Three years in the making, a new Nampa medical clinic is open for business, serving the community with quality, affordable care.
Mary Ann Reuter
Mary Ann Reuter is a Boise-based health and lifestyle writer whose interests include active aging, rural health, and the human-animal bond. You can reach her at ma.reuter@yahoo.com.
More than A Flu Shot: Senior Immunizations
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends as many as 11 vaccines for adults, depending on their age and health condition.
Little Horses: Great Big Love
They may be itty bitty, but the joy and hope they bring to children, teens, and seniors is enormous. A team of three miniature horses and one mini donkey serves as healers in animal-assisted therapy programs and as friends in animal-assisted activity programs around Idaho’s Treasure Valley.
Senior Cats “Purrfer” Mature Households
Senior kitties are often overlooked at adoption centers and may find themselves housed in shelters for months at a time. Mature pet people will quickly form a close bond with an older, wiser kitty that offers laser-focused attention and devotion.
Boise Baby Boomers Meetup to Celebrate the Active Life
Whoever thinks aging and social isolation go hand in hand has not met any of the 3,363 members of the Boise Baby Boomers, an online meetup group of mature adults who thrive on a variety of activities that keep its members fun, fit, and social.