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Princeton Senior Resource Center hosts fundraiser with Al Franken

October 14, 2020

Princeton Senior Resource Center will host “An Evening with Al Franken” 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, on Zoom.

Franken will discuss his time as a comedian on “Saturday Night Live” and his stint as a U.S. senator. Tickets for the virtual event are $60 and are available at princetonsenior.org or by calling 609-751-9699. Closed captioning will be available.

Franken won five Emmys as a cast member and writer for 15 seasons on “Saturday Night Live” and served in the Senate from 2009 to 2018 before resigning amid allegations of sexual misconduct.

Most recently, Franken has focused his time and energy on “issues like health care, the growing disparities in income, wealth, and opportunity, climate, immigration, justice, xenophobia, education, the role of money in every part of our politics, and, indeed, the very future of our democracy.”

For ticket and event sponsorship information visit princetonsenior.org, email [email protected] or call 609-751-9699, ext.

Hurricane Irma caused over 400 senior deaths in Florida, study says

October 13, 2020

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TAMPA, Fla. – The aftereffects of 2017’s Hurricane Irma appear to have killed more than 400 senior residents of Florida nursing homes, a new university study shows.

Researchers at the University of South Florida and Brown University concluded that 433 additional patients died within 90 days of the September 2017 storm, compared to the same period in 2015, when there were no hurricanes.

Their study examined health data for 62,000 patients at 640 Florida nursing homes obtained from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, according to the Tampa Bay Times. The study was recently released.

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The study was prompted by the heat-related deaths of 12 residents at a Broward County nursing home. Authorities said those deaths were caused when the storm disabled the central air conditioning and the staff failed to move patients to

Braintree Announces Events For Senior Fitness Week

October 12, 2020

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BRAINTREE, MA — The town Department of Elder Affairs has organized two events to help Braintree seniors stay fit and enjoy themselves.

This year, theDepartment of Elder Affairs will be hosting Senior Health and Fitness Week from Oct. 13 to Oct. 20. Events will be held Tuesday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., on Friday

All events during Senior Health and Fitness Week will take place outdoors at the Braintree Council on Aging at 71 Cleveland Ave.

“The Department of Elder Affairs, throughout this pandemic, has continued to step out of the box to create programs and offer services for the older adults of our community,” Elder Affairs director Sharmila Biswas said. “This will be a wonderful opportunity for our older adults to spend time outdoors with friends, while maintaining all the COVID-19 safety protocols.”

Events for Senior Health and Fitness Week

Israeli, UAE health-tech firms launch home health care product | Senior Living

October 11, 2020

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SURE Universal of Ramat Gan, Israel, has partnered with the United Arab Emirates’ Hamad Bin Khalifa Department of Projects to launch a white-label smart internet of things health care solution, HBKiCare, for the UAE and Middle East regional markets.

This is the first joint product launch in the UAE between an Israeli technology company and an Emirati company after the normalization of relations between the two countries announced on Aug. 13.

HBKiCare is a universal remote health care internet of things platform and home care kit enabling continuous monitoring of ECG, temperature, pulse, blood oxygen and blood pressure.

The product also can detect falls and monitor activities of daily living and personal location, supported by AI-based insights and voice-activated interaction via Google Home, Amazon Alexa or Baidu.

SURE Universal develops pioneering internet of things software for home healthcare. HBK Department of Projects is a UAE royal family initiative to support

Newport Beach’s OASIS senior fitness center is reopening, albeit at limited capacities

October 10, 2020

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It’s time to get physical again at the OASIS senior fitness center in Newport Beach.

City officials announced earlier in October that the fitness center would be reopening, along with other city facilities such as community centers for classes and City Hall. City officials said that this does not apply to the whole of the OASIS Senior Center.

“The city of Newport Beach has been determined to keep our community healthy and engaged in physical activity throughout the pandemic and access to our parks and facilities has been top priority for their wellbeing,” said Laura Detweiler, the director of recreation and senior services for the city.

“We have kept our parks open and have promptly opened amenities like the fitness center as soon as guidelines have been published by the state and county with safety measures in place,” Detweiler said. “Our fitness center members have been eager to get back

Fitwel’s New Senior Housing Scorecard Provides Industry Best Practices for Optimizing Resident and Employee Health

October 9, 2020

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Fitwel^®, the healthy building certification system operated by The Center for Active Design (CfAD), today announced the launch of a pilot program to establish a Senior Housing scorecard for assisted living, independent living, and memory care communities, helping owners to optimize these essential properties to promote the health and wellness of residents and employees. Fitwel has secured participation from senior housing leaders including Emshih Developments, Willow Valley Communities, and Harrison Street, a leading investment management firm exclusively focused on alternative real assets and its associated operators of senior housing communities, including American Housing Senior Living/REDICO, Dial Senior Living, Engel Burman, Retirement Center Management (RCM), and The Springs Living.

“The Senior Housing scorecard directly translates the strongest research into impactful design and operational strategies, yielding a tool that can both benchmark current assets and inform future capital and operations investments that promote health and wellness and mitigate

Senior Official Explains VP’s Health After Mysterious Case At Debate

October 8, 2020

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A flurry of speculation has surrounded the health of Vice President Mike Pence after he appeared to have pink eye at Wednesday’s debate with Sen. Kamala Harris. A senior Trump administration official told Politico that Pence likely suffered from a broken blood vessel, rather than a pink eye infection.

Pence’s eye problem, as well as a fly that settled on his head, drew attention on social media.

Dr. Daniel Volland, an optometrist based in Seattle, also diagnosed Pence with a broken blood vessel.

“Eye doctor, here! Temporal Subconjunctival Hemorrhage OS is my diagnosis; it’s a broken blood vessel, not infectious,” Volland tweeted.

Although some debate viewers thought Pence’s eye could be a symptom of COVID-19, the vice president tested negative for the virus prior to the event. Pink eye is a rare symptom of a COVID-19 infection.

“The number of COVID-19 patients that have been reported to have eye symptoms

Senior Health and Fitness Day

October 8, 2020

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This post was contributed by a community member. The views expressed here are the author’s own.

www.tgfymca.org (The Gateway Family YMCA )

The Gateway Family YMCA and Shaping Eastern Union County will join an estimated 1,000 local groups nationwide to celebrate the 27th Anniversary of National Senior Health & Fitness Day (NSHFD) on Wednesday, October 28, 2020. The YMCA is offering free virtual programs with registration available at

In addition to National Senior Health and Fitness Day events, The Gateway Family YMCA has been providing virtual chronic disease self-management programs free to the local community throughout the global pandemic. Interested participants can also register for the Blood Pressure Self-Monitoring Program (BPSM) and the Diabetes Empowerment Education Program (DEEP) at www.tgfymca.org.

Throughout the day, the community is invited to visit The Gateway Family YMCA’s Facebook page for helpful resources, information and updates and discussions at www.facebook.com/GatewayFamilyY

According to Krystal R.

A new scene inside Weymouth’s senior center – News – Wicked Local

October 7, 2020

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The Weymouth Senior Center has opened its doors for limited classes and activities under strict COVID-19 safety measures.

WEYMOUTH — Weymouth Elder Services was all set to have its biggest party of 2020 on St. Patrick’s Day last March —175 people were signed up to attend — when everything came to a wrenching halt. On March 16, the senior center had to close due to the spreading coronavirus and Gov. Charlie Baker’s orders for a statewide lock down.

Karen Johnston, director of elder services, vowed that the active older adults would be back as soon as she could make it happen. More than six months later, the Whipple Senior Center reopened its doors for limited classes and activities this week under strict COVID-19 safety measures.

“It’s nothing like it was before and the seniors have to sign up for everything, they can’t just stop by,” Johnston said. “But we are

Fitwel’s New Senior Housing Scorecard Provides Industry Best Practices for Optimizing Resident and Employee Health

October 7, 2020

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NEW YORK, Oct. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Fitwel^®, the healthy building certification system operated by The Center for Active Design (CfAD), today announced the launch of a pilot program to establish a Senior Housing scorecard for assisted living, independent living, and memory care communities, helping owners to optimize these essential properties to promote the health and wellness of residents and employees. Fitwel has secured participation from senior housing leaders including Emshih Developments, Willow Valley Communities, and Harrison Street, a leading investment management firm exclusively focused on alternative real assets and its associated operators of senior housing communities, including American Housing Senior Living/REDICO, Dial Senior Living, Engel Burman, Retirement Center Management (RCM), and The Springs Living.