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North Tabor (Portland, OR)

April 12, 2024April 13, 2024 agingbeat_r2ngse

Sandwiched between an interstate and an extinct volcano, North Tabor is a 1.5-mile-wide neighborhood in eastern Portland that's home to one of the city's biggest employers. It's a place where there's always something to do, ....

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Lansing (Salem, OR)

April 12, 2024April 13, 2024 agingbeat_r2ngse

Named after a farmer who grew apples and peaches on its land, Lansing is a smaller, 500-acre neighborhood in central Salem that stretches from Interstate 5 to the Oregon State Fairgrounds. It quickly filled with ....

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Homes.com, Livable Communities

Merriam Hill (Lexington, MA)

April 12, 2024April 13, 2024 agingbeat_r2ngse

Five sets of neighbors, each of whom brought a bottle of wine, greeted Danielle Fleming and her husband shortly after they moved to Lexington's Merriam Hill neighborhood more than a decade ago. "That doesn't happen ....

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Friendly (Eugene, OR)

April 12, 2024April 13, 2024 agingbeat_r2ngse

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OregonSaves Ready for Launch

April 10, 2024April 13, 2024 agingbeat_r2ngse

Sheila Miller knew there would be changes when she moved from working for a daily newspaper to Statehood Media, a regional lifestyle media company based in Bend and Portland. She had to give up a ....

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AARP Oregon, Health care, Uncategorized

Pandemic Compels Oregonians to Shift to Telehealth

April 10, 2024April 13, 2024 agingbeat_r2ngse

Vanessa Esteves had wanted to increase her use of telemedicine ever since she incorporated the technology into her practice three years ago. Then the coronavirus pandemic gave her the chance—her telemedicine patients increased nearly sixfold ....

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Where You Live Could Impact Your Brain Health

April 10, 2024April 13, 2024 agingbeat_r2ngse

The neighborhood where you live could affect your chances of developing Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia as much as your age, gender or ethnicity. "Your physical environment is critically important for your brain ....

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AARP Oregon, Livable Communities, Uncategorized

Help for Family Caregivers in Oregon

April 10, 2024April 13, 2024 agingbeat_r2ngse

Yvonne Smith knows the physical, mental and emotional toll family caregivers face because she's been through it herself. Three times. "The reality of caregiving is going to affect us all in some way," says Smith, ....

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AARP Oregon, Health care, Long-term care

Financing a new construction home

March 27, 2024April 13, 2024 agingbeat_r2ngse

Congratulations! You’ve weighed the pros and cons and decided that you want to build your family’s next home instead of buying one. You’ve even done your homework and found a home builder that you can ....

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Arbor / Cascara

Nine design styles to try for your next dream home

March 27, 2024April 13, 2024 agingbeat_r2ngse

Have you ever thought about how you want the inside of your home to look? Do you want something reminiscent of Hollywood’s Golden Age or Mad Men? Neutral colors, or bold flashes of ochre and ....

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Arbor / Cascara

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AARP Oregon
  • Help for Family Caregivers in Oregon
  • OregonSaves Ready for Launch
  • Pandemic Compels Oregonians to Shift to Telehealth
  • Where You Live Could Impact Your Brain Health
Homes.com
  • Friendly (Eugene, OR)
  • Lansing (Salem, OR)
  • Merriam Hill (Lexington, MA)
  • North Tabor (Portland, OR)
ProQ Solutions
  • Best Mountain Biking Trails in Sunriver
  • Explore Volcanoes in Sunriver
  • Financing a new construction home
  • Nine design styles to try for your next dream home
The Bulletin
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  • Piping a hero’s farewell
  • Planning death: Choices and dialogue at the end of life
  • Reverse mortgages on the rise in Deschutes County
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