MARQUETTE — Peter White Public Library and the Alzheimer’s Association will team up to showcase a virtual educational presentation on Alzheimer’s disease and how to detect warning signs in one’s self and in others. The one-hour program titled “10 Warning Signs of ...
LANSING — A nonprofit transit program providing rides to non-emergency medical appointments for Medicaid recipients plans to continue its expansion despite the COVID-19 outbreak. The program, called Rides to Wellness, is run by the Michigan Public Transit Association and includes everything from trips across town to out-of-state appointments. The program offers free transportation to medical appointments for anyone receiving Medicaid assistance, according to Clark Harder, the executive director of the East Lansing-based association. “The trips are paid for largely by the ...
MARQUETTE — A local organization is not only helping school children in need with pre-packaged weekly meals, but elderly folks as well in Alger County. When COVID-19 caused Michigan schools to close, in less than 24 hours the Alger County Communities That Care began brainstorming ideas on ...
O'FALLON, Mo. — Older people have been far more likely to die worldwide from the coronavirus, and statistics from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services show the state is no exception. The health department on Tuesday reported 53 fatalities from COVID-19, the illness caused ...
By JACKIE JAHFETSON Journal Staff Writer MARQUETTE — Shortly after the shelter in place order was put into effect in Michigan, Deborah Heino of Negaunee started receiving text messages from a philanthropist named Mike who was asking people who might be needing monetary support during the ...
A Pennsylvania nursing home where two dementia patients died over the weekend after contracting COVID-19 has struggled to contain the spread, with staff thinned by suspected infection and fears for their own safety. Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center in Beaver released a statement Wednesday that 34 of its 458 residents have tested positive, and that seven tests are pending. Pennsylvania has 695 nursing homes, and officials said Wednesday that together they have reported about 200 total positive tests from residents in 92 facilities, many in the region around ...
