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Aging

Close-up of a SEPTA turnstile
PlanPhilly
Community

Come Sept. 1, seniors will need new Key Cards (or old driver’s licenses) to ride SEPTA for free.

SEPTA’s effort to replace all its tickets, tokens and other fare instruments with the Key Card continues to creep along.

5 years ago

Radio Times
Money

Seniors declaring bankruptcy

Today we’ll talk about the drastic increase in bankruptcies among senior citizens according to a recent report from the Consumer Bankru ...

Air Date: August 9, 2018 10:40 am

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Black women's exercise rates drop significantly after high school, a new study finds. (Getty Images)
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Health

After high school, young women’s exercise rates plunge

While most young men are meeting recommended exercise guidelines, young women aren't.

5 years ago

More than 4,000 seniors rely on Delaware's Meals on Wheels program. (Courtesy of Meals on Wheels)
Community

Meals on Wheels Delaware faces $800,000 fiscal hurdle

More than 400 seniors could lose the daily service they rely upon for nutrition, friendly visit.

6 years ago

In this April 14, 2016, file photo, a son, (at right), holds his mother's hand at her nursing home in Michigan. Most young adults haven’t given much thought to their own needs as they get older, but a significant number are already providing long-term care for older loved ones, according to a new poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.   (Carlos Osorio/AP Photo, File)
Health

Poll: Young adults feel stress of long-term care

According to the poll, a third of American adults under age 40 have already provided care for an older relative or friend.

6 years ago

In this Friday, April 13, 2018 photo, Sara Dhamija, (right), listens to a teacher during an anti-bullying class at the On Lok 30th Street Senior Center in San Francisco. Nursing homes, senior centers and housing complexes for the elderly have introduced programs, training and policies aimed at curbing spates of bullying, an issue once thought the exclusive domain of the young. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Photo)
Lifestyle

Nursing homes, senior centers find bullying has no age limit

"It's like 'Mean Girls,' but everyone is 80."

6 years ago

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Lifestyle

Mother’s Day movement brings flowers for ‘forgotten women’

It was May of 2006, two days before Mother’s Day, when a sad epiphany struck Jane Miller. The Howell resident was working at a Monm ...

6 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight
Community

NewsWorks Tonight, May 4, 2018

A deadly fire in a makeshift apartment has Philadelphia officials rethinking zoning codes. ...

Air Date: May 4, 2018

Listen 21:29
In this Nov. 6, 2015 file photo, an elderly couple walks down a hall in Easton, Pa. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo, File)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

51% expect to have enough money to live comfortably in retirement

NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup's Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.

6 years ago

Listen 6:15
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Down the Shore
Community

N.J. reaches deal to close 3 firms that targeted elderly

The companies used aggressive and misleading tactics to sell emergency medical response alert systems to elderly residents.

6 years ago

Cecelia Banks, 92, and her Amazon Alexa device.
The Pulse
Health

At 92, finding a friend in Amazon Alexa

For some older folks, voice assistants can feel like helpful companions.

6 years ago

Listen 3:16
frog prince
Speak Easy
Lifestyle

Some day my prince will not come — and that’s actually fine

I've definitely put myself out there. I'm playing the match game. And? I haven't found him yet.

6 years ago

Maxine Stanich celebrated her 90th birthday with friends and family in 2010, more than two years after her implanted defibrillator was deactivated by Dr. Rita Redberg to comply with Stanich's
NPR
Health

Too late to operate? Surgery near end of life is common, costly

Surgery poses serious risks for older people, who weather anesthesia poorly and whose skin takes longer to heal.

6 years ago

financial audit
Speak Easy
Money

The role of cognitive decline in financial elder abuse, and what we can do about it

Cognitive decline robs people of their identity, independence and financial security. The banking industry may be able to help identify it before dire financial impact.

6 years ago

Donna Greenberg is shown at the Eagles Parade on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Speak Easy
Lifestyle

Discovering my passion for the Eagles later in life

My parents and I were not born Eagles fans. We earned our Eagles pride. It took years, but we were persuaded of the righteousness of our city's gritty underdogs.

6 years ago

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