The Bangor Daily News reported Lenard Kaye, director of the University of Maine Center on Aging and professor in the UMaine School of Social Work, will urge D.C. lawmakers to support programs that help seniors stay social in order to stem the far-reaching effects of loneliness and isolation. Kaye will be one of four experts […]
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Lenard Kaye, director of the University of Maine Center on Aging and professor in the UMaine School of Social Work, wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled, “Fighting the scourge of the social isolation of seniors.” Kaye is a member of the Maine chapter of the national Scholars Strategy Network, which brings […]
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The Bangor Daily News published a feature article on Project Generations, a new program at the University of Maine that connects college students with older residents in Greater Bangor for their mutual benefit. The program is informally modeled after a program that was founded at Ithaca College and now has a chapter at Cornell University […]
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The Atlantic’s CityLab quoted Elizabeth DePoy, coordinator of interdisciplinary disability studies and professor of social work at the University of Maine, in the article “Do you know who needs your subway seat?” People dealing with chronic pain, fatigue, dizziness or other health issues may not have any visible symptoms or an assistive device such as […]
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When AARP announced last summer that Bangor would be named the 100th community in the country to earn “age-friendly” status, leaders in Maine’s third-largest city had to make a big commitment. To receive this distinction, a city must agree to devise a comprehensive strategy to become more livable for its oldest residents. AARP had already […]
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The Maine Center on Aging at the University of Maine is helping seniors strengthen their muscles, bones and joints through a federal program it manages, reports the Bangor Daily News. Volunteers with the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program or RSVP run Bone Builders fitness classes for around 150 seniors in Penobscot, Piscataquis, Hancock and Washington […]
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The University of Maine Center on Aging was mentioned in a Bangor Daily News article on New Year’s resolutions for older adults. According to the article, many groups hope Maine baby boomers and seniors will consider volunteering for a worthy cause in 2017. The UMaine Center on Aging’s Encore Leadership program provides training and support […]
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VillageSoup advanced a Jan. 18 informational session about a Master’s of Social Work Weekend Cohort at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The new MSW weekend cohort is slated for fall 2017 in Belfast; applications will be reviewed starting Feb. 1.
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Lenard Kaye, director of the University of Maine Center on Aging and professor in the UMaine School of Social Work, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for the article, “Older Mainers thriving despite low levels of personal satisfaction, study shows.” A recent survey developed by Gallup and Healthways ranks Maine 20th in the nation in […]
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Lenard Kaye, director of the University of Maine Center on Aging and professor in the UMaine School of Social Work, was featured in the “Ask the Experts” section of a WalletHub study on “2016’s states with the best elder-abuse protections.” Maine ranked No. 17 overall, as well as No. 3 for “Highest Nursing Homes Quality.” […]
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