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Brady
brings consumer experts to aid Logan County seniors
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[July
11, 2014]
LINCOLN
- Illinois State Senator Bill Brady welcomed attendees at his
consumer clinic at the Oasis Senior Center on Wednesday afternoon.
Senator Brady represents several central Illinois counties including
all of Logan County in the Illinois legislature. Representatives
from the Illinois Attorney General, American Association of Retired
Persons, and the Citizens Utility Board (CUB) were on hand to answer
questions from the audience about consumer fraud, and how to save on
utility bills. (Click
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Seniors willing to discuss driving abilities,
yet conversations rarely happen
There are currently more than 23
million licensed drivers aged 70 and older, and with baby boomers
beginning to reach 70 years of age, the number of seniors on the
road will rise steadily over the next two decades. (Click
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Two
New Twists in Returning Medical Scam
Remember
those bogus offers for a free medical alert device? That robocall
ripoff, which went viral last year, has returned with a vengeance —
with two new twists.
But don’t be fooled. It’s the same old scam that
tries to get your credit or bank account information for supposed
monitoring fees for the “free” device that never arrives. (Click
here to continue reading)
IDHS
and IDPH join forces to help control prescription drug abuse in
nursing homes
June is Illinois Prescription
Monitoring Program Month
SPRINGFIELD
- The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) and the Illinois
Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced the Prescription
Monitoring Program (PMP) Long Term Care (LTC) initiative, an
unprecedented opportunity to change the drug prescribing culture in
nursing homes. Based upon concerns regarding substantial use of
behavioral health medications within the nursing home population,
IDHS and IDPH entered into an interagency agreement to reduce the
use of chemical restraints and improve the quality of care. (Click
here to continue reading)
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