Question; In my Medicare & You handbook, it found something called PACE. Do we have a PACE locally? Answer: When talking about Medicare, the PACE you are referring to is an acronym and stands for a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly. PACE is a program that provides ...

I remember this little hot dog stand that sat at the corner of either Swan or Dove Street and Lake Shore Drive in Dunkirk, N.Y. The streets in that part of town all had the names of birds. Probably the reason I remember it so well is that my girlfriend’s brother owned it. It was nothing ...

I was reminiscing about a volunteer position I held some 40+ years ago. I met a most remarkable woman. She alone had researched and completed a book. All the myriad services offered in our county were compiled in her “Bible.” She was able to find a remote building to house what would become ...

July 3 marks the 43rd anniversary of a seemingly innocuous headline printed in The NY Times: “Rare Cancer Seen in 41 Homosexuals”. It was the first time what would later come to be known as AIDS was mentioned in a national publication. Of course, the LGBTQIA community was already discussing ...

One advantage of being old is that you have a long memory. I still remember the first televised Presidential debate in 1960 between Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy. There were some policy issues debated like the United States’ reaction to Chinese bombardment of two small islands, Quemoy ...

Question: I have been taking care of a family member with dementia for a while, I am worried we are not doing enough. Where can I turn to get information and maybe help with the care? Answer: First, I always say “Thank You” to all Caregivers. You are making the life of someone else ...