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Overdose Deaths Have Quadrupled Among Adults Over 65

A recent US study shows that drug overdose deaths in adults 65 and older have quadrupled from 2002-2021. While dying of a drug overdose is still considered an uncommon cause of death among older adults, the increase of fatal overdoses in this age bracket is something that local partners want to bring awareness to. The Office of the Aging Services (OFAS), Chautauqua County Health Department (CCHD), Chautauqua County Department of Mental Hygiene (CCMH) and Combat Addiction CHQ want you to know that opioid use is on the rise nationwide and Chautauqua County is no exception. The ...

How To Learn New Skills In Caregiving

Have you ever been in a situation where you had to help someone when they were sick or after a hospitalization? Maybe you need to help a family member at home. They may have formalized care services like home care agencies that can help but you are the informal care provider and you may have questions on how to do certain things that are part of ongoing caregiving for your loved one. The desire to help is there but sometimes the knowledge and skill level are more than you think you can manage. There is a special program available in New York State to help and provide training and ...

Mayville Senior Citizens Meet Thursday

The Mayville Senior Citizens met on April 6. After the Invocation, the 28 members and two guests present enjoyed a beef on weck sandwich with side dishes and desserts. The regular meeting opened with devotions from Dianne Goodrich followed by the Lord’s Prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. The minutes of the last meeting were read, corrected and approved. The treasurer reported was given and approved. A trivia contest will be held on May 11 at the Harmony Senior Center in Stow. The contest starts at 1 p.m. She also mentioned a Drivers Safety Course being offered at the Chautauqua ...

Three Fun And Effective Outdoor Exercises For Seniors

The benefits of spending time in the great outdoors are significant. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, spending time outdoors may improve mental health and help to reduce stress, and the vitamin D the body absorbs while outside can have a positive effect on blood ...

A Historical Look At Nutrition Science

Food and nutrition have been studied for centuries. Prior to the French Revolution scientists would write about their ideas as to how the food we ate was used in the body. However, not until the eighteenth century had these old ideas only began to undergo testing in scientific ways. In fact, one young scientist commented “Nutrition has often been the subject of conjectures and ingenious hypotheses but our actual knowledge is so insufficient that their only use is to try to satisfy our imagination. If we could arrive at some more exact facts they could well have applications in ...

Kimberly Palmer: How To Protect Parents From Financial Scams

When a scam artist called Cameron Huddleston’s mom to tell her to wire money in order to claim a prize, Huddleston had to intercept the calls. Her mom, who had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, was convinced she had to wire the money as soon as possible. “That was a wake-up call for me. If you have any cognitive decline, you don’t see those red flags anymore,” says Huddleston, who lives in Kentucky and is the director of education at Carefull, a service built to protect aging adults’ daily finances. She also wrote the book “Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk,” on how to have ...