ALZHEIMER’S FAMILY CAREGIVER WORKSHOPS: Home Instead Senior Care will hold free Alzheimer’s Family Caregiver workshops from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, at Home Instead Senior Care office, 269 Bennett St., Luzerne. The workshops will help participants learn how to communicate with their loved one, manage difficult behaviors, and understand behavioral and cognitive symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease.
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Lawmakers: Don’t cut drug funds
Gov. Tom Wolf is discussing consolidation of four state departments under the Department of Health and Human Services to save money and streamline service, but local legislators are skeptical. On Monday, Wolf’s office revealed a plan to merge the departments of Human Services, Health, Aging, and Drug and Alcohol Programs into one Department of Health and Human Services.