senior citizens

Thousands of senior citizens in Jackson County will soon be eligible for a property tax break following this year’s most recent assessments, which saw home values spike by 40% or more. But how will that affect schools?

Under the legislation, Jackson County seniors whose homes are valued less than $550,000 can start applying for relief next year.

Vanessa Woods, a former professional ballet dancer, suffered an injury that ended her career. So she formed a company, Vitality in Motion, that brings movement classes to retirement communities, while also providing work for dancers when they're not performing.

Unexpected Blooms accepts leftover flowers with at least 6-inch long stems from events like weddings and galas around the Kansas City area. Volunteers then deconstruct, cut, and arrange the flowers into new bouquets to deliver to about 30 local healthcare facilities.

The Mid-America Regional Council's "Give 5" program hopes to lessen the effects of the "silver tsunami" by giving retirees a way to contribute their time and talents to the nonprofit sector.

After a two-year gap during COVID, residents at Aberdeen Village are taking art classes again — and some are competing in an annual art contest.

Some advocates worry the proposal will prevent nursing home residents from holding facilities legally responsible for abuse and neglect.

Homestead Assisted Living locations in Johnson County reopened visitation after nearly a year-long restriction due to COVID-19.

Missouri's tourist destinations prepare for Memorial Day weekend, coronavirus safety measures for independent senior apartment facilities, high school yearbook staffs pivot to incorporate COVID-19 challenges, and the commencement speech of a valedictorian of Lincoln College Preparatory Academy.

Seniors citizens can get cut off from family and routine under quarantine, but there are ways to minimize isolation and encourage healthy socialization.

The impacts of social isolation on elders separated from family during COVID-19, political reporters analyze the Missouri General Session, the creator of an art exhibit around masks, and the sounds of one weekly parade lifting a neighborhood's spirits.

It was just past breakfast time at the faux nursing-home cafeteria on the Neosho County Community College Ottawa campus, and I was about to find out what…