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OKG Newsletter


Topic: elderly

Constant gardener

Double amputee doesn't let physical limitations keep him from gardening.


News

Susannah Waite
Ruben Hernandez doesn’t let anything stop him from getting out and working in the garden every day.
 
Wednesday, August 29, 2012

In the neighborhood

An innovative approach to assisted living centers comes to OKC, but not everyone is happy about it.


News

Peter Wright
The house at the corner of Green Valley and Apple Valley Drives doesn’t look too different from the other suburban oases around it. Inside, however, is a home to as many as five elderly residents and at least one visiting nurse at all times. It’s part of a new trend in Oklahoma to make the assisted living center small enough to fit in a four-bedroom home and homey enough to lose the stigma of the institution.
 
Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Let it ride

A volunteer program coming to the metro will mean newfound mobility for elderly and vision-impaired people.


Features

Tim Farley
Sandy Webster hasn’t driven to the grocery store, beauty shop or her favorite restaurant in 11 years.
 
Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Senior class

OKC officials mull over a quartet of proposals for senior wellness centers.


News

Tim Farley
Multiple operating partners likely will be needed for four senior wellness centers promised by Oklahoma City’s MAPS 3 program.
 
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
 
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