About 4.3 million people 55 or older who have cognitive impairment or dementia live alone in the United States. A variety of other problems can ensue, including social isolation, malnutrition, self-neglect and susceptibility to scams.
Hanford historian Donald Sorenson will speak on the history of Day’s Pay on Nov. 9 at the East Benton County Historical Society Museum at Keewaydin at 205 Keewaydin Drive in Kennewick. His address is part of dedication ceremonies for a permanent Day’s Pay display at the museum.
Today's slang doesn't exactly slay with the more seasoned crowd. Most seniors we chatted with said they weren’t up to speed on tween and teen vocab, even though their grandchildren and great-grandchildren might sometimes toss the words around.