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Montana's population is among the oldest in the country. While inflation levels near a 40-year high, cost of living adjustments for things like Social Security and food assistance aren't keeping pace, leaving some older adults struggling.
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The survey asks participants to rate their communities based on access to public transportation, social events and long-term care facilities, among myriad other topics. Results are expected to come out in October.
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As Montana’s aging population continues to grow (18.9% of Montanans are now age 65 or older), rural residents face the same aging challenges as their…
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Changing demographics have sparked questions about how to care for aging Americans — as both a society and as individual caregivers.
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Award-winning professor and author, Rita Sommers-Flanagan has written a book that will charm, irritate, amuse, and engage readers. It will also change…
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Growing demand for healthcare means that Montana is going to need 40 percent more healthcare workers in a decade than it has now. That’s according to…
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The Governor’s Conference on Aging wraps up Thursday, with an emphasis on Alzheimer’s disease, and the effect it’s having on society. Steve Jess…
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Judy Allan and Alice McGraw are the poster kids for the Missoula Aging Services Senior Companion program. Their photo made a brochure, and when you meet…
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5/17/14: This week on "The Plant Detective:" The harsh living conditions of rhodiola, a plant that grows at high latitudes and elevations, might explain…