Nevada County Local News: Seniors

04/17/2024
Input is sought from local seniors for what programs and services are desired at the new Senior Service Center located at 231 Colfax Avenue in Grass Valley.

04/09/2024
These professionals provide essential services, but their pay and working conditions do not reflect their value, and their health suffers.

01/25/2024
A U.S. Senate committee launched an examination of assisted living, holding its first hearing in two decades on the industry as leaders of both parties expressed concern about the high cost and mixed quality of care facilities.

01/16/2024
The number of older adults with disabilities that affect their performance of daily tasks will soar in the decades ahead, as baby boomers enter their 70s, 80s, and 90s.

08/14/2023
To qualify for Leqembi, patients must undergo a PET scan that looks for amyloid plaques, the protein clumps that clog the brains of many Alzheimer’s patients.

07/26/2023
The Nevada County Transit Services Division and Nevada County Now paratransit services announced that, effective August 1, Nevada County Now will begin offering same-day on-demand services to seniors and community members with disabilities.

07/21/2023
Volunteering in late life is associated with better cognitive function—specifically, better executive function and episodic memory. Those are the findings of a new study from UC Davis Health.

04/04/2023
On April 1, the former site of Summer Thyme’s Bakery & Deli in Grass Valley became a beehive of activity as volunteers worked to transform the premises into a new facility for Gold Country Senior Services.

03/06/2023
Every day, thousands of older Californians can’t afford to stock their pantries. State data reveal that two-thirds of eligible Californians over age 60 do not participate in CalFresh, the state’s food stamp program, even though they qualify.

03/20/2022
There are new tools and technologies being developed to address both physical and mental health for seniors. Dr. Reetu Sharma is one of many innovators in the Capital Region determined to help people feel stronger while living longer.

02/18/2022
The Truckee office of the California Highway Patrol is recruiting for its Senior Volunteer program. The ideal candidate is a community minded person with a desire to assist CHP in providing public service to the greater Truckee area.

09/14/2021
The Nevada County Board of Supervisors approved two resolutions awarding $465,000 to Interfaith Food Ministry and $350,000 to Gold County Senior Services from Community Development Block Grant funding to support food distribution to low-income seniors.

07/13/2021
For nearly 50 summers, Craig Meacham has been swimming laps on Donner Lake. Last year, during the pandemic, he swam exactly a hundred days between June and October.