Alice Payne, 73, of Newbury, Vt., keeps a beach ball in play with her head during a morning exercise session at Gary's Fitness in Woodsville, N.H. with Betty Paton, 78, right, and other members of the Oxbow Senior Independence Program Thursday, April 5, 2018. Payne is a former nurse's aide at a nursing home and volunteer senior companion, but is currently unable to find home health care of her own. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
Alice Payne, 73, of Newbury, Vt., keeps a beach ball in play with her head during a morning exercise session at Gary's Fitness in Woodsville, N.H. with Betty Paton, 78, right, and other members of the Oxbow Senior Independence Program Thursday, April 5, 2018. Payne is a former nurse's aide at a nursing home and volunteer senior companion, but is currently unable to find home health care of her own. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Credit: James M. Patterson

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