Daily Living Blog

Senior Care in the News

By Johanna Seltz, Globe correspondent
Posted February 24, 2010 01:49 PM
Eighty-six-year-old Charlotte Beaman of Norwell can hear again — thanks to new hearing aids provided by the Elder Care Fund, which uses money from an 86-year-old trust to help local senior citizens.

‘‘I had them a few years back, but I ran over one with my wheelchair, and the other one must have fallen out of my ear when I was outdoors, and I think the lawn mower ran over it,’’ Beaman said. ‘‘I didn’t have the money to replace them — they cost a couple of thousand dollars.’’

After a Diagnosis, Someone to Help Point the Way

By LESLEY ALDERMAN, New York Times
Published: September 11, 2009
WHEN Kathleen Henry’s uncle was told he had bladder cancer in May, she knew she needed help. Even though Ms. Henry has a nursing degree, she worried about deciphering treatment options and picking the best hospital for her uncle’s care.