If you’re navigating the aging process, or caring for aging loved ones, you probably have some financial questions. As part of our ongoing Gray Matters series, we want to provide answers. Maybe you need pointers for starting a conversation about estate planning.
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An adventurous spirit fuels a long, active life
Editor’s Note: Paul Miller is a social working student senior at The Ohio State University Mansfield. June is Elder Empowerment Month in Ashland County and today marks the third in a four-part series he has authored to salute senior citizens and their accomplishments in the community. This series is part of Richland Source’s Gray Matters project. […]
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Open house highlights opportunities for Centerburg’s senior citizens
CENTERBURG — Lisa Wilson found herself back at the school again on Sunday afternoon, 25 years after walking the halls of Centerburg’s old high school as a student. She was bouncing back and forth between two rooms, greeting the community’s older citizens as they visited the Centerburg Senior Services’ open house. She shook hands, passed […]
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Ohio Attorney General acknowledges Elder Abuse Awareness Day
COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine joined organizations around the world in commemorating Elder Abuse Awareness Day on Friday, June 15. The event calls attention to the problem of abuse and neglect of older adults. “Elder abuse is too often overlooked or underreported,” Attorney General DeWine said. “Victims may fear retaliation, or they may […]
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June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
COLUMBUS – The elderly can be an easy target of abuse. To call attention to that vulnerability, June 15 is recognized as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. Because older adults are the fastest-growing segment of Ohio’s population, the Ohio Department of Aging and the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services ask all Ohioans to […]
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Ashland seniors learn to recognize, prevent elder abuse
ASHLAND – For several years, an elderly woman in Columbus thought she was in a loving relationship with a man she met online. It wasn’t until she ran out of money and was threatened with eviction that she realized she was the victim of a scam.
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John overcame vision problems with help from service dogs
Editor’s Note: Paul Miller is a social working student senior at The Ohio State University Mansfield. June is Elder Empowerment Month in Ashland County and today marks the second in a four-part series he has authored to salute senior citizens and their accomplishments in the community. This series is part of Richland Source’s Gray Matters project. […]
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Catholic Charities launches purple duck campaign to raise awareness of elder abuse
MANSFIELD — Every life is significant — no matter what age. Sue Warren of Catholic Charities’ Adult Advocacy Services program holds this belief dear to her heart.
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Mansfield’s McDonald inducted into Ohio Senior Citizens Hall of Fame
ONTARIO — Mansfield’s Mary L. McDonald was inducted Thursday into the Ohio Senior Citizens Hall of Fame at the Ohio Statehouse Atrium in Columbus. McDonald was honored for her lifelong dedication to the aging network and the Richland County community, with emphasis on her work as senior center director of the Friendship Center in the […]
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Elder Empowerment Month relates local stories of senior’s life experiences
Editor’s Note: Paul Miller is a social working student senior at The Ohio State University Mansfield. June is Elder Empowerment Month in Ashland County and today marks the first in a four-part series he has authored to salute senior citizens and their accomplishments in the community. This series is part of Richland Source’s Gray Matters […]