Friday, October 19, 2012

ASCOG Aging Advocate October 19, 2012

Happy Friday everyone!

Today is the 25th anniversary of Black Monday.  The Wall Street Journal takes a look back at Black Monday and its aftermath. Also on this date, in 1973, Richard Nixon refused to follow the appeals court order that he hand over the Watergate tapes.

Americans who are getting closer to retirement age are finding that they are unprepared for retirement.  Many will have to work until they are 70.

Live, laugh and love is the theme at the Cottonwood Center in Verden, OK.  The seniors there have found a new form of independence.

The United Way funding campaigns are off and running. The Lawton-Fort Sill campaign is already one-third of the way to their goal of $1.825 million. The Stephens County campaign is hoping to raise enough to support two senior centers as well as several other human service organizations that those in need, including the UW funded Christian Family Counseling program.

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month.  Susan Fleming reflects on her 35 year career as a nurse living and working without her left hand.

The National Council on Aging is sponsoring a webinar on evidenced-based programs that address depression in older Americans.

More than 2.5 million people work in home health care.  Home health aides are still in great demand, but they are they paid what they are worth?

A video published by Minnesota DHS discusses the importance of long term care planning.

Worried about the meningitis outbreak?  The CDC published a blog describing four things you need to know about fungal meningitis. 

You can download a copy of the Medicare and You 2013 handbook.  October 15 was the first day of open enrollment.  You have until December 7 to make changes to your Medicare health plan.

Keeping an elderly parent safe is often a major concern for caregivers, just ask
Marc Weber Tobias.  The Red Cross published a brochure on disaster preparedness
 
For those of you experimenting with healthy lifestyle changes including plant strong diets, this article published by AARP will show you how to have your cake and eat it too.

 
 
The senior center at Verden, the Cottonwood Center, is now an "independent senior center." 
 
 
 

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