eyeglasses News Archive

29-Nov-2007

 

  • Widower needs walker, modifications on home (El Paso Times)
    Senior No. 36 -- This 77-year-old man is a widower and lives alone in his mobile home. He requires the use of a walker, but the stairs outside his mobile home are unstable and need to be replaced. He also needs some equipment, like a transfer bench, to help him get in and out of the tub safely.


  • Deadline nears for flexible spending account users (USA Today)
    Ah, the end of the year, a time for reflection, family gatherings and a mad dash by those with money left in their flexible spending accounts to spend it: on eyeglasses, extra contact lenses and cold medicine.


  • Another GNC location robbed (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
    HOBART | A man armed with a knife robbed the General Nutrition Center, 7826 E. Ridge Road. about noon Wednesday, police said.


  • Ombudsmen ensure seniors' rights (San Gabriel Valley Tribune)
    First, that name! The word "ombudsman" is Swedish and translates as a spokesperson from the masses to the power, advocating for citizen rights.


  • Medicaid (Investopedia)
    Medicaid is a joint federal and state program that helps low-income individuals and families pay for the costs associated with medical and long-term custodial care.


  • Helping youngsters understand Alzheimer's (The Sun Chronicle)
    NORTON -- The third-graders giggle as Joyce Simard dons a pair of oversized star-shaped, blue-lensed eyeglasses. "Sometimes when people get older, they have trouble...What?" she asks the Solmonese Elementary School class. "Seeing!" they respond in unison.


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