UMaine Center on Aging program focus of Morning Sentinel column
The University of Maine Center on Aging was mentioned in a Morning Sentinel column that credits the center’s Senior Companion Program with creating a friendship. Veterans Harry Dixon, 93, of Skowhegan; and Ed Morrissey, 85, of Norridgewock, are opposites that developed a close friendship after Morrissey became Dixon’s Senior Companion, according to the column. As a Senior Companion, Morrissey has spent the last 11 years being a friend to many elderly people from all walks of life, the article states. “It’s a good program — it really is,” he said. “It’s all free. There’s no charge. I think it’s one of the best programs in the state for helping people. The philosophy behind the program is, we’d much rather visit people in their own homes and keep them there, versus going to a nursing home.”