BEVERLY — Some seniors are getting serious about staying in their own homes as they age and produced a two-part television series explaining just how it's done.
Tune in to Channel 10 for a BevCam show called "Livin' the Good Life." For many, that means not spending their golden years in a nursing home. Through interviews with employees from organizations like The Independent Living Center of the North Shore and Cape Ann, North Shore Elder Services, and Senior Care, as well as Rep. Mary Grant, the program helps elderly people understand the resources that are available to help them stay in their homes.
Nine seniors at the senior center have been working for about a year to produce shows that resonate with an aging population, and the issue of living independently has emerged as a top concern for many.
"I do live at home," said Dolores Grey, 73, "and I plan to stay there."
As the video editor, she had no computer experience until she started working with BevCam, the city's community access television station. Mary Ann Holak, executive director of the Beverly Council on Aging, said the organization was looking for people at the senior center who were interested in learning to produce videos. Nine members volunteered and are honing their high-tech skills.
"You get bored at my age," Grey said. "We just fell into it. To know you can do it and conquer it at our ages is just fascinating."
From container gardening to compulsive gambling to an upcoming show about Alzheimer's and dementia, the seniors have been producing a show about once a month since last April. Host Bob Hobbs, 69, said he hopes the program will help provide seniors with information they need, and in some cases encourage them to get involved.
"There are an awful lot of people we have to reach," he said.
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If you watch
What: "Livin' the Good Life." Two half-hour segments about staying in your own home as you age
Where: Channel 10 on BevCam
When: Throughout the month of August, segment one plays on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m., segment two plays on Sundays at 8:30 p.m., and the segments alternate on Tuesdays at 10 a.m.
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