July 26, 2019 Summer is the season of fresh produce. Who doesn’t love getting tomatoes and zucchini from a generous neighbor with a garden? Farmers markets and farm stands offer the most beautiful variety of fruits and vegetables. It’s very tempting to grab a fresh nectarine or plum and immediately bite into it, enjoying the…
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Jul 19, 2019 It feels like we’ve arrived at the “dog days of summer” as my Grandmother used to say. This weekend, we are looking at forecast highs in the nineties and lows in the eighties! Did you know that people aged 65 and older are more prone to heat injuries than younger adults? According…
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Jul 12, 2019 It seems like there have been a larger number of house fires than usual. Maybe it’s my imagination, but it seems that every time I watch the news, there is another story of a family or families becoming homeless because of a fire. Statistically, seniors are more likely to die in a…
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Sep 26, 2019 Sponsors Presenting Sponsor: Executive Sponsor: Premier Sponsors: Thank you to Our Advertisers Acme Merchandise & Apparel Action, Inc. Anchor-Seal, Inc. Associated Home Care / Amedisys Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce Care Dimensions Caruso & McGovern Construction, Inc. Connected Home Care Disability Resource Center Edward Jones First Ipswich Bank Glovsky & Glovsky…
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Jul 5, 2019 In the past two weeks, the Senior Lookout column has reviewed the steps taken by the Age & Dementia Friendly Cape Ann (ADFCA) initiative. This week, I would like to discuss the resulting ADFCA Action Plan. The ADFCA Action Plan is broken into ten Areas of Focus, with an overall goal defined…
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