Dr. Michael Burke, chief medical officer for St. Peter’s Health Partners Continuing Care division, discusses the various diseases women face as they grow older. factors leading to disability, and what women can do to stay healthy, during an interview on WTEN/News10. […]
Eddy SeniorCare will expand its Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly and relocate from downtown Schenectady to a larger location in Rotterdam. […]
A new book by SPHP occupational therapist, Lynda Shrager, has been featured in the New York Times. The book, “Age in Place: A Guide to Modifying, Organizing, and Decluttering Mom and Dad’s Home,” is a comprehensive guide designed to help make seniors’ homes safer and easier to navigate. […]
A free CarFit screening can assist elderly drivers in the effort to be road-ready and driving as safely as possible. […]
The Times Union published an article about a new partnership between The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet and St. Peter’s Health Partners affiliate Eddy SeniorCare. […]
St. Peter’s Health Partners will hold a free educational seminar on fall prevention, titled “Watch Your Step,” at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, September 12, in the Mercy Auditorium on the St. Peter’s Hospital campus. […]
A recent study released by the American Automobile Association’s Foundation for Traffic Safety reported that accident rates for drivers 65 or older have been declining, with 31 percent fewer fatalities in 2012 than in 1997. […]
St. Peter’s Heath Partners physical therapists Beth Sanger and Liz Stack are featured in this story about a recent senior health fair at the Shenendehowa Adult Community Center in Clifton Park. They talk about their popular “Seniorcise” program. “We start with individualized assessments and we tailor the exercises to what each individual can do, but we still do them as a class,” Sanger said. “It’s a one-hour class and we hold them once a week for 10 weeks. We’ve had a 92-year-old take the class. Our youngest participants now are in their 50s. We start another one in three weeks.” Click here to see the full story.
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