This is the second segment of Thursday's 2-hour Maine Calling extended show. For the first segment, click here.
The impacts of the coronavirus pandemic are exacerbated for people who are older, many of whom have added health problems and are more vulnerable to anxiety, isolation, inability to communicate and more. We will talk about what aid and support is available for these older Mainers, and how others can help them.
This program has been edited for rebroadcast.
Guests
Lori Parham, state director, AARP Maine
Dr. Jeffrey Barkin, geriatric psychiatrist; associate medical director, Change HealthCare; president, Tri-County Mental Health Services
Thomas Meuser (call-in), clinical psychologist, founding director, Center for Excellence in Aging & Health, University of New England
Resources
- AARP Maine
- AARP mutual aid groups
- Center for Excellence in Aging & Health Online Programs
- Will seniors, those receiving disability be included in the stimulus funding?
- Feds decline to release list of 147 nursing homes stricken by coronavirus
- A Deluged System Leaves Some Elderly to Die, Rocking Spain’s Self-Image
- The epidemic seniors in America were facing already
- Scammers Use Coronavirus As A New Way To Target Seniors
- Grocery stores set aside shopping hours for seniors amid coronavirus fears
- MaineHealth: Taking Care of Your Mental Health
- How to help your neighbors during the coronavirus outbreak
- The Coronavirus Pandemic Is Affecting Trauma Survivors
- Senate Passes $2 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Package
- SBA Offering Low-Interest Loans To Small Businesses Hurt By Pandemic
- USD 300 million in aid earmarked for seafood industry in US stimulus package
- contacting Sen. Susan Collins on her website
