Firm Acquires Senior Communities, Plans Combination, Renovations
DECEMBER 21, 2006 -- Mount Pleasant, S.C. -- Steven D. Bell & Co., a real estate investment firm based in Greensboro, N.C., recently purchased Cooper Hall and Savannah Grace, two separate senior living communities in Mount Pleasant, S.C., for $27.5 million.

Senior Happenings
MARION - Pleasant Senior Citizens met Nov. 12 at the senior center with President Shirk leading members in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Magistrate sides with Living Word Christian Center in IRS dispute (UPDATED)
A U.S. district magistrate judge has sided with Living Word Christian Center in Brooklyn Park in its ongoing dispute with the Internal Revenue Service.

LIFE Geisinger senior program reaches milestone
DANVILLE ? LIFE (Living Independently for Elders) Geisinger, a community based program for the frail elderly, has surpassed 100 enrolled participants for the first time in the program?s history.

New senior housing in New Rochelle eyes middle ground
NEW ROCHELLE - A new senior housing option is poised to open in the city, offering amenities like an on-site beauty parlor and barbershop at what are being billed as affordable rents.

Hearth Management develops three new properties
SYRACUSE - The U.S. senior-living development-community is reeling from an economy in recession. Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. (NYSE: SRZ), an industry leader, just posted a third-quarter net loss of $68.7 million on revenue of $436 million.

$10M in grants announced for Fla. senior centers
MIAMI -- Gov. Charlie Crist has announced $10 million in grants for senior centers across the state. More than half the funding announced by Crist and Elder Affairs Secretary Doug Beach on Friday will go to build three new centers in Gainesville, Apalachicola and West Kendall.

Commissioners Court gives grants to organizations in Collin County
Volunteers at the Collin County Committee on Aging prepared 1,200 Thanksgiving meals on Friday for senior citizens living in rural areas and because of a grant from Collin County they will be able to continue providing meals through the following year.

Silver Alert Helps Keep Senior Citizens Safe
(ARA) - If you've got a senior citizen in your life suffering from dementia or Alzheimer's disease, you probably worry about them wandering away and not being able to find their way home. A new law that addresses this issue is under consideration right now.

Rohnert Park seniors to get safety tips after attack
Now living behind locked windows and doors, Rohnert Park senior citizens in the Copeland Creek area remain nervous after an 81-year-old woman was sexually assaulted in her home Nov. 2.

Visiting aging family members? Be a good listener and observer
During the holidays, you might be spending time with senior family members. If you don't see them regularly, it can be hard to know how to best look out for their well-being. For ideas, we talked to Alisa Naumann, director of marketing, and Kay Travinski, executive director, of Parsons House Austin, an independent and assisted living community.

Housing crisis hurting elderly homesellers
The housing crisis is preventing thousands of elderly U.S. residents from selling their homes and moving into assisted-living centers, advocates say. Aging residents who need the kind of care given in types of senior housing are effectively trapped in their existing homes because they can't find buyers for them to fund the required entry payments into retirement communities, The New York Times ...

Purdue's 'Big Bass Drum' will visit Richmond on Monday
Purdue University's Big Bass Drum is beating a path to Richmond on Monday. It will be at Arbor Trace senior living center to honor the family of the man who built the drum, and the public is invited.

Decision on Jalan Silibin next week
IPOH: The decision on whether or not to rename Jalan Silibin could be as early as next week. Senior Perak state executive councillor Datuk Ngeh Koo Ham said the opinions of the people living in the area will be sought before it is decided if the street should be renamed Jalan P. Patto.

Senior property tax rebates
By GEOFF DORNAN

GM to drop two corporate jets
CHICAGO - General Motors is dropping two of its five corporate jets but has no plans to fly its senior executives commercially despite sharp criticism of living it up while begging for a massive bailout.

Lemont living an impossible football dream
LEMONT -- An offense that once leaned heavily on the running of Bobby Earnest has turned to a sophomore wide receiver to add an extra dimension.

Senior property tax rebates reduced
The Interim Finance Committee voted Thursday to reduce senior citizen property tax rebate checks to an average of $300 and to get them in the mail as soon as possible.

Trained Professionals and Online Tools Can Help Seniors Find a New Home
(ARA) - Helping a parent move to senior housing can seem more intimidating than orchestrating a rocket launch. The death of a spouse, declining health or safety concerns can trigger the need to move. The first phase comes with the realization that what has been home is no longer suitable.

Inn to change to senior housing
BRATTLEBORO -- The Brattleboro Development Review Board approved the conversion of a bed and breakfast into a community care home for area senior citizens during its meeting Monday night.