West Virginia Public Broadcasting's on-going project exploring trends, events, issues and policies supporting the vitality of the state's older adults and their families.
Edward R. Murrow Award for investigative reporting 2008
House Finance Committee budget hearings continued yesterday with the Bureau of Senior Services. Medicaid dominates the organization’s budget, but it’s in-home care that’s the concern of both legislators and bureau officials.
The state Capitol rotunda was alive with activity Thursday. From zumba to mountain dance to tai chi, the legislature is launching a program called the West Virginia Physical Activity Plan
Dozens of groups come to lobby the legislature every year, but it’s a rare day when one coalition’s agenda involves spending less taxpayer money. The “Fair Shake Network” says more seniors want independence rather than expensive nursing homes.
West Virginia is about to be the first in the nation to implement a statewide electronic registry for advance directives.
Changes in the federal program that provides prescription drug coverage for many older Americans are a concern for one West Virginia agency. The deadline for open enrollment for Medicare Part D services has changed.
Mannequins don military uniforms and glass cases display thousands of items at the Those Who Served War Memorial Museum, housed in Princeton’s historic Veterans Memorial Building.