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Avoiding drug interactions can be hard, especially as one’s list of pills increases, but a service offered through Pathlights makes that task a bit easier. The HomeMeds Medication Safety Program, which began in October 2021, offers a review for anyone taking more than five types of medication.
One in 10 adults over the age of 60 have experienced some form of elder abuse, according to the National Council on Aging. It labels these despicable acts a silent problem that robs seniors of their dignity, security and, in some cases, costs them their lives.
Pathlights, which has helped adults 60 and older and people with disabilities for nearly 50 years, has expanded its Path to Financial Stability Program, which helps residents of Palos, Lemont, Orland, Worth and Stickney townships apply for benefits.
The spike in food prices and overall inflation is keeping food insecurity well above pre-pandemic levels and forcing many people to seek help, say organizations combating hunger in the south suburbs and throughout the Chicago metropolitan area.
Support and Resources for Aging Loved Ones. Winter/Spring 2022; Volume 2 • Issue 2. Weaving ethnic identity into daily life keeps seniors active and engaged.
The name change was a way to highlight the organization’s mission, rather than the geography defined by PLOWS — which represented the Palos, Lemont, Orland and Worth townships covered by the organization.
On March 11, when Illinois had reported 25 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, dozens of people filed into the Robbins Community Center, greeted by a woman who gave each a quick squirt from a bottle of hand sanitizer. Elbow bumps replaced handshakes, and inside the building’s gymnasium the mood felt like a pep rally, with …
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The Palos, Lemont, Orland and Worth townships Council on Aging offers respite workers to nonpaid caregivers to keep their loved ones company, supervise them and offer help with light meals and some personal care.
Telemarketing scams snag seniors into attempting to resolve problems related to bogus bank accounts or non-existent car maintenance agreements, said Alsip police officer Rocco Merlo.
Ken Grunke is executive director of the PLOWS Council on Aging, who said his group’s mission of providing meals, transportation, counseling and other support to seniors in the Palos-Orland area in the southwest suburbs is more vital than ever during the COVID-19 outbreak.
PLOWS Council on Aging has never missed delivering a single meal to any of its clients in 45 years. And the nonprofit human service organization is not about to let anything, even a worldwide pandemic that prompted Illinois’ stay-at-home order last week, disrupt that now.
“We’ve had a huge response from the community about volunteering — people have been calling us off the hook,” PLOWS Executive Director Ken Grunke said. “They are working from home, kids are off school. People are responding and saying, ‘this is an emergency, how can I help?’ They have been so incredible.”
There are seven confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Illinois. Medical professionals in the Chicago area gathered to learn the latest information on ways to help their patients. CBS 2’s Mugo Odigwe has an update.
Note: Anger, divisiveness and discord may have dominated the headlines in 2019, but as the late Fred Rogers once said, even in scary times, there is goodness. In this year that brought his spirit to life through the inspiring film “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” we are lifted by his reminder: “When I was …
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It’s bright and early Monday morning, and though there are a thousand other places a retired couple can be — lingering over breakfast? wintering in Florida? — Jan Hill and Joe Matula are navigating the snow-dusted streets of Palos Heights. Life’s been good to these long-married Palos Park residents and so now, with time on their …
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