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  2. Beyond Bingo: The 50+ Best Activities for Seniors in Assisted ...

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    According to the National Institute on Aging (NIA), seniors who make an effort to engage themselves mentally and physically may be able to do the following: [01] Fend off certain diseases. The ...

  3. Senior Community Service Employment Program - Wikipedia

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    SCSEP was authorized by the United States Congress in Title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 [3] and its later amendments [4] to provide subsidized, part-time, community service work based training for low-income persons age 55 or older who have poor employment prospects. The program has evolved significantly in the last 50 years.

  4. Elderly care - Wikipedia

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    An old man at a nursing home in Norway. Elderly care, or simply eldercare (also known in parts of the English-speaking world as aged care), serves the needs of old adults.It encompasses assisted living, adult daycare, long-term care, nursing homes (often called residential care), hospice care, and home care.

  5. National Institute on Aging - Wikipedia

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    The National Institute on Aging (NIA) is a division of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), located in Bethesda, Maryland. The NIA itself is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland . The NIA leads a broad scientific effort to understand the nature of aging and to extend the healthy, active years of life. [ 1 ]

  6. All-inclusive elder care for aging at home: This nursing home ...

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    The older adult population in the United States is rapidly increasing as baby boomers continue to age. In 2020, the population of people over 65 grew almost five times faster than the total ...

  7. ‘True Cost of Aging’ index shows many seniors can’t afford ...

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    Nationally and in every state, the minimum cost of living for older adults calculated by the Elder Index far exceeds the federal poverty line, the most widely used measure of economic insufficiency.

  8. National Council on Aging - Wikipedia

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    The National Council on Aging (NCOA) was founded in 1950 as the first charitable organization in the U.S. that would advocate for older Americans with service providers and policymakers. [1]

  9. Gerontology - Wikipedia

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    Gerontology (/ ˌ dʒ ɛr ən ˈ t ɒ l ə dʒ i / JERR-ən-TOL-ə-jee) is the study of the social, cultural, psychological, cognitive, and biological aspects of aging.The word was coined by Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov in 1903, from the Greek γέρων (gérōn), meaning "old man", and -λογία (), meaning "study of".