Medicare Assistance available at Oasis Senior Center

 

[April 6, 2015]   Medicare assistance is available at the Oasis Senior Center, 2810 Woodlawn Road, Lincoln, IL from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Thursdays.  Appointments are needed.  Please call the Oasis Senior Center at     [phone] to make your counseling appointment.  The counselor is State Certified and able to assist you with your Medicare insurance questions.

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Elder abuse 24-hour hotline is [phone] or TTY [phone]

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Community Action senior meals:

• Apple Nutrition sites  (PDF)

Apple Nutrition November Menus

• Congregate  |  Home Delivery

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Logan Mason Public Transportation fare schedule  (PDF)

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Oasis Senior Center

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The Christian Village thanks and blesses the hands of love and service

The Christian Village has discovered a unique way to express their gratitude for staff members.

On Monday Chaplain Ryan Edgecombe and Chaplain Jeri Dennis anointed their co-worker’s hands with oil and asked God to bless them in their unique and valuable work in caring and advocating for each resident.  (Click here to continue reading)

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Medicare Open Enrollment Period Is Here
October 15 through December 7
Illinois Department on Aging Offers Free Counseling on Medicare Options; Call 1-800-252-8966 or visit the website at http://www.illinois.gov/aging

To mark the beginning of the Medicare Open Enrollment period, the Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) offers free counseling assistance to help educate Medicare-eligible individuals and their caregivers about their Medicare insurance options. Medicare Open Enrollment started on October 15 and runs through December 7. During this time, people can shop for a Medicare Advantage (MA) plan or a Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) for 2016.  (Click here to continue reading)

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No Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment for 2016

With consumer prices down over the past year, monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for nearly 65 million Americans will not automatically increase in 2016. (Click here to continue reading)

FACT SHEET:  2016 Social Security Changes

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The Christian Village kicks off expansion campaign 

On the heels of its 50th anniversary, The Christian Village is launching the Vision 2015 Capital Campaign to carry its ministry into the future. The senior living community will be expanding to provide older adults options they’ve never had in Logan County.

When the expansion is complete, The Christian Village will offer a full continuum of care which will allow residents to stay on the campus even if their healthcare needs change.  (Click here to continue reading)

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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 here to continue reading)

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 here to continue reading) 

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