Seniors

What matters to you as you age? The answer is not the same for everyone. Yet many ideas are shared by most people. Over the years, experts in aging have defined “successful aging” in various ways. Older views emphasized being free from illness or...

Franciscan Health Crown Point recently earned the bronze standard Level 3 Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation (GEDA) from the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). The program recognizes emergency departments that...

On November 16 CoAction and the Multicultural Wellness Network celebrated National Caregivers Month by hosting ''Harvesting Connections: Celebrating Caregivers and Older Adults" at the Merrillville branch of the Lake County Public Library. Attendees...

Program helps nursing home-eligible seniors age in place Franciscan Health is hosting two Senior Health & Wellness Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) open houses this fall aimed at assisting seniors, their families and...

Event sponsored by Franciscan Health Casimira Bilinski of Calumet City, Ill. won Monday’s 2024 apple peeling contest at the Lake County Indiana Fair’s Senior Day, sponsored by Franciscan Health. Bilinski, 75, beat out eight competitors with the...

Everyone’s definition of successful aging differs. Your focus may be on travel and leisure, spending time with family and friends, hobbies, volunteering, continuing to work, or all of the above. Whatever your later-life plans and goals, many...

St. John U.S. Navy Vietnam War veteran gets long-awaited welcome home Jim Koeling lives by the belief that it is more blessed to give than to receive. But when the 75-year-old St. John volunteer was chosen to receive an Honor Flight to Washington...

Event sponsored by Franciscan Health Jeff Carpenter of Lowell won Monday’s 2023 apple peeling contest at the Lake County Fair’s Senior Day, sponsored by Franciscan Health. Carpenter, 69, beat out 10 competitors with the longest peel, measuring 48...

Vivian Kelby has logged more than 37,500 hours volunteering at Franciscan Health Crown Point over the past 47 years. That’s the equivalent of more than four years of her life spent in service to others. The 97-year-old woman said her...

Dec. 8 — In late afternoon I counted 19 geese cruising on the lake. Maria Center resident, Antoinette, having arrived from an adventure driving the Lewis and Clark trail out west, was good company on several observations during this unseasonable...