Friends of Lexington Senior Center set funding goals for 2023
The Friends of the Lexington Senior Center have established a $50,000 fundraising goal for 2023. The goal of the group is to "catch the little things that tend to slip through the cracks in operating budgets." The group is founded on the premise that "Lexington seniors deserve a lively place to convene, create, compete, exercise, engage, explore, play, and make the...
Sanders-Brown researcher receives $1.7 million to study adverse effects of Alzheimer’s drugs
Donna Wilcock, PhD, of the University of Kentucky’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging (SBCoA) was awarded a $1.7 million National Institutes of Health grant for her lab’s exploration of adverse effects of two new Alzheimer’s disease drugs — aducanumab and lecanemab — which have been shown to slow the progression of cognitive decline. Aducanumab received FDA approval in June 2021 and...
PACE Program Begins Enrollment for Central KY Seniors
Enrollment began today for Kentucky's first Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, also known as PACE, serving Fayette, Jessamine, Franklin, Woodford and Anderson counties. PACE is an innovative healthcare program designed to help aging and frail adults stay independent, living at home for as long as safely possible, and supports caregivers by managing the many healthcare needs and access...
Change the Clocks, Change the Smoke Alarm Batteries
On March 13, 2022 we "spring forward" here in Lexington, where we observe Daylight Saving Time. Fire safety officials recommend that the Spring and Fall time change is an excellent reminder to check or change the batteries in your smoke alarms/ carbon monoxide detectors. According to the U.S. Fire Safety Administration, "Older adults have an increased risk of dying in a...
UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging team member appointed to National Agency
The director of the University of Kentucky's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging has been appointed to the National Advisory Council on Aging (NACA). Linda J. Van Eldik, Ph.D. said “Appointment to NACA is a tremendous honor. I am grateful and humbled to be appointed as a member,” adding, “I look forward to using my background and expertise to assist the NIA...
