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Police: Man stabs 2 at senior center; woman dies

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:49:16 -0400

ATLANTA - Police in Atlanta are investigating a stabbing at a senior care apartment complex that left one resident dead and another wounded.

RI measure aims at exposing elder abuse

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:48:07 -0400

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island - Anyone in Rhode Island who believes an elderly person is being abused or neglected could face a $1,000 fine if they fail to report their suspicions to law enforcement under legislation moving through the state's General Assembly.

Lt. gov speaking at Spartanburg senior center

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 04:08:50 -0400

CHESNEE, South Carolina - Lt. Gov. Glenn McConnell is traveling to the Upstate for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at a new senior center.

US whites falling to minority in under-5 age group

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:28:51 -0400

WASHINGTON - In a first, America's racial and ethnic minorities now make up about half of the under-5 age group, reflecting sweeping changes by race and class among young people. Due to an aging population, non-Hispanic whites last year recorded more deaths than births.

Rural America posts first-ever loss in population

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:49:01 -0400

WASHINGTON - Living in a rural Nevada town, Moe Royels recalls a more bustling time years ago when retirees poured in to enjoy the warm desert climate, nearby casinos and quiet community. But soon boom turned to bust, and years after the recession ended, Royels still wonders if things will ever fully turn around in small towns like his.

Flood damage keeps C. Ind. senior center closed

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:42:46 -0400

KOKOMO, Indiana - A central Indiana city's senior citizens center will be closed for several more weeks as repairs are made from April flooding that caused extensive damage.

5 things to know in Florida for June 13

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 06:23:33 -0400

Your daily look at news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today.

Seniors warned about phone call scam

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 04:08:50 -0400

NASHVILLE, Tennessee - Officials are warning Tennessee's seniors about a scam involving recorded phone calls promising free or low cost personal emergency or medical alert systems.

House votes to limit reverse mortgage initial draw

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:52:04 -0400

WASHINGTON - The Federal Housing Administration could limit the size of initial lump-sum payments that lenders offer reverse mortgage borrowers and require escrow accounts to cover taxes and insurance, under legislation the House passed Wednesday.

New guide for teaching seniors how to avoid fraud

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:28:10 -0400

WASHINGTON - U.S. regulators have a new guide for teaching older adults how to detect financial scams and avoid being exploited.

American Red Cross urges caution during Okla. heat

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 03:47:04 -0400

OKLAHOMA CITY - The American Red Cross is urging Oklahomans to take precautions as summer-like temperatures spread across the state.

Legislators uphold final 19 Bullock vetoes

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:47:16 -0400

HELENA, Montana - Lawmakers on Monday upheld Gov. Steve Bullock's final 19 vetoes of the legislative session, including one bill for infrastructure improvements in eastern Montana and another to make one-time payments to providers who care for the elderly and disabled.

10 women, many in 90s, escape Calif. limo fire

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:23:40 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO - Ten women - some of them in their 90s - escaped unharmed from a limousine that began smoking and caught fire in Northern California just more than a month after five nurses were killed while trapped inside a burning limousine on a nearby bridge.

Kenyan joy: Britain "regrets" colonial abuse

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 11:58:22 -0400

NAIROBI, Kenya - The wrinkled faces of the elderly Kenyans who gathered in a downtown Nairobi hotel registered gratitude, relief and joy Thursday as Britain's high commissioner said what many waited decades to hear.

Work under way on Kodiak senior housing complex

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:11:25 -0400

KODIAK, Alaska - Work continues in Kodiak on a new 32-unit complex intended to ease the short of housing for seniors.

Without aid, Wisconsin colleges hard to afford

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 01:14:17 -0400

MILWAUKEE - It's nearly impossible for University of Wisconsin students to work their way through school in four years with only a minimum-wage summer job and part-time work during the school year, without family or need-based financial aid, a review by a newspaper has found.

Despite disputes, Maine gov signing bills

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 17:58:16 -0400

AUGUSTA, Maine - Despite Gov. Paul LePage's differences with lawmakers over the state budget, Medicaid expansion and other issues, he's staying busy signing dozens of bills sent to him by the Democratic-majority Legislature.

Meals on Wheels face hard choices with funding cut

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 15:01:04 -0400

HYATTSVILLE, Maryland - Budget cuts from Congress are forcing some Meals on Wheels providers to slash programs for seniors or shut down completely.

Vt. postmark celebrates fishing derby

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 09:39:03 -0400

CHITTENDEN, Vermont - Letters and postcards in the Vermont town of Chittenden will be stamped with a special postmark this weekend to celebrate an annual fishing derby for disabled anglers and seniors.

A respite for Medicare; Social Security no worse

Fri, 31 May 2013 16:27:11 -0400

WASHINGTON - Medicare's long-term health is starting to look a little better, the government said Friday, but both Social Security and Medicare are still wobbling toward insolvency within two decades if Congress and the president don't find a way to shore up the trust funds established to take care of older Americans.

Social Security, Medicare still face big challenge

Thu, 30 May 2013 16:15:50 -0400

WASHINGTON - As the U.S. recovery slowly gathers steam, federal deficits are finally coming down from their nosebleed $1-trillion-plus heights. That will postpone until fall a new budget showdown between Congress and the White House - and also will probably delay the days of reckoning, feared by millions of aging Americans, when Social Security and Medicare could become insolvent.

AGING AMERICA: Seeking softer retirement landing

Wed, 29 May 2013 13:29:38 -0400

MUSCATINE, Iowa - There is an oft-told story about what happens when a worker at the Stanley Consultants engineering firm decides to retire.

Bill to protect the elderly passes Maine House

Wed, 29 May 2013 07:08:05 -0400

AUGUSTA, Maine - A bill that cracks down on financial abuse of the elderly has passed the Maine House of Representatives.

Minn. to scrutinize assisted-living industry

Mon, 27 May 2013 13:33:50 -0400

MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota officials are responding to consumer complaints by taking a closer look at the fees charged by assisted-living facilities.

Nurse admits murdering 11 in Sydney nursing home

Mon, 27 May 2013 00:43:06 -0400

SYDNEY - A nurse has pleaded guilty to murdering 11 elderly people by setting fire to the Sydney nursing home where he worked.