Older workers are a growing share of the American workforce

The share of older Americans who are working has doubled in the past 35 years, a new report finds. They're also working longer hours and earning higher wages.

How to help seniors stay safe and warm this winter

Silver Linings: SeniorsPlus can do a benefit checkup to see what programs and services older people are eligible for

71-year-old charged with murder in woman’s death at Topsham senior housing complex

Resident Christine Miller, 64, died Tuesday of 'sharp force injuries,' police say. Robert McClure, 71, has been charged with murder.

Maine residential care facilities rarely sanctioned, despite cases of abuse, neglect

The state cited dozens of incidents between 2020 and 2022, but only one resulted in a fine, an investigation found.

Photos: Senior cribbage league meets in Lewiston

With no place to go, some patients in Maine spend months in hospitals

A lack of beds and staffing at assisted living facilities and nursing homes creates an unwelcome situation that benefits neither the languishing patients nor the hospitals shouldering their care.

‘Normalcy’: Area seniors talk about how they’re staying sane and healthy as they await a vaccine

Local couples rely on new activities and imaginative tweaks to old routines to stay safe and sane during COVID.

Living together 24/7: Pay attention to personality traits

As COVID-19 forces people to live together all the time, survival is all about listening and learning together too.

Face Time: Chloe Giampaolo — ‘retired from teaching but not from life’

‘Hanging tough:’ Bus tours, marketplaces, scavenger hunts keeping senior residents busy, upbeat

As staffs adapt and get imaginative, area assisted living facilities are offering residents a variety of new diversions to counteract the isolation caused by the coronavirus.