Department on Aging and
State’s Senior Health Insurance Program (SHIP) commemorate Medicare
50th Anniversary
SHIP is a free statewide health insurance
counseling service for Medicare beneficiaries and their caregivers
In commemoration of Medicare’s
50th anniversary (July 30th), the Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA)
would like to encourage Illinois seniors and people with
disabilities to learn about services provided by the Senior Health
Insurance Program (SHIP). This year, marks the 50th anniversary of
the enactment of Amendments to the Social Security Act that
established the Medicare program. (Click
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The Christian Village
recognizes Lifetime Achievements
As part of its 50th anniversary
this year, The Christian Village has presented Lifetime Achievement
Awards to individuals who played an important role in its history.
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State Representative Tim
Butler visits residents at Christian Village
State
Rep. Tim Butler visited The Christian Village in Lincoln today to
meet older adults who would be adversely impacted by a proposed 9.5
percent cut in state Medicaid funding for nursing home residents.
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IDoA seeks nominations for
Senior Hall of Fame
Nomination deadline is August 25; Winners announced later this
year
The Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA)
is seeking nominations for the 2015 Illinois Senior Hall of Fame
awards. The annual award, established in 1994 by the General
Assembly, recognizes residents of the state, ages 65 and older who
excel in the categories of Community Service, Education, Performance
and/or Graphic Arts, and Labor Force. Since its start, 95 people
have been inducted into the Senior Hall of Fame. (Click
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Guests at Oasis learn about
scams
Part one: Common and costly telephone scams
Detective Mark Landers on Friday
morning was the primary speaker at a meeting held at the Oasis
Senior Center addressing how to avoid being the victim of scammers.
Landers spoke along with Nancy Kauggold of Senior Services of
Central Illinois and Logan County State’s Attorney Jonathan Wright.
Landers offered up information
about scams that are going on in the community either by telephone,
internet, mail or in person such as the home repair frauds. (Click
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Part two: Internet viruses and
hackers, mail fraud, and home repair scams
Friday morning, Detective Mark
Landers of the Logan County Sherriff’s Office led a meeting at the
Oasis Senior Center on how to avoid being scammed. The meeting
covered several topics and included not only information shared by
Landers, but also from Senior Services of Central Illinois and Logan
County State’s Attorney Jonathan Wright.
After discussing scams involving
telemarketers, and con artists who will impersonate government
officials and even family members in order to get money, Landers
moved on to internet scams. Sixty percent of the population over the
age of 60 uses the internet and of those 70-plus percent are on the
internet daily. (Click
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