Nearly 1.5 million California seniors could get help to buy food, but don’t. Here’s why
BY KORI SUZUKI SPECIAL TO THE BEE This story was originally published in The Sacramento Bee on March 5, 2023. Every day, thousands of older Californians wake up or go to sleep hungry, unable to afford to stock their pantries. But for many of them, it might not have to be this way. State data reveal that…
Read MoreExtreme weather hurts older Californians. That’s started a wave of climate activism
(Pictured above: Shirley McGrath, founder of Elders Climate Action’s NorCal chapter, marches at the Global Climate Summit in San Francisco on Sept. 12, 2018. Photo credit: Elders Climate Action) This story appeared in print edition of The Sacramento Bee on July 26, 2021 and in the e-editions of The Sacramento Bee, Fresno Bee, Modesto Bee, San…
Read More‘I feel freer.’ How California program helps seniors ‘age at home’ during pandemic
Pictured above: Loretta McNamara moved from a nursing home to this assisted living facility in Pasadena with the help of PACE, a program that allows participants to leave their homes a few times a month for recreation, checkups, treatments, and physical or occupational therapy. (Credit: Jesse Bedayn) This story appeared on the Sacramento Bee, Modesto…
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