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Five Things You Need to Know Today: May 15

Elder care information, "Stepping Up and Speaking Out," meetings and more today in Lexington.

1. Everything You Always Wanted to Know About ElderCare But Didn't Know to Ask: Minuteman Senior Services, along with co-sponsors the the Lexington Department of Human Services and the Lexington Interfaith Clergy Association, present this program from 7 to 8:30 p.m. tonight at Cary Hall. For more information or to register, call 781-861-0194.  2. "Stepping Up and Speaking Out": Youville Place's Challenging the Boundaries program series today features Dan Fenn, a Lexington resident who's been active in politics and government in many elected and appointed offices in Lexington and in President Kennedy's White House, was Founding Director of the Kennedy Library and Museum as well as Commissioner and Vice Chairman of the United States Tariff …

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Notes from Youville

Notes from Youville: Facing up to Vision Loss

Joanne Parsons, president and CEO of Youville Assisted Living, provides a brief overview of common visual ailments affecting seniors today.

  When was your last eye exam? If it’s been so long that you can’t remember, now might be a good time to call your ophthalmologist–– especially if you are over 60. Today, over 7 million seniors suffer from decreasing vision. Over the next few decades, that tally is expected to double as the senior population increases.  Research is still making important discoveries about the causes of vision loss.  Some conditions, like cataracts, now have surgical cures that work for almost everyone. Others, like macular degeneration, have less effective treatments and the root causes are still unclear. The following is a brief overview of common visual ailments affecting seniors today: Age-related macular degeneration: This is the most common type of …

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Notes from Youville

Notes from Youville: When Something Bad Becomes Good, Becomes Very Good

Bob Short, director of mission and pastoral care at Youville Assisted Living, shares the story of how the October storm resulted in one woman trading isolation and the burdens of daily life, to live the remainder of her life in a safe and caring environme

  Apart from the crystalline beauty of a first snow, the surprising October storm brought upheaval to large swaths of the Northeast, more even than the formidable hurricane Irene did on her visit several months earlier.  As these thoughts were being put to paper, the unrelenting, muffled growls of chain saws still rumbled in the near distance and, of more concern, many thousands of households from New Jersey to Maine had neither the heat to warm themselves nor lighting to read these words. This is the story of an elderly woman in Lexington, a visiting nurse and the staff and residents of Youville Place Assisted Living who came into her life (it seems fair to say, changed her life) when the aftermath of that late October storm made it clear…

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Tips for the Sandwich Generation

Upcoming program will explore balancing competing needs of caring for older relatives with careers and kids.

An upcoming program at Youvill Place will provide a few pointers for adults caring for family members from the generations on either side of their own. On Sunday, Nov. 6, the “Sandwich Generation Ministry” of the Lexington Catholic Community and Youville Assisted Living will present “Adults Caring for Aging Parents or Siblings: Now What?” The program’s target audience is adults who find themselves “caught between the demands of their own children and the increasing needs of older parents, spouses and/or siblings facing health, social and financial challenges,” according to a press release. Speaker Katie McInnis-Dittrich, chair of Practice Concentration in Older Adults and the Family and Teaching Support Services at Boston College, will …

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