Building Bodies and Brains: Revamped Senior Center Helps Seniors Move, Meet, and Fight Isolation

Earlier this year, the L.E. Phillips Senior Center got a snazzy new renovation. Here's what has changed since this spring.

Like the senior population itself, the L.E. Phillips Senior Center in Eau Claire is always evolving – both in its programs and its physical space. The most recent evolution, finalized earlier this year, came in the form of a 4,000-square-foot addition to the senior center ...

Need a Boost? Check If You’re Eligible for a COVID-19 Booster

a number of folks are eligible for a COVID-19 booster, including everyone over 65

You may have seen headlines about COVID-19 vaccine booster shots in the news recently. Like a lot of things about the coronavirus, some of what you’ve seen may have been confusing at best and downright misleading at worst ...

New Book Details Living Well With Aging, Disability

‘Hope of the Crow’ offers compelling, insightful, and often humorous guide on how to navigate growing older

Katherine Schneider's new book features perspectives and insights on approaching aging and taking sight for granted – something Schneider knows very well, as someone who was born blind and continues to educate the world ...

Cholesterol: Know Your Numbers

nearly one-third of Eau Claire residents have high blood cholesterol

Heart disease accounts for 1 in 4 deaths across the country, and high cholesterol is one of the largest risk factors for heart disease. While the body can ...

Markquart Donation Boosts Effort To Create Senior-Friendly Park Amenities

$50,000 donation to help aging locals stay active

The effort to turn part of Eau Claire’s McDonough Park into an Active Aging Fitness area got a big boost recently with a $50,000 donation from Markquart Motors ...

Work Underway on L.E. Phillips Senior Center Expansion

addition will add much-needed space for exercise, learning

Eau Claire’s population is getting older, but thanks to an upcoming addition to the L.E. Phillips Senior Center, it will soon be getting more fit and better-educated, too.

Local Yoga Instructor Offers Tips for Everybody and Every Body

The Yoga Room offers yoga instruction for seniors, mobility for all ages

Lucinda Kemmet, instructor at The Yoga Room (2839 Mall Drive, Eau Claire), said she enjoys sharing her values on yoga with a wide variety of audiences – and now senior citizens.

Senior Center’s E-Trikes Help Riders Tackle Valley’s Trails

The electric-equipped TerraTrikes can be reserved and checked out free of charge.

According to the senior center, the TerraTrikes offer a battery-powered “pedal assist” which helps boost a biker’s own pedal power.

Online Medicare Plan Finder Gets Upgrade

For the first time in a decade, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has launched a modernized and redesigned Medicare Plan Finder at www.medicare.gov/plan-compare ...

Time to Review Your Medicare Plan

Medicare open enrollment period begins Oct. 15

Medicare’s Annual Open Enrollment Period is coming soon: It begins Oct. 15 and ends Dec. 7. Be sure to add this to your fall checklist if you have a Medicare Part D plan or a Medicare Advantage Plan ...