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Area
Agency on Aging to host Lunch and Learn at the Oasis
Topic will address family caregivers
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[November
5,
2014]
SPRINGFIELD
- The Area Agency on
Aging for Lincolnland, in cooperation with Senior Citizens of Logan
County, has scheduled a Lunch and Learn program for informal
caregivers of older adults and grandparents and other relatives
raising children. It will be held at the Oasis Senior Center, 2810
Woodlawn Road, Lincoln, Illinois, on Tuesday, November 18, 2014,
from noon to 1:00 p.m. Dr. Paul Boatman, Chaplain, Safe Haven
Hospice, will present “Challenges of Caring for a Person with
Dementia”. (Click
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Social
Security Announces 1.7 Percent Benefit Increase for 2015
Monthly Social
Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for nearly
64 million Americans will increase 1.7 percent in 2015, the Social
Security Administration announced today.
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here to continue reading)
Department on Aging offers free counseling for Medicare annual open
enrollment period starting October 15
SHIP provides help to seniors &
people with disabilities for insurance options; Call (800) 252-8966
or visit the website at
http://www.illinois.gov/aging/
SPRINGFIELD
- October 14, 2014. To assist Medicare-eligible individuals
regarding their Medicare insurance options, Illinois Department on
Aging (IDoA) Director John K. Holton, Ph.D., today announced free
counseling assistance is available. Medicare Open Enrollment starts
tomorrow, October 15, and runs until December 7. The department’s
Senior Health Insurance Program, (SHIP), provides free counseling
for Medicare beneficiaries and their caregivers. (Click
here to continue reading)
State
calls attention to the residents of long term care
in observance of Residents Rights Month
Dept on Aging Ombudsman program
protects and defends residents rights
SPRINGFIELD
- October is Residents’ Rights month, as started in 1981 by the
National Consumer Voice for Quality Long Term Care to highlight the
importance of resident focused care. In keeping with this year’s
theme “Better Staffing: They Key to Better Care”, Illinois
Department on Aging (IDoA) Director John K. Holton, PhD., is
encouraging people to become educated about long term care. In
addition to providing services for older adults to remain living in
their homes, IDoA also serves residents living in long term care
facilities. (Click
here to continue reading)
Agency
resumes mailing Social Security statements
Encourages people to create a
Secure "my Social Security" account to abtain their statement
online, anytime
SPRINGFIELD
- Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, has
announced the agency will resume the periodic mailing of Social
Security Statements--once every five years for most workers--while
encouraging everyone to create a secure my Social Security account
to immediately access their Statement online, anytime. (Click
here to continue readling)
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State
recognizes Adult Day Service Providers during awareness week from
September 14th to 20th
Observance highlights services that
offer support & independence to seniors
SPRINGFIELD
- In observance of Adult Day Services week Illinois Department on
Aging (IDoA) Director John K. Holton, Ph.D., is praising providers
who offer support services at Adult Day Centers. (Click
here to continue reading)
State
announces start of LIHEAP Winter Energy Assistance Program
Application period open for seniors,
people with disabilities
SPRINGFIELD
- The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO)
has announced that seniors and people with disabilities can now
begin applying for winter heating assistance through the Low Income
Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Under LIHEAP, utility bill
payments are made on behalf of certain low-income households
containing individuals with health risks. (Click
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