Seniors

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...

Hartsfield Village has been recognized as a 2024 Best Nursing Home for Short-Term Rehabilitation by U.S. News & World Report for a second consecutive year. The annual report assists prospective residents and their families in making informed...

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...

VNA Hospice NWI was honored to have Congressman Frank Mrvan visit the VNA Arthur B. and Ethel V. Horton Hospice Center on Monday, July 24 to learn about the variety of services provided by the nonprofit hospice throughout the Northwest Indiana...

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...

Service highlighted during National Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly Month After the death of his wife, Paul Willy realized he needed help. He sought the Franciscan Health Dyer Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly or PACE. The...

As people age, they become more likely to develop osteoporosis, a disease that occurs when bones lose density and mass. This can cause bones to be brittle, weak and easily broken. The good news is, if you’re at-risk of osteoporosis, there are...