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Retiring in Lawrence
By 2030, 20 percent of all Kansans are expected to be age 65 and older. Lawrence is already attracting a growing number of retirees, people with a connection to the university, those with children living here and others who just seem to enjoy the community. Can Lawrence capitalize on this growing population, and at what cost?
In depth
- Waves of fund cuts imperil nursing homes
- October 5, 2009
- The nation’s nursing homes are perilously close to laying off workers, cutting services — possibly even closing — because of a perfect storm wallop from the recession and deep federal and state government spending cuts, industry experts say.
- Senior Services to cut weekend meals to homebound after budget cut
- September 24, 2009
- Weekend meals no longer will be arriving at the doorsteps of 25 to 30 homebound Douglas County residents.
- Senior Services sets Employment Expo
- September 21, 2009
- Seniors who are considering or actively seeking work can get a step up by attending the Senior Employment Expo, organized by Douglas County Senior Services inc.
- Increasingly, seniors realize nest egg in life insurance policies
- September 6, 2009
- Seniors battered by the tough economy are selling their life insurance policies to replenish their retirement nest eggs.
- Exercise program offered to seniors
- August 30, 2009
- Lawrence Senior Center is offering a class designed to get seniors moving.
- Advocates for senior citizens voice concerns over meal funding
- State’s new acting secretary of aging seeking solutions
- August 5, 2009
- Organizations that provide meals to senior citizens are scrambling to figure out how to deal with recent budget cuts.
- Forum focuses on senior issues
- July 16, 2009
- Lawrence is becoming a retirement destination, and a coalition of leaders plans to keep it that way.
- Eudora retirement home residents’ complaints prompt two-day inspection by state
- July 9, 2009
- Retirement is meant to be a relaxing time in one’s life. Unfortunately for residents of Eudora’s Pine Crest III Apartments, 703 W. Eighth St., the past seven months have been anything but peaceful.
- Series for seniors begins this week
- June 30, 2009
- A summer series is offering information about issues concerning seniors and caregivers during lunchtime on Thursdays.
- Forum to gather input on aging issues
- June 26, 2009
- The aging of Douglas County’s population will be the topic of discussion at a community meeting.
- Pioneer Ridge plans new rehab therapy center
- June 15, 2009
- Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community plans to open Lawrence’s first post-acute rehabilitation facility.
- Series to address senior, caregiver issues
- May 16, 2009
- A summer series aims to provide information about issues concerning seniors and caregivers during lunchtime on Thursdays. It also is designed to spark conversation and provide support. Programs will be from noon to 1 p.m. in the Lawrence Public Library’s gallery room, 707 Vt., and participants should bring a sack lunch.
- Final Skillbuilders programs announced
- April 18, 2009
- Senior Outreach Services of the Lawrence Public Library is host to Skillbuilders programs, which offer emotional and physical support to anyone who has suffered the loss of a loved one.
- Breakfast celebrates senior citizens
- April 11, 2009
- Trinity In-Home Care is having a community breakfast to celebrate Older Americans Month.
- New networking site geared to seniors
- March 30, 2009
- Facebook, shmacebook. Senior citizens want their own social networking sites. Marilyn Carroll, 61, says her peers want jokes, movie reviews, book recommendations and recipes. They also want to make new friends and reconnect with old ones, but they refuse to plod through complicated instructions with unfamiliar terminology.
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