Doll Therapy Offers Joy And Comfort To Residents
Alternative Therapies are being used in hospitals and nursing centers across the country. One therapy is proving successful with memory-impared patients in our area.
Bossier City Named Retirement Community
Earlier this month, Louisiana's Lieutenant Governor designated 11 communities across the state as Certified Retirement Communities.
Bossier city made the cut and is working to attract people 55 and older.
Resource Center Available For Seniors
If you are looking for long term support in caring for your senior or the disabled, help is available.
The Aging and Disability Information Center is located in the Caddo Council On Aging.
Assistive Technology Center Open
There is a new center open in Shreveport, working to meet the needs of seniors and the disabled.
LATAN's Device Demonstration Program is now available to help residents discover their own freedoms.
Guarding Against Shingles
We have some important information to pass along to Seniors.
The older you get, the more you're at risk for Shingles.
Senior Quilters Hard At Work
At the Mrytle B. Pickering Senior Center nestled in a back room you'll find a group of ladies hard at work. They say it is just having fun.
Seniors And Exercise
There is work to aging gracefully but it's not hard for seniors.
All it takes is about 30 minutes every other day in the gym.
Seniors And The Flu
Playing Bean Bag Baseball is something seniors enjoy doing
and staying active for this group means staying healthy.
Senior Food Box Program Moving To A Neighborhood Near You
The Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana feeds nearly 2,000 seniors a month through the Box program. The boxes are now being distributed in a more convenient way.
Medicare Part D Changes
Seniors can expect to see change in their Medicare Part D Plan.
And now is the time to make sure the plan will work for another year.
Battling The Holiday Blues
Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, special times for family and friends.
These times can be rough for seniors who are alone.
There are ways to battle the Holiday Blues.
Chapel At The Oaks
Seniors living at Live Oak now have a chapel of their own.
Chapel At The Oaks has been under construction for the last year.
Silver Pages Now Available
Seniors depend on the Silver Pages Resource Directory in the Ark-La-Tex.
The 7th edition of the publication is now available.
Lights, Camera, Action
Shreveport is sometimes called "Hollywood South".
And work for thousands in the Ark-La-Tex has landed them a place on the Silver Scene.
7 Nights Without Dishes
Wouldn't it be nice to not have to worry about cooking and dirty dishes for a week?
It is possible to have free dinner for your family for a week, thanks to the Alzheimer's Association.
Seniors And Scams
Falling victim to a scam can happen to anyone.
But seniors at Woodridge Baptist Church are learning to protect themselves with the help of local law enforcement.
