Important Notices: Our offices remain open 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday – Friday. We are able to accept visitors only under strict limitations. Call or email before visiting – many issues can be resolved without having to leave the safety of your home: 845-486-2555, ofa@dutchessny.gov.
Continuously-updated information relevant to Dutchess County regarding coronavirus/COVID-19 is available at www.dutchessny.gov/coronavirus.
Other topics include:
- How You Can Help
- Cancellations and Postponements
- Aging News Continues for Homebound Seniors (Week 2)
- Other Aging News Online
- Useful Links
Note: Our offices remain open 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday – Friday. We are able to accept visitors only under strict limitations. Call or email before visiting – many issues can be resolved without having to leave the safety of your home: 845-486-2555, ofa@dutchessny.gov.
Continuously-updated information relevant to Dutchess County regarding coronavirus/COVID-19 is available at www.dutchessny.gov/coronavirus.
Other topics include:
- Keeping Seniors Without Internet Access Informed
- Aging News for Homebound Seniors
- Stores with Special Shopping Hours for Seniors
- Dutchess Responds – A Way To Help, or Get Help
- Scam Prevention
- Useful Links
Note: The Office for the Aging is postponing or cancelling its events and workshops for the foreseeable future due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The health of our seniors, their families and caregivers must come first. At the same time, we want to be ready to resume regular activities as much as our seniors do. What we all learn during this outbreak will continue to help us when restrictions on activities are lifted.
Continuously-updated information relevant to Dutchess County regarding coronavirus/COVID-19 is available at www.dutchessny.gov/coronavirus.
Other topics include:
- Seniors-Friendly Shopping Hours at Local Stores
- A Recap of OFA-Related Cancellations
- "Spotlight on Seniors" and "Aging News" Online
- Hudson Valley Honor Flights Postponed
- Tax-Prep Disrupted by COVID-19
- Other aging news online
Note: Continuously-updated information relevant to Dutchess County regarding coronavirus/COVID-19 preparedness is available at www.dutchessny.gov/coronavirus.
- Thanks, Kids! Social isolation and loneliness are all too common among seniors; at the same time, it can be difficult to recognize isolation since it’s not often discussed, even though an estimated one-quarter of seniors over 65 live with it.
- Still Time to Nominate a Senior of the Year
- Office for the Aging Events Calendar
- 2020 U.S. Census Now Underway
- Celebration of Aging Update
- City of Poughkeepsie Section 8 Housing Now Accepting Applications
- Suicide Prevention Documentary at East Fishkill, Millerton Libraries
- Other Aging News Online
- Coronavirus Information Available
- Still Time to Nominate a Senior of the Year
- Office for the Aging Events Calendar
- "Spotlight on Seniors" Newsletter Now Available Online
- "Aging News" Redesign Coming
- Free Pet First Aid Training in Red Hook (Thursday 3/19)
- Other Aging News Online
- Search Continues for Seniors of the Year
- Getting the "Spotlight on Seniors" Ready - Volunteers Wanted
- Senior Exercise Class Openings in Poughkeepsie
- Other Aging News Online
- Free Tax Prep and E-Filing
- Office for the Aging Events Calendar
- News for "HEAP" Beneficiaries
- Other Aging News Online
Note: the Office for the Aging and Senior Friendship Centers are closed for the national President’s Day holiday on Monday, February 17th. Clients of OFA’s Home Delivered Meals program are receiving shelf-stable meals in advance of the holiday.
- Slow, Steady Progress Against Phone Scams
- Office for the Aging Events Calendar
- Still a Few Spots Left in OFA Tai Chi Classes
- Monthly Narcan Training with Dutchess DBCH (2/26)
- Other Aging News Online
- Watch for Census Scams
- Rosie the Riveter Association Comes to Dutchess
- Office for the Aging Events Calendar
- Poughkeepsie VFW Pasta Dinner (Fri 2/7)
- Golden Living Now in Five Local Weekly Papers...Sometimes Six
- Other Aging News Online
- "You Count - So Be Counted!" - U.S. Census
- What does the census have to do with Medicare?
- Why should I bother?
- "Golden Living" Now in Five Local Weekly Papers
- Other aging news online
- The Celebration of Aging
- Office for the Aging events calendar
- Chinese New Year Event Postponed
- Reminder: Emergency "HEAP" Season Now Underway
- Other Aging News Online
Note: The Office for the Aging is closed on Monday, January 20th, for the national Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. Clients of our Home Delivered Meals program will receive shelf-stable meals in advance of the holiday.
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Snow Day Activities for Seniors
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Office for the Aging Events Calendar
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Repair Cafe in Red Hook (Sat 1/18) (Weather Permitting)
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Other Aging News Online
Note: The Office for the Aging and all OFA Senior Friendship Centers are closed for the Martin Luther King, Jr. national holiday on Monday, January 20th. Clients of the OFA Home Delivered Meals program will receive shelf-stable meals in advance of the holiday.
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A Different Open Enrollment Season
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Office for the Aging Events Calendar
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Emergency "HEAP" Season Now Underway
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Other Aging News Online
Note: The yearly search for the Dutchess County “Senior Citizens of the Year” is well underway. We are looking for your nominations in the categories of Senior Male, Senior Female and/or Senior Couple of the Year. The awards are presented at the Celebration of Aging, held on Monday, May 18th at Villa Borghese in Wappinger, in honor of Older Americans Month.
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A Tip on How Not to Trip
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Office for the Aging Events Calendar
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Repair Cafe This Weekend (Sat 1/4) in Stanfordville…and Sewing for Adults (1/9-2/20)
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Is Your Group Looking for Speakers?
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Volunteers Wanted to Help Assemble Tick Kits at the Medical Reserve Corps (Wed 1/29/20)
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Apply for Affordable Housing in Poughkeepsie (deadline extended to 1/10/2020)
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Other Aging News Online
Note: The Office for the Aging and all OFA Senior Friendship Centers will be closed on Christmas Day, December 25th, and New Year’s Day, January 1st. Senior Friendship Centers will also be closed on Tuesday, December 24th and Tuesday, December 31st. Clients of the OFA Home Delivered Meals (HDM) program will receive shelf-stable meals in advance of the holidays.
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Steering clear of the "Senior Sixteen"
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So long, old-style medicare cards
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Is Your Group Looking for Speakers?
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Volunteers Wanted to Help Assemble Tick Kits at the Medical Reserve Corps (Wed 1/29/20)\
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Apply for Affordable Housing in Poughkeepsie (Deadline Extended to 1/10/2020)\
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"Spotlight on Seniors" for your Office, Community Room, Etc.
Note: The Office for the Aging and all OFA Senior Friendship Centers will be closed on Christmas Day, December 25th, and New Year’s Day, January 1st. Senior Friendship Centers will also be closed on Tuesday, December 24th and Tuesday, December 31st. Clients of the OFA Home Delivered Meals (HDM) program will receive shelf-stable meals in advance of the holidays.
- Remember Us Before You Ask "Now What?"
- Is Your Group Looking for Speakers?
- Volunteers Wanted to Help Assemble Tick Kits at the Medical Reserve Corps (Wed 1/29/20)\
- Apply for Affordable Housing in Poughkeepsie (Deadline Extended to 1/10/2020)\
- "Spotlight on Seniors" for your Office, Community Room, Etc.
Note: The Office for the Aging and all OFA Senior Friendship Centers will be closed on Christmas Day, December 25th, and New Year’s Day, January 1st. Senior Friendship Centers will also be closed on Tuesday, December 24th and Tuesday, December 31st. Clients of the OFA Home Delivered Meals (HDM) program will receive shelf-stable meals in advance of the holidays.
- About the Home Delivered Meals (HDM) Program
- Winter "Spotlight on Seniors" is Out
- Missed the Senior Prom?
- Free Christmas Day Dinner for Pine Plains Seniors
- Other Aging News Online
- Will Your Eyes Have It?
- When it Comes to Lighting, Location is Everything
- When the Night Time Isn't the Right Time
- Office for the Aging Events Schedule
- Office for the Aging Clerical Volunteers Wanted
- Winter "Sage Table" for LGBTQ Seniors (Wed 12/11)
- Other Aging News Online
Note: The Office for the Aging will be closed for the Thanksgiving Day holiday on Thursday, November 28th. There will be no OFA Home Delivered Meals service on the 28th and on Friday, November 29th. HDM clients will receive shelf-stable meals as needed in advance of the holiday weekend.
The Office for the Aging will be OPEN on Friday, November 29th, but all OFA Senior Friendship Centers will be closed on the 29th.
- Reducing Seniors' Repeat Hospital Trips: An OFA Goal for 2020
- Office for the Aging Events Schedule
- OFA Open House and Holiday Lunch (Tue 12/17 – Reservations Required)
- Nominate a 2020 Senior Citizen of the Year
- Senior Prom Viewing on "Panda" Public Access TV
- Other Aging News Online
Note: The Office for the Aging will be closed for the Thanksgiving Day holiday on Thursday, November 28th. There will be no OFA Home Delivered Meals service on the 28th and on Friday, November 29th. HDM clients will receive shelf-stable meals as needed in advance of the holiday weekend.
The Office for the Aging will be OPEN on Friday, November 29th, but all OFA Senior Friendship Centers will be closed on the 29th.
Next week’s Aging News emails will be delivered on Wednesday, November 27th.
- Office for the Aging Events Schedule
- Nominate a 2020 Senior Citizen of the Year
- Senior Prom Viewing on "Panda" Public Access TV
- Other Aging News Online
Note: The Office for the Aging will be closed for the Thanksgiving Day holiday on Thursday, November 28th. There will be no OFA Home Delivered Meals service on the 28th and on Friday, November 29th. HDM clients will receive shelf-stable meals as needed in advance of the holiday weekend.
The Office for the Aging will be OPEN on Friday, November 29th, but all OFA Senior Friendship Centers will be closed on the 29th.
- Winter Spotlight is Coming
- Office for the Aging Events Schedule
- Nominate a 2020 Senior Citizen of the Year
- Senior Prom Viewing on "Panda" Public Access TV
- Other Aging News Online
- This Week in Senior Birthdays
- Reserve a Seat Today for November 21st Caregiver Conference
- A Little Light Reading, Perhaps?
- Office for the Aging Events Schedule
- Want to Watch Video of the 2019 Senior Prom?
- Other Aging News Online
- This Week in Senior Birthdays
Note: The Office for the Aging will be closed for Election Day on Tuesday, November 5th; for Veterans Day on Monday, November 11th; and for Thanksgiving Day on Thursday, November 28th. We’ll be OPEN the day after Thanksgiving, the 29th.
The Medicare Open Enrollment period, the yearly window of opportunity for Medicare beneficiaries to change their coverage options, closes on December 7th.
- Office For The Aging Events Schedule
- OFA Volunteers Needed This Thursday (11/7)
- Utility Bill Vouchers for Northeastern Dutchess
- Want to Watch Video of the 2019 Senior Prom?
- Other Aging News Online
Note: The Office for the Aging will be closed for Election Day on Tuesday, November 5th; for Veterans Day on Monday, November 11th; and for Thanksgiving Day on Thursday, November 28th. We’ll be OPEN the day after Thanksgiving, the 29th.
- A Safe Halloween: A Treat that’s Not Too Tricky
- Office for the Aging Events Schedule
- Congratulations to the Duke and Duchess of the Senior Prom
- Volunteers Wanted for OFA Senior Seminars (Thu 11/7)
- Deer Defense at the Stanford Library (Sat 11/16)
Note: The season for the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP), which provides a one-time payment to the heating fuel supplier for households who meet eligibility requirements, officially opens on Tuesday, November 12th.
- Office for the Aging Events Schedule
- Mon 10/21, 12 Noon – 4 P.M. – The Office for the Aging Senior Prom - SOLD OUT
- Long Term Care Ombudsman Program Needs Volunteers
- Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) Fall Update
- Millbrook Silver Threads Luncheon (Sat 10/26; Reservation Deadline Mon 10/21)
- Advanced Care Planning Event in Pawling (10/22)
- "Optimistic Aging" Covers Covered Bridges (Thu 10/24)
- Other Aging News Online
Note: The Office for the Aging and OFA Senior Friendship Centers will be closed for the Columbus Day holiday on Monday, October 14th. Clients of our Home Delivered Meals program will receive shelf-stable meals in advance of the holiday weekend.
- Senior Seminars Coming Up in November
- Office for the Aging Events Schedule
- Eleanor Roosevelt Events in Tivoli (Fri-Sun 10/11-13)
- Longtime (and Short-Time) Millerton-Area Residents Wanted (Sat 10/12)
- Free Senior Carnival at the Pines (Thu 10/17)
- Advanced Care Planning Event in Pawling (10/22)
- "Optimistic Aging" Covers Covered Bridges (Thu 10/24)
- Other Aging News Online
- This Week in Senior Birthdays
Note: the Office for the Aging and OFA Senior Friendship Centers will be closed for the Columbus Day holiday on Monday, October 14th. Clients of our Home Delivered Meals program will receive shelf-stable meals in advance of the holiday weekend.
Another note: be sure to check the OFA events schedule in this newsletter for three special "Medicare 101" evening events coming up in Poughkeepsie, Red Hook and Millerton. For seniors who are busy during the day and can't get to an OFA facility for Medicare counseling during business hours, this may be the solution they’re looking for.
- Only a Few Seats Left for the OFA Senior Prom
- Medicare - Open Enrollment Gets Underway Soon
- Office for the Aging Events Schedule
- Longtime (and Short-Time) Millerton-Area Residents Wanted (Sat 10/12)
- Free Senior Carnival at The Pines (Thu 10/17)
- Advanced Care Planning Event in Pawling (10/22)
- Senior Adult Day Care Options Expand In Dutchess
- Korean Program at Millbrook Library (Sat 10/19)
- Other Aging News Online
- This Week in Senior Birthdays
- Medicare Transition Period Ends in Less Than Three Months
- Special Medicare-Focused "Spotlight On Seniors" Now Out
- OFA Can Help With Medicare and Health Insurance Questions
- Office for the Aging Events Schedule
- Lower Priced Prom Admission Extended to October 4
- Again With the Scams
- Other Aging News Online
- This Week in Senior Birthdays
- Public Forum Listening Sessions
- Falls Prevention Event this Week
- Office for the Aging Events Schedule
- Fall "Spotlight On Seniors" Now Available
- Wanted: OFA Senior Exercise Class Volunteer Leaders
- Nami Mid-Hudson Peer to Peer Class (Starts 9/30)
- Help the Office for the Aging – Join Our Advisory Board
- Red Hook Senior Services Committee Seeks New Members
- Other Aging News Online
- This Week in Senior Birthdays
- 2019 Senior Seminar Schedule
- Office for the Aging Events Schedule
- Wanted: OFA Senior Exercise Class Volunteer Leaders
- Legal and Financial Planning for Alzheimer’s Disease (Mon 9/16)
- NAMI Mid-Hudson Peer To Peer Class (Starts 9/30)
- Help the Office for the Aging – Join Our Advisory Board
- Gravestone Cleaning Day in Rhinebeck (Sat 9/21)
- Free Senior Carnival at The Pines (Thu 10/17)
- Other Aging News Online
- Annual "Golden Gathering" at Month's End
- Fall Newsletter Available
- Still Some Low-Price Senior Prom Seats Left
- Office for the Aging Events Schedule
- Help the Office for the Aging – Join Our Advisory Board
- Seeking Tax Prep Volunteers
- Other Aging News Online
- A Chance to Talk to Us
- Seeking Tax Prep Volunteers
- 2019 OFA Senior Prom Coming Soon
- Office for the Aging Events Schedule
- A Few "Matter Of Balance" Openings Left in Beekman, Dover, Fishkill
- Wanted: Two Volunteer Exercise Leaders
- Other Aging News Online
- This Week in Senior Birthdays
- Getting Around Dutchess without a Car (Part 2 of 2)
- Here Comes the Prom
- Office for the Aging Events Schedule
- Fake “Office for the Aging” Calls
- Robocalls That Aren’t a Scam
- Upcoming Parkinson’s Support Group Event (Fri 9/27)
- Falls Prevention Event in September
- Sign Up Now for “A Matter of Balance” (Starting September)
- City Of Poughkeepsie Picnic Volunteers Wanted (Wed 8/28)
- Other Aging News Online
- This Week in Senior Birthdays
- Getting Around Dutchess Without a Car (Part 1 of 2)
- Dial-A-Ride
- Office for the Aging Events Schedule
- Sheriff's Office Warns of Ongoing Scams
- Robocalls that Aren't a Scam
- Falls Prevention Event in September
- Sign Up Now for "A Matter of Balance" (Starting September)
- East Fishkill Picnic Volunteers Wanted (Wed 8/21)
- Other Aging News Online
- This Week in Senior Birthdays
- How To Be Rude (To Scammers)
- Office for the Aging events schedule
- Sign Up Now For “A Matter Of Balance” (Starting September)
- Lagrange/Beekman Picnic Volunteers Wanted (Wed 8/14)
- Another Medication Drop-Off Spot in Dutchess
- See You At La Guelaguetza
- Office for the Aging (OFA) Events Schedule
- Beacon OFA Friendship Center Now Open Fridays
- Sign Up Now For “A Matter Of Balance” (Starting September)
- LaGrange/Beekman Senior Picnic Volunteers Wanted (Wed 8/14)
- Bob Martinson Band On The Road In Rhinebeck (8/10)
- Other Aging News Online
- Another Medication Drop-Off Spot in Dutchess
- See You at La Guelaguetza
- Office for the Aging Events Schedule
- Town Of Poughkeepsie Senior Picnic Volunteers Wanted (Wed 7/31)
- Bob Martinson Band on the Road In Rhinebeck (8/10)
- Other Aging News Online
- This Week in Senior Birthdays
- Deaths in Falls Increase - But You Can Help
- Office for the Aging events schedule
- Extreme Heat, Humidity Expected All Weekend
- Pleasant Valley Picnic Volunteers Wanted (Wed 7/24)
- Other Aging News Online
- This Week in Senior Birthdays
- Is It Senior Prom Season Already? (View or download the Senior Prom entry form .pdf)
- Scam Prevention Presentation in Rhinebeck
- Office for the Aging Events Schedule
- Beacon Picnic Volunteers Wanted (Wed 7/17)
- Senior Picnic Recaps
- Other Aging News Online
- This Week in Senior Birthdays
- You’ve Retired – How to Shift Gears?
- Office for the Aging Events Schedule
- Clinton/Hyde Park Picnic Volunteers Wanted (Wed 7/10)
- Workshop: 10 Signs of Possible Alzheimer’s (Wed 7/24)
- Other Aging News Online
- This Week in Senior Birthdays
- Funds Available to Help Senior Citizens with Home Repairs
- Office for the Aging Events Schedule
- Summer 2019 Spotlight on Seniors is Now Out
- Clinton/Hyde Park Picnic Volunteers Wanted (Wed 7/10)
- Animals Need Disaster Prep, Too – and You Can Help (Mon 7/1)
- Dementia Discussion in Beacon (Tue 7/16)
- Workshop: 10 Signs of Possible Alzheimer’s (Wed 7/24)
- Other Aging News Online
- This Week in Senior Birthdays
- Farmers Market Coupons Available for Low-Income Seniors
- Office for the Aging Events Schedule
- "Death Cafe" In Tivoli This Weekend (Sat 6/22)
- Wappingers-Area Picnic Volunteers Wanted (Wed 6/26)
- Pawling-Area Home Delivered Meals Drivers Wanted
- North East Community Center Fundraiser (Sun 7/28)
- Other Aging News Online
- This Week in Senior Birthdays
- Balancing Seniors’ Freedom with Driver Safety
- Office for the Aging Events Schedule
- Tivoli-Area Picnic Volunteers Wanted (Wed 6/19)
- Funds Available to Assist Senior Citizens with Home Repairs
- Free Health Screenings in Poughkeepsie (Fri 6/21)
- Other Aging News Online
- This Week in Senior Birthdays
- Senior Picnic Program Schedule
- Office for the Aging Events Schedule
- Pine Plains-Area Picnic Volunteers Wanted
- Other Aging News Online
- This Week in Senior Birthdays
- Summer Senior and Caregiver Travel Tips
- Office for the Aging Events Schedule
- Another Hudson Valley Honor Flight Coming in October
- "Friends of Seniors" Seeks Volunteers...and Golfers
- Other Aging News Online
- This Week in Senior Birthdays
- Summer is Contracting Scam Season
- Office for the Aging Events Schedule
- "Friends of Seniors" seeks Volunteers...and Golfers
- Other Aging News online
- 2019 Senior Picnic Program Launches May 29th
- Office for the Aging Events Schedule
- June Scam Prevention Presentation Being Rescheduled
- Clerical Volunteers Wanted (Mon 6/3 And/Or Mon 6/10)
- 26th Annual National Senior Health and Fitness Day (Wed 5/29)
- Other Aging News Online
- This Week in Senior Birthdays
- Volunteers of All Ages and Skills Wanted
- More Opportunities for Senior Volunteers
- Office for the Aging Events Schedule
- Another Week, Another Scam
- 26th Annual National Senior Health and Fitness Day (Wed 5/29)
- Other Aging News Online
- This Week in Senior Birthdays
- Still a few "Celebration of Aging" Seats Left
- Alzheimer's Educational Program and Caregiver Support at OFA
- Office for the Aging Events Schedule
- "HEAP" Cooling Program Now Open
- Volunteer Meal Delivery Drivers Wanted in Southeast Dutchess
- Free Concert in Amenia on May 9th
- Other Aging News Online
- May is Older Americans Month
- Office for the Aging Events Schedule
- Fall Prevention at Mid Hudson Regional Hospital (Tue 4/30)
- Volunteer Meal Delivery Drivers Wanted in Southeast Dutchess
- Free Concert in Amenia (Thu 5/9)
- Marist Lifetime Study Lecture at Poughkeepise Town Senior Center (Fri 5/17)
- Other Aging News Online
- This Week in Senior Birthdays
- Summer Senior Picnics Return for a 27th Year
- Office for the Aging Events Schedule
- Fall Prevention at Mid Hudson Regional Hospital (Tue 4/30)
- "The 'S' Word" Documentary at Dutchess Community College
- Free Wellness Retreat for Alzheimer's Caregivers (Tue 6/11)
- Other Aging News Online
- This Week in Senior Birthdays
- 2019 Senior Citizens of the Year
- Office for the Aging Upcoming Events
- "The 'S' Word" Documentary at Dutchess Community College
- Other Aging News Online
- Rebuilding Together in Dutchess County
- Centenarian Search Continues
- Saturday Scam Prevention in Stanfordville
- OFA Event Sponsorships Available
- Other Aging News Online
- This Week in Senior Birthdays
- "I Had No Idea…" Many of you are familiar with the term “sandwich generation,” referring to adults who are attempting to raise children at the same time they take care of elderly family members. Either responsibility is massive on its own. Trying to handle both responsibilities well can require effort that’s beyond what one person can manage by themselves.
- Office for the Aging Upcoming Events
- Born in 1919 (or earlier)? Married in 1949 (or earlier)?
- Other Aging News Online
- This Week in Senior Birthdays
