SUMMIT, NJ — Dr. Matthew E. Barnas, a geriatric psychiatrist and director of NJ Memory & Behavioral Care in Cedar Knolls and Springfield, will lead a program discussing the prevalence of depression and anxiety among older adults, the signs and symptoms to be aware of, and prevention and treatment options. According to Barnas, depression and […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Several senior citizens expressed concern at the April 10 West Orange Township Council meeting, after seeing the results from the Montclair State University senior survey at the March 27 meeting. The survey, paid for by a grant, was conducted and compiled by the Center for Research and Evaluation on Education and […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Senior citizens and a group of Maplewood Middle School students came together for a brainstorming session in the school’s library Monday, April 16, to discuss the benefits of middle school students and seniors spending time together for the launch of the Share/Exchange program. The event was a collaboration between Maplewood Senior Share, […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — If you or someone you know is turning 65 or retiring this year, the Linda & Rudy Slucker NCJW/Essex Center for Women has a program in April not to be missed. Take the mystery out of Medicare with this educational workshop on Thursday, April 26, from 7:15 to 9 p.m. when Dan […]
SUMMIT, NJ — A memory loss intervention program will be held at SAGE Eldercare, 290 Broad St. in Summit, on Friday, April 27, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. This program explores what memory loss is and how those with memory loss and their families are affected by it. The program will be led by Dr. […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Village Apartments of the Jewish Federation, a senior living community in South Orange, will hold an open house for its new one-bedroom, one-bath apartments for adults 62 and older on Thursday, April 19, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Those wishing to attend are asked to RSVP to site manager Cheryl Kasye […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The annual Senior Citizen Prom will be held on April 18 in the Tarnoff Cafeteria at West Orange High School, 51 Conforti Ave., from 5 to 7 p.m. The popular event is free and open to all senior citizens in West Orange, who are invited to bring some friends and get […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Green Hill Senior Living in West Orange, in collaboration with Garden State Equality, launched the LGBT Senior Housing and Care Needs Assessment Survey to New Jersey residents 55 and older who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. Green Hill and New Jersey LGBT stakeholders have joined together to create a […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange senior survey closed at the end of October, and the results were finally revealed at the March 27 Township Council meeting by the town’s health department and representatives from the researchers at Montclair State University. The survey, which was paid for by a grant, was conducted and compiled […]
SUMMIT, NJ — SAGE Eldercare is offering a program about the warning signs and prevention of elder abuse on Friday, April 6, from 11 a.m. to noon at 290 Broad St. in Summit. Every year approximately four million older Americans are victims of physical, psychological and/or other forms of abuse and neglect according to the […]