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New teams want to prevent financial abuse against the elderly in Wisconsin
The Elder Justice Coalition at UW-Green Bay created new teams to prevent elder financial abuse, which a few years ago cost seniors in the state over $40 million.
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WWII veteran from Madison on a quest to have 99 new adventures before his 100th birthday
When Lewis Harned celebrated his 99th birthday, his daughter brainstormed how they would celebrate his 100th. They made a list.
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Wisconsin family business shares advice for helping elderly relatives move homes
Whether moving into a memory care or assisted living facility, or downsizing to a smaller space, these Fox Cities professional movers love supporting seniors and their families.
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Social isolation among elderly peaks in winter months
Seniors can feel especially isolated in the winter months.
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La Crosse County hopes to provide two generations with care at proposed intergenerational center
La Crosse County is hoping to address a local shortage of available childcare by creating an intergenerational day center at the county-owned nursing home. The proposed center would offer respite […]
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When will Wisconsinites see relief from high drug prices? A health insurance broker weighs in
This year, Medicare will start negotiating lower prescription drug prices. But one Wisconsin insurance broker says people will have to wait a few years to see prices go down. The […]
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Teen work permits with 19th century roots would be eliminated under GOP bill
An industry-backed push to eliminate child work permits for 14-and-15-year-olds in Wisconsin would partially roll back child labor protections that have roots in the 19th century. GOP lawmakers and business […]
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Advocacy groups hope to revive bill requiring hospitals to better communicate with family caregivers
Organizations advocating for older adults and people with disabilities are hoping to build new support for a bill that would require Wisconsin hospitals to communicate with a patient’s family caregivers. […]
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Northwoods tribal leader reflects on 40th anniversary of court protecting treaty rights
This year marks the 40th anniversary of a landmark ruling that reaffirmed the 1837 treaty rights of a northern Wisconsin tribe to hunt, fish and gather on ceded territory. In […]
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Wisconsin’s Driftless region is the setting for Rebecca Gilman’s off-Broadway play, ‘Swing State’
In a lower Manhattan off-Broadway theater, tucked away from the traffic and bright lights, an old farm house nestled on 40 acres of remnant prairie introduces theatergoers to a Wisconsin […]
