News Archive

• Movement to help elders age-in-place expanding in RI, PBN, 12/5/19
• Age Friendly RI Radio Hour- SHIP Medicare Counseling, WPRV, 10/23/19
• Great local support for Alzheimer’s walks, Newport Daily News, 10/21/19  
• Office of Healthy Aging offers free Medicare enrollment assistance, Warwick Beacon, 10/22/19
• Rising drug prices a tough pill for many in RI, Warwick Beacon, 10/15/19
• Does your zip code define your life expectancy?, Providence Journal, 10/6/2019
• Cranston becomes second RI city to join AARP’s age-friendly network, Cranston Herald 10/2/19
• Jones named director of R.I. Office of Healthy Aging, PBN, 9/19/19
• Alzheimer’s disease to require greater state resources, Westerly Sun, 8/22/19
• Our Turn: Rose Amoros Jones and Maureen Maigret: A vision for healthy aging, Providence Journal, 8/14/19
• Name change helps change 'narrative' on aging in RI, Warwick Beacon, 7/9/19
• Group backs measure to adopt state Alzheimer’s Plan, Warwick Beacon, 5/11/19
• Alzheimer’s Advocacy Day to be held in RI, Rhode Show, 5/2/19
• Senior Scene, Smithfield Times, 3/2019
• Police, bank officials raise alarm about frequency of scams targeting elderly, Projo, 2/6/19
• How does Raimondo’s Budget Treat Seniors? , GoLocalProv, 2/2/19
• Senior center rehabbed; membership climbs, The Observer, 12/26/18
• BINGO jackpot hits all-time high at Mancini Center – Mayor, employees say it’s a sign of strengthening facility, Valley Breeze, 12/31/18
• Seniors warned to be on the lookout for scams, Jamestown Free Press, 12/22/18
• Cranston Woman Named Caregiver of the Year, Patch, 11/15/18
• Ceremony shines spotlight on ‘unsung hero’ caregivers, Warwick Beacon, 11/15/18
• Editorial: Combating elder abuse, Projo, 9/11/18
• When a “guardian” becomes a fiscal predator, ProJo, 8/30/18
• Gaming the system is easy for fiscal guardians, ProJo, 8/31/18
• Financial crimes against the elderly on rise in R.I., say state police, ProJo, 9/1/18
• Scammers prey upon victims’ trust and fear, ProJo, 9/2/18
• Exploitation puts a high price on friendship, ProJo, 9/3/18
• Reported attacks on rise yet most perpetrators avoid prison, ProJo, 8/24/18
• Elder abuse victims are often reluctant to press charges , ProJo, 8/24/18
• Barriers to prosecution often leave victims at risk, ProJo, 8/26/18
• Coordinated response to elder abuse improves outcomes for victims, ProJo, 8/26/18
• Creating stronger safety net for victims, ProJo, 8/27/18
• Mother and son locked in cycle of violence, ProJo, 8/28/18
• Police training is crucial part of solution, ProJo, 8/29/18
• Farmers and Friends at Forand: Intergenerational Farmers Market Project, Pawtucket Times, 8/7/18
• Town’s senior center gets a new name, Valley Breeze, 7/17/18
• State funding to senior center could double, Cranston Herald, 7/19/18
• Weiss: Questions Raised About the State’s New Independent Provider Program, GoLocalProv, 7/19/18
• More than just a meal, Valley Breeze, 7/18/19
• Former LG Fogarty reflects on public service career on State of Mind, WPRI, 7/7/18
• Feeling hot, hot, hot: Weather advisories triggered, Newport Daily News, 7/5/18
• TGIF: 20 Things to Know about Rhode Island Politics & Media, RIPR, 7/5/18