On Saturday, October 27, 2018, the Ms. Senior Guilford County Pageant crowned the county’s fifth senior queen. Sherry Pinedo of Oak Ridge was honored with the crown and title of Ms. Senior Guilford County 2018. If she chooses, Pinedo can compete in the 2019 North Carolina State Pageant in Southern Pines on May 18, 2019. Janet Wagner of High [...]
The Golden Girls Dance Team, started just 18 months ago at the Glenaire Continuing Care Retirement Community, continues to expand its performances and its knowledge of choreography. The team, which is led by Ally Setliff, Glenaire’s Wellness Coordinator, recently made a trip to Radio City Music Hall in New York City to not just see a Rockettes performance, but learn [...]
TRLA (Triad Retirement Living Association) is an unincorporated association that was founded for the public good and operates specifically to support and educate senior citizens and their families in the community through special program activities. Each year TRLA donates monies to non-profits and programs in the Triad area who serve seniors and with the growth in membership, their annual [...]
Brenda Planes Former Social Work Department Head at Abbotts Creek Center, Brenda Planes sees an opportunity to go the extra mile to impact the senior community. Through her launch of Elder & Wiser, Planes is able to continue her passion of helping caregivers, families and seniors navigate the challenges of elder care. “Dad, we received your test results.” Doctors [...]
North Carolina’s first nonprofit hospice organization, Hospice & Palliative CareCenter, founded in 1979, changed its name September 1 to Trellis Supportive Care. Staff and stakeholders wanted a name that stands apart from other hospice providers and that reflects its mission of providing supportive care to patients and families. “Our care has always set us apart, and now our name [...]
Novant Health and Birmingham, Ala.-based Encompass Health held a grand opening celebration on Sept. 26 for its new, freestanding inpatient rehabilitation hospital, Novant Health Rehabilitation Hospital, an affiliate of Encompass Health. The hospital will begin caring for patients on Oct. 8. Located at 2475 Hillcrest Center Circle in Winston-Salem, the rehabilitation hospital has 68 private patient rooms including one [...]
The Forsyth Public Library has partnered with the Sticht Center for Healthy Aging in a 12-month community-wide educational initiative called "The Aging Well Series". World-class experts are sharing insights and tips at the library monthly at 6 p.m. on how to live the best life, with a focus on body and brain health. For more information, please call 336-713-BEST (2378) [...]
The Rev. Dr. Michael D. Simpson is the first recipient of the annual Senior Service Award, presented by the Winston-Salem Chronicle for outstanding contributions to the older adult community. He was honored March 24 in a ceremony at the Lawrence Joel Coliseum. Simpson began his work with senior adults as a young pastor in the late 70s. He has continued [...]
Wake Forest University is seeking submissions for DEAC talks (Ted-style talks) and poster submissions from a variety of perspectives for an interdisciplinary symposium on Aging Re-Imagined on the Winston-Salem campus. The symposium will focus on four themes: Mind, Memory, Mobility and Mortality, that inform how we age and think about aging. Poster abstracts that are accepted may be edited until [...]
Six North Carolinians received the state’s highest civilian honor, the North Carolina Award, presented by Governor Roy Cooper on November 9, in a ceremony at the Raleigh Marriott City Center. They are, left to right, James H. Woodward of Charlotte for Public Service; Governor Cooper; Philip Freelon of Durham for Fine Arts; Margaret Donovan Bauer of Greenville for Literature; Jane [...]
