Seniors

Judy Molitor helps prepare apple pies in 2017. This year, pies will be on sale at the Senior Activity Center starting Sept. 17.

Published September 13, 2019

Pies support senior meal program in St. Clair Shores

ST. CLAIR SHORES — No one knows exactly when it began, but it’s been a tradition now for as long as anyone can remember — Apple Pie Week at the St. Clair Shores Senior Activity Center.

Published September 10, 2019

Macomb Township Chronicle

New director of senior services in Macomb County appointed

MACOMB COUNTY — Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel recently appointed a new director of the Macomb County Office of Senior Services.

Published September 10, 2019

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

Clinton Township event to provide resources to seniors

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — If you’re a senior who engages in social isolation, you’re not alone.

Published August 29, 2019

Sterling Heights Sentry

Health expo ‘not just for elderly seniors’

STERLING HEIGHTS — An annual tradition that brings senior health front and center is adding another year to its history in Sterling Heights.

Social workers, such as Susan Cusmano, of the Macomb County Health Department, will be among those providing information to the public at the Recreational Authority of Roseville and Eastpointe’s resource fair Sept. 20.

Published August 27, 2019

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

RARE, senior center to offer resource fair for residents

EASTPOINTE/ROSEVILLE — The Recreational Authority of Roseville and Eastpointe and its senior center are welcoming the public to join them for a resource fair, which is a chance to see what RARE and its partnering agencies can provide.

Published August 9, 2019

Madison - Park News

Congregate meal program offers seniors free or low-cost meals

MADISON HEIGHTS — The Madison Heights Active Adult Center not only offers opportunities for recreation and socializing, but it also continues to support a congregate meal program open to anyone ages 50 and older.

Published July 25, 2019

Southfield Sun

Senior garden is ‘practically family’

SOUTHFIELD — Whether you’ve been gardening all your life or you just want to get out of the house, the Southfield Senior Garden has a plot for you.

Published July 15, 2019

Shelby - Utica News

Patient, 88, commemorates rehab center stay with cute poem

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — An 88-year-old local man commemorated his visit to Shelby — A Beaumont Affiliated Health & Rehabilitation Center recently with a cute poem, and a lot of people liked it on social media.

Published July 15, 2019

Shelby - Utica News

Local group asks for 12 dimes to help seniors this Christmas

UTICA — Christmas is a holiday of cheer and lovely gifts. However, some do not have family and friends to share the special holiday with, and seniors are often those who experience loneliness during these types of holidays.

Published July 12, 2019

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Care for the caregiver: survival seminar slated for July 19 in St. Clair Shores

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Highlighting the fact that caregivers are at a greater risk for health problems because of the stress they carry with them from taking care of their elderly relatives, the Area Agency on Aging 1-B is presenting a caregiving survival seminar July 19 at the St. Clair Shores Senior Activities Center, 20100 Stephens St.

The Helm at the Boll Life Center is adding new classes in the evening hours and offering additional opportunities to take popular classes only previously available during the day.

Published July 12, 2019

Advertiser Times

The Helm expands evening programming

HARPER WOODS — The Helm at the Boll Life Center is expanding its evening programming so that older adults have access to additional programs and more chances to take part in them.

Published July 12, 2019

Madison - Park News

Madison Heights commits to be a ‘dementia-friendly community’

MADISON HEIGHTS — The Madison Heights City Council is raising awareness for those with dementia and their caregivers, making Madison Heights what the Michigan Dementia Coalition calls a “dementia-friendly community.”

Published July 5, 2019

Warren Weekly

Sweepstakes scammers bilk Warren senior out of $34,000

WARREN — An 85-year-old Warren man thought he won a $1.2 million sweepstakes cash prize last month. But police said he really ended up getting scammed out of the $34,600.50 he apparently sent by personal checks to cover taxes on the mythical prize money.

Published July 5, 2019

Madison - Park News

New senior living community proposed in Madison Heights

MADISON HEIGHTS — The city of Madison Heights is considering the development of a luxury senior living community on Dequindre Road, between 12 Mile and 13 Mile roads. The proposal, by developer Cypress Partners, is for a 120-unit housing development that includes affordable options for moderate- and low-income individuals, to be constructed across three parcels located at 30021, 30031 and 30071 Dequindre Road.

West Bloomfield will be consolidating its classes and activities for senior citizens in a former fur business at Orchard Mall on Orchard Lake Road in West Bloomfield Township.

Published June 26, 2019

West Bloomfield Beacon

West Bloomfield to open senior services location at Orchard Mall

WEST BLOOMFIELD — West Bloomfield Township continues to be a popular destination for senior citizens — so much so that the township board previously had to issue a moratorium on the opening of new senior living facilities there due to an oversaturated market.

Published June 17, 2019

Shelby - Utica News

Utica awards bid for Riverside 175 to local firm

UTICA — The Utica City Council in a 6-1 vote approved the sale of the Riverside 175 senior housing complex to a local real estate acquisitions firm that was the high bidder at the June 13 council meeting.

Clinton Township Senior Center Garden Club gardeners plant kale seeds May 29. The volunteers meet weekly to help the garden thrive.

Published June 11, 2019

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

Senior garden club in Clinton Township is labor of love

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Words that adorn a sign at the entrance of the Clinton Township Senior Center Garden read, “We plant, water and sow; love makes it grow.”

Published June 11, 2019

Grosse Pointe Times

Appraisal event promises to unearth hidden ‘Treasure’

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Is Grandma’s glass bowl a kitschy classic or a source of cash? Is that old painting in the attic a masterpiece masquerading as discount store décor? Get the answers to questions like these during Treasure Uncovered, an appraisal event from 3 to 7 p.m. June 20 at The Helm at the Boll Life Center in Grosse Pointe Farms. Attendees are invited to bring up to three items to be evaluated, at a cost of $7 per item, with proceeds supporting the work of the nonprofit Helm, formerly Services for Older Citizens.

Beyond Self Storage is under construction and located on the east side of Hayes Road, a quarter mile north of 22 Mile Road. On May 21, the Planning Commission determined a ground sign meets the size requirements.

Published May 28, 2019

Macomb Township Chronicle

Rezoning requests approved for possible senior living center

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — An independent living community, as well as an assisted living community, may be coming to Macomb Township.

Published May 15, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Local woman speaks out about scam that took her mom’s life savings

METRO DETROIT — Throughout her life, Warren resident Barbara Young was a saver. She was determined to have enough money to hire help and live out her days in her own home, and Young’s children estimate that she saved somewhere around $100,000. But when she passed away a few years ago, that savings was gone.