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August 2014 - Volume 3 - Number 4
A publication for older Arkansans, subscribe today!
August 2014 - Volume 3 - Number 4
Growing up at state’s TB facility
Marvin Norvell of Griffithville fell ill and was sent to the Arkansas State Tuberculosis Sanatorium in 1946 near Booneville. His wife Edna and daughter Arlene, 8-years-old at the time, joined him there when Edna got a job at the sanatorium. For the next decade, the family would spend most of their lives at the hospital. Arlene Norvell Hendricks, now 76, of Bradford, recalls her time at the sanatorium. [Full Text]
Meaning and purpose through Senior Works
When Caryl Hicks was looking for work after retiring, she turned to the Senior Works program. After receiving on-the-job training there, she was matched with new employment at a job she loves. The program helped her land a job at the Division of Aging at the Department of Human Services. [Full Text]
A woman with a chainsaw…is an artist
Her ideas don’t come from blueprints, models or a set of instructions, but from visions in her mind. Once Kay Jackson, 55, pictures it she grabs one of her six or seven chainsaws and the chips start to fly. At first one is not sure what that stump or log is going to be carved into, but after a while one can see the beginnings of a bear, a hog, an eagle or a fish. [Full Text]
State’s sanatorium treated over 70,000
In 1910, the Arkansas State Tuberculosis Sanatorium admitted its first patient. The facility would treat more than 70,000 people before closing in 1973. The compound is now used as the Booneville Human Development Center. [Full Text]
Retirees share heirlooms, art
The residents of Harding Place in Searcy recently shared some of their cherished possessions during the inaugural heirloom and art exhibit in the dining hall. Activities coordinator Jeff Kellar said he developed the idea to give more residents a way to participate in the community. Harding Place has a quilt show in January, but not everyone has a quilt, he explained. [Full Text]
To avoid stress, know Medicare
The phone call can come at any hour. Your elderly parent has fallen ill and needs your help. If you haven’t gotten the call yet, chances are you will. About 70 percent of our parents will require some kind of personal care during their old age. Sometimes, the care will extend for years. [Full Text]
Cure for the common cold cut
It’s August and it’s hot. Forget about the cool July—it’s August and it’s hot. Turning on the oven can make a place swelter, the stove will raise the temperature and even the microwave seems to give off heat during the dog days of August. So the solution is cold cuts—meat and condiment slapped between two slices of bread. [Full Text]
Beat the heat, visit state’s caves
One way to survive sweltering temperatures this summer is to seek relief from the weather in an Arkansas show cave. Eight caves around the state offer an opportunity to spend time underground, where it’s nice and cool. Some of the caves have a constant temperature below 60 degrees. [Full Text]
Arkansas scores low for nursing-home admissions
A recent report ranked Arkansas among the lowest in the country for providing older people with quality, long-term care. The study, conducted by AARP, says that the state could save $77 million if more older people were kept in their homes as long as possible rather than put in nursing homes. [Full Text]