Welcome! We provide news and resources to encourage vibrant and healthy living for baby boomers and seniors in Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton and the greater Lehigh Valley. We also offer a directory and senior guide for caregivers looking for eldercare.
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Safety Hinges on I’M OK Program
While some seniors and physically challenged adults living alone in complexes can manage everyday chores, they still like to know that someone is watching out for them. Through the I’M OK Progra...
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October 2008 Fun Facts
• The orchid releases a chemical that makes bees drunk. When the bee becomes disoriented, it drops its pollen into the flower. • As World War I raged through Europe in 1917...
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Questions for the Politicians
The Lehigh Valley Alliance on Aging, a community-building partnership of United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley, is a collaborative of agencies, funding entities, communities of faith, and public and...
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October 2008 Happenings
Care Alternatives hospice is recruiting Reiki Practitioners, Certified Massage Therapists & Comfort Volunteers to impact the lives of our patients. Sign up for our volunteer training, or for more ...
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Coping with Caregiver Stress
Each one of us may serve as a caregiver for a loved one at one time or another. Sometimes we act as caregivers out of love and other times we may feel required to act as caregivers out of obliga...
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ABVI Unveils Technology Center
The Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (ABVI) opened a state-of-the-art technology center on September 10. The technology center is the only place that all visually impaired individuals, ...
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October 2008 Editorial
If you have ever befriended a foreigner or immigrant and heard his or her stories, you’ve probably quickly realized that our Constitution does much to protect our individual rights and freedoms....
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Ask the Care Manager, October 08
Q: My mother-in-law pays for Medicare Part D to help with prescription drug costs. It seems as though not all of her prescriptions are covered and she is paying much more out of pocket than when she f...
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What is Athlete’s Foot?
Athlete’s foot is a common infection of the skin characterized by itching, scaling, redness, and sometimes the formation of small blisters. This is caused by a fungus. This typically occurs on t...
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Healthy Signs of Aging
Physiological • Maintaining a full set of activities and obligations, even after retirement • Maintaining an active social life with friends and family • Remaining physically active •...
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1950s Rewind
Here’s a blast from the past that will jog your memory. In the 1950s: The US Population was approximately 152 million. Life expectancy for women was 71.1 years and for men 65.6 y...
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