seniors
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PublishedApril 23, 2020
11,000 deaths: Ravaged U.S. nursing homes plead for more testing
An industry group says only about a third of the 15,000 nursing homes in the U.S. have ready access to tests that can help isolate the sick and stop the spread.
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PublishedApril 15, 2020
Our View: Months in, lack of COVID-19 testing still holding us back
The U.S. does not yet have even the capacity to test vulnerable facilities, and it will need a lot more than that to safely reopen the economy.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2020
Mainers take action to help seniors isolated amid the coronavirus crisis
From Biddeford to Westbrook to Harpswell, agencies, volunteers and neighbors are responding to older Mainers who are staying home to stay healthy.
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2020
Senior tax relief program opens soon
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2020
Residents to push for senior center on former school site
The Douglass Street property is also being looked at by the city for housing.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2020
So. Portland seniors can apply for property tax break
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2020
Our View: Initiatives help keep Maine seniors connected to communities
South Portland is the latest to take on the fight against isolation as residents age.
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PublishedDecember 23, 2019
Our View: Loneliness a year-round problem for many seniors
In an aging and rural state like Maine, the problem is particularly striking.
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PublishedNovember 12, 2019
Freeport hopes to be younger at heart by extending elder services
A new steering committee is working on ways to better support seniors.
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PublishedNovember 3, 2019
Promised $2.5 million and a Mercedes, an Auburn senior wound up losing her life savings
Barbara Hinckley, 95, lost everything to a sweet-talking scam artist who told her she'd placed second in a sweepstakes for the Publisher's Clearing House.
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