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By Bob DeMarco, Alzheimer's Reading Room  

The Year is 1911

In honor of Gert Zeigler, who was born in 1911,  

a brief look at life in those days:

What a difference a century makes!  

Here are some statistics for the Year 1911:

The average life expectancy for men was 47 years.  

Fuel for cars was sold in drug stores only.  

Only 14 percent of the homes had a bathtub.  

Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone.  

There were only 8,000 cars and only 144 miles of paved roads.  

The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.  

The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower!  

The average US wage in 1910 was 22 cents per hour.  

The average US worker made between $200 and $400 per year.

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KUDOS from Kelly

By Kelly McNamara

Maggie Boamah

Maggie has enjoyed a more than a few accolades in this column. During hertenure with us, she has cared for only one lucky client, GZ. Sharing her client's lovely apartment in her assisted living facility and her days became the focus of Maggie's life as well for nearly the past four years.

Daily life with a very elderly person can seem isolating to the outside on looker. But Maggie and GZs days were far from boring.

They discussed every topic seen on TV, every news story. Maggie listened very very patiently to her elderly client's stories, over and over and over again each time as if they were being heard for the last time.

Providers We Love      

All About You Home Care Services,
Naugatuck, East Haven and Torrington 

All About You has dedicated professionals, specializing in providing quality home health care. RN's, LPN's, nurse's aides, homemakers, social workers and speech, physical and occupational therapies are all available to meet any needs. They also provide case management to help patients and families navigate the health care system. Medicare and all insurance plans cover their services. They will handle your particular requirements in a professional, confident manner. Every patient and family has unique needs their dedicated personnel can provide families with an individualized care plan reflecting all their health needs. For our clients and friends, high quality physical and occupational therapy and rapid response service on weekends especially are essential elements of a great Medicare home care agency. All About You has included as part of their network of services, APRNs who make house calls forthose patients unable to travel to a doctor, as well as performing any testing required. It is a privilege to be referral partners with All About You Home Care.

Seabury Active Living Retirement Community, Bloomfield 

One of Connecticut's first retirement communities, Seabury has grown impressively from its original facility. The sprawling campus now boasts several individual residences, from apartments to substantial single homes. Their memory care unit is superb. The surroundings provide lovely views in all seasons. An immense fitness facility, including a large pool promotes continued fitness of older adults. Seabury boasts an impressive participation of its residents in the fitness facility. Seabury also has an innovative Life Care program and Seabury at Home service. Their home care program provides both Medicare as well as home private duty services for the community and surrounding area. Their health care center boasts state of the art short-term rehab in a beautiful setting. There is excellent coordination with their Home Care agency, which provides nursing, and all therapies, following a comprehensive home safety assessment prior to discharge. It is a privilege to work in co-operation with them.