A Risky Mix – Seniors and Alcohol

Alcohol use impacts a growing percentage of the older adult population. It is important to understand the risks of drinking, how alcohol effects an aging body, and what resources...

AARP Mid-Term Election Survey Results

Lori Parham, state director of AARP Maine, discusses the 2018 Survey Insights from Maine’s Voters Age 50-plus, conducted in August. The survey collected the opinions of 804 registered Mainers...

Heart Valve Replacement

EMMC structural Heart Center announces that a new, more minimally invasive procedure is available at EMMC. The Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement is a procedure where a defective health valve...

Senior College

Senior College is a program where people 50 and older can learn just for the fun of it. There are about 16 senior college across Maine that offer interesting...

MaineCare Expansion

In November 2017, Maine voters passed a law requiring the state to expand Medicaid, MaineCare in ME, under the Affordable Care Act. Nearly, 70,000 Mainers were newly eligible for...

2019 Medicare and You Book

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released the draft of the annual Medicare and You book for review in advance of mailing a final version to 43 million...

State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)

SHIP services are free, confidential and available to all Medicare beneficiaries. Trained health insurance counselors are available throughout Maine to give you information about Medicare, other health insurance issues,...

When someone dies…

When a loved one passes away, it is extremely stressful. There are many arrangements that need to be made, at a time when emotions are high. Pre-planning a funeral...

Common Conditions as We Age

There are certain conditions that can come with aging. Elizabeth Dragatsi, pharmacist, discusses some of them, including restless leg syndrome, painful leg cramps, sleep apnea, thyroid conditions, stiffness, and...

Seniors and sleep

Sleep quality is an important component in pain management, weight gain, blood pressure stability, and more. Seniors often have trouble getting quality sleep for a variety of reasons ranging...