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Resource fair for Inland Northwest seniors set for next week in Spokane Valley

Free event designed to provide information on services for seniors

April 24, 2014

A free Senior Empowerment Resource Fair that's planned in the Spokane Valley next week will seek to help Inland Northwest seniors and relatives of seniors gain more knowledge about the various aging-related services available to them here. The fair wil

Dynasty trusts can provide security for generations

Pooling family resources offers several advantages

April 24, 2014

J. Todd Edmonds

Thanks to lengthening lifespans and changing family structures, many families are relying on pooled resources to address multigenerational financial issues. Adult children may be paying for their parents' long-term care, while in other cases grandparent

Coeur d'Alene elder law firm works to assist retirees in protecting assets

Elder law specialists help navigate health care costs

April 24, 2014

Lucas Thayer

Issues faced by seniors and those preparing for retirement are more complicated than they were 30 years ago, says Michael Wytychak, who founded Wytychak Elder Law PLLC in Coeur d'Alene in 1984. Seniors need to prepare for the rising cost of living and h

Spokane Valley-based Family First Senior Care expands its services

Company acquires assets of care management entity

April 24, 2014

Katie Ross

Spokane Valley-based home care company Family First Senior Care Inc. has acquired the assets of Lighthouse Care Management Inc., of Spokane, says Jennipher Ama, president and owner of Family First. Former Lighthouse owner Nancy Doughty will work for Fam

Playing catch-up: retirement planning dilemmas for women

Longer life expectancy, less pay contribute to female retirement anxiety

April 24, 2014

Judith Spitzer

Kathleen Cavender, 61, a part-time jazz singer and full-time artist in Spokane, had been married to her husband Mike for nearly 30 years when he was diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, an autoimmune disease that turns the lungs to scar tissue.

Family-run Fairwood thriving on resident referrals

Complex north of Spokane expands its assisted living

April 24, 2014

Mike McLean

Fairwood Retirement Village & Assisted Living opened more than 26 years ago as a family-run facility, and directors there say they continue to strive to treat everyone at the community like family. Fairwood has 165 independent-living units and 55 assiste

State workforce programs said showing good results

Annual report shows high satisfaction level

April 10, 2014

Staff Report

Washington state's workforce development services are performing well overall, says a report released earlier this year by a state agency called the Workforce Training & Education Coordinating Board. Most of the state's workforce training program

Inslee launches new effort to trim unemployed ranks

Proposals for $4 million in funding due this month

April 10, 2014

Staff Report

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee last month directed the state Employment Security Department to deploy $4 million in federal funds in new efforts to put the long-term unemployed back to work. 'To continue our economic recovery and build a Washington that

Washington state's first charter school targets fall 2015 opening

PRIDE Prep founder work to raise its startup funds

April 10, 2014

Judith Spitzer

Organizers of Spokane-based PRIDE Prep School of Technology and Science, the first charter school approved in Washington state, are laying the groundwork now to open in the fall of 2015. Led by former Spokane public school teacher and administrator Bre

Helping children with autism find their voice

Graduate students assist pre-K autistic children with verbalization skills

April 10, 2014

Katie Ross

Washington State University Spokane has partnered with Northwest Autism Center, of Spokane, to launch an interdisciplinary program for speech and hearing sciences graduate students to gain hands-on experience while helping children with autism spectrum di