Happy Wednesday everyone!
Today is the 231st anniversary of the day Lord Charles Cornwallis surrendered at the Siege of Yorktown during the American Revolutionary War.
Yesterday, the US Social Security Administration announced that monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits will increase 1.7 percent in 2013 for nearly 62 million Americans.
October is Resident's Rights Month for residents in long-term care facilities across the nation. For more information, contact Vonn Saltzman (salt_vo@ascog.org) or Ruben Sotelo (sote_ru@ascog.org), Ombudsman Supervisors, at 1-800-658-1466.
Many of the home health aides to older Americans are, well, older themselves. NPR interviews Olether Lowery, 80, as she goes about her day.
The process of filing insurance claims on long-term health insurance can be long and confusing. Read what some states are doing about it, including Oregon.
The spread of the deadly West Nile Virus disease is waning, just as flu season is taking off. Healthmap's vaccine finder is helping the public find out where to get a flu shot. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published information on what Medicare can do to help you pay for the vaccine.
Speaking of Medicare. Open enrollment began October 15 and goes through December 7. For more information or to obtain assistance with open enrollment, please contact Heather Sladek at 1.800.658.1466.
The ASCOG Area Agency on Aging is funding in part through the Older American Act Funds from the Administration on Aging and OKDHS. We do not discriminate based on race, color sex, creed, national origin or disability.
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