senior lifestyles
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Scammers often target seniors — know the signs
As part of continuing efforts to protect the senior community, the Internal Revenue Service recently issued a warning about the rising threat of impersonation scams.
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Building and maintaining muscle is essential to longevity
When it comes to muscle, you’ll lose it if you don’t use it.
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Libraries offer classes, community for seniors
Libraries around Addison County have a lot more than books to offer. For local seniors, those offerings include opportunities to socialize, be active and learn new skills. From…
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Aging in Addison County: A large and vibrant aging population
I remember as a child, when I would imagine my future, all I wanted was an apartment of my own, a VW Bug, and a German shepherd, its…
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Ageism affects everybody
Gov. Phil Scott proclaimed Saturday, Oct. 7, as Ageism Awareness Day in Vermont.
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Meet a superlative senior: Ripton’s Erik Eriksen
We caught up with Erik Eriksen last week while he was sitting by Otter Creek in Middlebury thinking about fly fishing.
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Let’s make Vermont strong for our seniors
In Vermont, the population of older people is growing. According to the U.S. Census, 28.4% of Vermonters are over the age of 60.
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Senior profile: Porter volunteers Fred and Mary Anne Hoff
Married couple Fred and Mary Anne Hoff of Bristol retired in the early 2000s — Mary Anne, now 84, from a career as a special education teacher and…
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Bone Builders classes boost strength, community
When the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Addison County started hosting Bone Builders classes 22 years ago, the organization was simply hoping to offer a way for…
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Elder law project helps seniors
Vermont Legal Aid’s Elder Law Project focuses on the legal needs and problems of Vermonters older than 60.
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‘We’re Alz in this together’: Meeting brings together those isolated by Alzheimer’s
“My experience is every single time I go out in public and ask people ‘Do you know anybody? Have you experienced this anywhere in your life? So many…
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Seniors see changes to routine during, after COVID
The pandemic has undoubtedly changed the lives of every single person — for some drastically so. But for older adults, greater negative outcomes have stretched far and wide…
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Kettlebell class thrives even through pandemic
When the pandemic closed their Vergennes fitness center, the 17 faithful attendees of a senior kettlebell workout class pivoted.
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Staying active, good-fitting shoes will help prevent falls
As we age, we begin to learn — sometimes firsthand — how devastating a fall can be. It isn’t quite as easy as it once was to hop…
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Be aware of sensory losses in the elderly
83% of older adults live with at least one form of sensory loss, according to a survey by Home Instead Inc.
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How to stay active at 75? Build a barn!
MIDDLEBURY — We sometimes associate people’s golden years with the relaxed life.Book clubs. Matinée showings of Judi Dench movies. Stamp collections.Middlebury resident Bob Horne, 75, has a different…