DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. -- Reverend Viviana DeCohen will be the be the keynote speaker at The Journey of Caregiving Conference at Dobbs Ferry High School on Thursday, Nov. 6. DeCohen, who fell into her role as a caregiver for senior citizens 20 years, now realizes it's the job that was meant for her all along. “I was rooted and grounded in it from the very start,’’ said Viviana, a Mount ...

VALHALLA, N.Y. – When Beth and Nick Wyman deliver their keynote address at the annual Caregiver Conference on Saturday Nov. 2, they will be relaying information based on experience from more than two decades of challenges. The Wymans will speak at the Mount Pleasant Community Center at 125 Lozza Drive in Valhalla. The free conference runs from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The Wymans, both ...

PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. - Senior citizens have special needs, regardless of how healthy they are, said Geri Brooks, who has been the director of senior services at White Plains Hospital for more than 25 years. Natural age makes people lose some feeling in their fingers, she said, and older adults also start to see the lens of their eyes beginning to yellow. That sometimes makes determining ...