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• Poll finds seniors upbeat, but ill-prepared for aging

  August 14, 2012 in Features, Health on Page C5 Life is good, say more than 2,000 senior citizens in a new nationwide survey released in Miami recently. Almost three-fourths of those surveyed say their past year was as good …

• Support group helps with stigma of Alzheimer’s

  August 12, 2012 in Health, Region on Page B7 PORTLAND – They used to call themselves I Forget, they joked. Until a few forgot the name, and they quickly scrapped it for the Wild Bunch. The group of Alzheimer’s …

• Support groups help with stigma of Alzheimer’s

  August 11, 2012 in Health They used to call themselves I Forget, they joked. Until a few forgot the name, and they quickly scrapped it for the Wild Bunch.

• ‘Guardians’ step up for homeless Coeur d’Alene vets

  August 10, 2012 in Health, Idaho COEUR D’ALENE — For the past three months, Scott Roberts was living out of his old van. At night, the 55-year-old cuddled up into a small, makeshift bed on the … 2

• In brief: Sign up for AARP driver safety program

  August 9, 2012 in Health, Washington Voices on Page V5 SPOKANE VALLEY – AARP will offer its driver safety program at the Good Samaritan Society Community Center, 17121 E. Eighth Ave., on Aug. 22, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. …

• Elder care, personified

  August 7, 2012 in Features, Health on Page C1 My father, who died of Alzheimer’s disease in 1996 at age 77, lived the last year of his life in an Alzheimer’s unit in a Spokane-area nursing home. The facility’s … 2

• Stepping into the light

  August 7, 2012 in Features, Health on Page C3 People suffering from severe age-related macular degeneration, one of the leading causes of blindness in older adults, will soon have a way of seeing again – with a tiny telescope …

• Funeral attire leans toward casual

  August 7, 2012 in Features on Page C1 Q. Do people still have to wear black to a funeral or memorial service? A. Less and less.

• Hip surgery complications are unusual

  July 31, 2012 in Features, Health on Page C2 DEAR DOCTOR K: I’m scheduled to have hip replacement surgery. What complications can occur with a replacement joint? DEAR READER: I’m answering your question as both a doctor and a …

• In brief: Alzheimer’s drug fails late-stage test

  July 24, 2012 in Health, Nation/World on Page A2 TRENTON, N.J. – An experimental Alzheimer’s treatment has failed to slow the disease in one late-stage study. Pfizer, which is testing bapineuzumab with partner Johnson & Johnson, said the injected …

• Entrust advocate with end-of-life desires

  July 24, 2012 in Features, Health on Page C1 Q. If I am unable to speak for myself when health care decisions are needed, what steps must I take now to be certain my wishes are followed? A. The … 2

• Feds fine adult group home in E. Idaho

  July 18, 2012 in Health A federal agency is accusing operators of an adult day care center and group homes in eastern Idaho of failing to provide enough safeguards against violence for their employees. 1

• Elderly more satisfied with health insurance than younger Americans, survey finds

  July 18, 2012 in Health Elderly Americans on Medicare are substantially happier with their insurance coverage than their younger counterparts who rely on commercial insurance, according to a new national survey. 2

• Meals on Wheels benefit drive under way

  July 12, 2012 in Food, Washington Voices on Page S2 During July, Downtown Spokane Grocery Outlet, 1617 W. Third Ave., is conducting an Independence from Hunger food drive to benefit Meals on Wheels Spokane. Grocery Outlet visitors are encouraged to …

• Report: Too little mental health care for boomers

  July 10, 2012 in Health WASHINGTON (AP) — Getting older doesn’t just mean a risk for physical ailments like heart disease and bum knees: A new report finds as many as 1 in 5 seniors … 2

• Delivering relief from the heat

  July 10, 2012 in City, Health on Page A1 The Greater Spokane County Meals on Wheels is helping seniors stay cool. Though temperatures failed to reach searing forecasts Monday, the heat is still making things tough for some of …

• Family can help in process of cremation

  July 10, 2012 in Features, Health on Page C1 Q. My dad wants to be cremated, and I really want to be involved with the process. What is legal for a loved one to do when working with a …

• Senior activities

  June 21, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V2 For 06-21-2012

• For Alzheimer’s patients, new risk

  June 19, 2012 in Health, Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – For people with Alzheimer’s disease, a hospital stay may prove catastrophic. People with dementia are far more likely to be hospitalized than other older adults, often for preventable …

• Older workers admit they can’t sit still

    June 17, 2012 in City on Page A1 Kennard Kapstafer, 78 Job description: The Pediatric Associates of Spokane doctor has been a pediatrician since 1962. 1

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