memory ...
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As I sit with a light afghan on my lap to protect me from the chill of the air conditioner ...
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Mental Health Resources in the Age of COVID-a talk with Laurie-Marie Pisciotta Laurie-Marie Pisciotta, Executive Director of the Mental Health ...
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Just ASK-Aphasia Stroke Knowledge Denise Lowell, founder of Just ASK- Aphasia Stroke Knowledge- explains what aphasia is and shares her ...
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Accessible Activities in the Ocean State On Episode #2 of Friday Friends Cindy Elder Chief, Business Development Office of RI ...
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Friday Friends Senior Agenda Coalition's Bill Flynn Bill Flynn discussed the need for advocacy for issues that impact our ability ...
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It’s the Little Things Study after study confirms what most of us already know- people want to age in place.  ...
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Social Isolation and Elder Abuse In the time of COVID-19 we are home, remaining safely way from the Coronna virus ...
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For Us, It is Not Enough to Not Be Racist My heart broke as I watched the final moments of ...
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Community Family Chat One thing COVID-19 has taught us is how connected and interconnected we are with people across the ...
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May is Military Caregiver Month Designating the month of May as Military Caregiver month provides an opportunity to raise awareness ...
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Getting Help When Caregiver Burnout Hits The wedding day comes and goes in a blink of an eye. Now the ...
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A Word About Nursing Homes & COVID-19 Families have shared their anguish and frustration on the evening news as COVID-19 ...
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Very happy to have RI Elder Info featured on Innovation As An Antidote!! ...
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Help for Seniors in Many Forms Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care. -Theodore ...
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Elder Care Professionals-What Are They & Why You May Want to Hire One As we spend time with our family, ...
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Pharmacies that Deliver Near Me During the COVID-19 crisis you may want to have your medications delivered to your home ...
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Community Contacts for Seniors in Need or Volunteer This information was gather 3/18, 19, 20, 23. Updated 3/26 If you ...
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Restaurants Providing Take Out or Delivery Near Me The information below has been compiled from multiple sources to help our ...
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Grocery Stores Offering Special Shopping Hours for Seniors and Disabled Individuals (as of 5/11/20 evening) Aldi's 6am-7am Big Lots "first ...
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Do you have a pet? If so, congratulations! Pets make wonderful additions to any home. However, with that joy comes ...
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Corona Virus (COVID-19) (RI Elder Info does NOT provide medical, legal or financial advice.) It is critical that you have ...
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Rhode Island Memory Cafe's One of the most difficult parts of advancing neurodegenerative disorders, better known as dementia, is the ...
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Grandparents Who Parent-Grandfamilies or Skip-Generation Families For some Seniors, the squeals and giggles of their visiting grandchildren are a welcome ...
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Elvis, Air Guitar and the Face in the Mirror Aging isn’t one of those things that happens overnight. You don’t ...
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Healthy People Wanted! February is the month that our New Year’s resolutions have begun to fizzle. The Christmas cookies are ...
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Scammers Working Overtime! A word of caution-the IRS Scammers are working overtime to steal your money! By the end of ...
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Happy Month of Hearts, Chocolate, Dinner, Flowers and Wine! Ah yes February the month of love and forgotten New Year’s ...
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Research done by Maria Torroella Carney, Chief of Geriatric and Paliative Medicine at Northwell Health of Great Neck New York ...
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Beginning this year-2020, there will be three presidential elections (2020, 2024 and 2028) which will determine the fate of our ...
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No one enjoys coming to a messy and cluttered office. Not only is it unprofessional, but it can also be ...
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Summer Heat Should Be Enjoyed in Moderation After such a cool and damp spring the sunshine and hot weather is ...
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June is Elder Abuse Awareness Month 1 out of every 10 people over the age of 60, who live at ...
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May is Older American's Month Perennial People Aging Successfully by Refusing to Accept Life as a Long Road to Decrepitude ...
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RI Elder Info helps Seniors & Caregivers Here is a video clip from a website visitor from Westerly RI ...
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Moving out of a home is often a stressful ordeal, and cleaning the entire house or apartment before the move ...
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Domestic violence and restraining orders are devastating and complicated issues that can affect a person’s life in many ways.  Unfortunately, ...
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Workers’ compensation is a type of insurance that provides financial and medical benefits to employees who are injured or suffer ...
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