Maureen Wendt

Before summer ends, there’s still time to do one last thing: give blood and save lives through the American Red Cross’ Communities That Care Blood Drive.

Sharing a meal with friends, family or colleagues is a common activity. There is a good reason why we come together to eat: food connects us.

Most adult children of aging parents understand the importance of attending to a parent’s physical, medical and financial needs.

Sight accounts for 90% to 95% of all sensory perceptions. More than 11 million people in the United States suffer from visual impairments that cannot be corrected with eyeglasses or contact lenses.

There is a growing number of people with Alzheimer’s disease in the United States. About 6.9 million people are living with it currently.

I often write about the vital services of The Dale Association available to residents throughout our community. All that we do is focused on supporting individuals in a way that

“Medication management” is a simple phrase that refers to an often complicated family caregiver task.

More than 44 million Americans spend time caring for family members or friends who can no longer live on their own without assistance. Family caregivers often find themselves juggling caregiving

Maureen A. Wendt is president and CEO of The Dale Association, a non-profit organization that provides senior, mental health, in-home care, caregiver support services and enrichment activities for adults. For more information, call 716-433-1886 or visit www.daleassociation.com.

We have known for thousands of years that the food we eat can affect our health. Hippocrates is credited with saying, “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy