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Senior Expo Preview
The Senior Expo has a variety of vendors offering a multitude of services, products and program. The Triad Drug Drop-Off Box will be there to take expired meds and screenings will be held all day. Senior Expo, May 18. Free admission.
 
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Seniors and Hunger in Maine
In ME, 6.92% of people over age 50 are threatened by hunger. AARP, United Way of Eastern ME, the National Assoc. of Letter Carriers and the US Postal Service will team up for the Stamp Out Hunger, the nation’s largest single-day food drive.
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Low Vision: What can help? - CHCS
An occupational therapist from Community Health and Counseling Services discusses ways in which people with low-vision can remain independent and in their own homes longer. From compensation exercises to gadgets, help is available.
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Senior Health Clean Sweep
Amy Cotton, nurse practitioner and senior wellness expert shares tips for seniors to do spring cleaning including disposing of expired meds and clearing pathways inside while watching out for frost heaves outside which can cause a fall.
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Breast Cancer Facts
Description: Robin Long from Caring Connections, and 38 year survivor, Betty Ellison, discuss breast cancer, early screenings, support groups and fundraising. Betty shares her story of hope and invites everyone to attend the High Tea fundraiser.
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AARP: Who are they?
AARP was founded by one woman seeking to help her friend who, after retiring, began living in deplorable conditions because she didn’t have health insurance. AARP continues the fight today, to ensure all American seniors are treated fairly.
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Affordable Care Act
Preventive benefits, wellness visits and closing of the donut hole are what seniors will benefit from due to the Affordable Care Act. To counteract Medicare fraud, new systems have been put in place to catch criminals defrauding Medicare.
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You’ve Earned a Say
AARP launched a new initiative to ensure that the voices of American people are heard in Washington with regard to Social Security and Medicare. AARP is distributing questionnaires with the goal of collecting millions to take to lawmakers.
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Literacy Volunteers
Reading can improve lives. Some seniors don’t have good reading skills yet are unsure how to get help. Literacy Volunteers helps them begin reading or improve their reading. A volunteer discusses the joy she gets from volunteering.
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Leave an emotional legacy
Seniors are a wealth of information and good advice. Lee-Ann Szelog, speaker and trainer on human relations, discusses the joy of seniors sharing their knowledge with other generations. This legacy can be passed down through lifetimes.
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Seniors and their Health
Valerie Sauda, R.N. with Rosscare discusses senior health including falls risks and driving problems. Seniors can live productive and healthy lives with a little forethought with regard to their health and wellness.
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Heart Health
Heart disease is the number one killer of both men and women but the symptoms of a cardiac event can be very different for each group. Laurie LeBlanc, RN, with Gentiva, discussed how to keep your heart health and when to call 911.
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Medicare Preventive Benefits
Medicare offers numerous preventive health benefits and screenings to
Medicare beneficiaries. Dyan Walsh, community services director at
Eastern Area Agency on Aging explains the screenings and the importance of taking advantage of them.
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Women Veterans
Up until 1980, service women were deemed “auxiliary” not veterans. Times have changed and now women are eligible for the same services that men enjoy. If you have served in the armed forces or know a woman who has, don’t miss this show.
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Family Caregiver Navigator
Caring for elder loved ones can be challenging. Learn more about providing care and how important a case manager can be for the family. From navigating the healthcare system to locating the best long-term facility, a case manager can help.
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Pay it Forward
The Pay it Forward concept says that if you do something nice for a person, that person will do a good deed for someone else. The concept snowballs making a better community for all. Everyone has something they can do for someone else.
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Hunger Among Seniors
It’s hard to believe but hundreds of Maine seniors go to bed hungry by the month’s end. Or they eat a bowl of soup with crackers until the next check comes and they can get some groceries. AARP did a study to learn more about this problem.
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Veterans Funeral Benefits
Jim Fernald from Brookings-Smith discusses the various benefits that veterans are eligible for when making funeral arrangements. From military honors to cemeteries, this show tells has all the details a veteran would need.
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Seniors Are Victims Of Sexual Assault Too
Susan Hall Dreher talks about the Sexual Assault Support Services of Midcoast Maine’s services which include support for victims, advocacy and education. They improve awareness of sexual violence and help with risk reduction.
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Consumer University: Exercising Financial Wellness
The Consumer University will be held Oct. 15, at Spectacular Event Center. This seminar will teach you what to look for when thinking about investing. You’ll learn what questions to ask such as: is your firm registered with the SEC?
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Senior Medicare Patrol and Fraud
The Senior Medicare Patrol program educates seniors on how to spot errors, fraud and abuse in the Medicare program, which ultimately costs the government 60 billion dollars a year. Watch your explanation of benefits statements carefully.
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Bangor Walk to End Alzheimer’s
The Bangor Walk to End Alzheimer’s is Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011, stepping off at the Hollywood Slots raceway at Bass Park. This three-mile walk is one of 13 in the state and raises money every year in an effort to end Alzheimer’s.
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Sylvia Ross Home subsidies
The Sylvia Ross Home in Bangor has some subsidies for middle-income seniors. These beautiful, spacious assisted living apartments provide safety while staff provides a variety of services to help residents with their daily lives.
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Rehab techniques for people with Alzheimer’s
Rehabilitation can be difficult in the best of circumstances but for people with dementia it can be particularly challenging as the mode of communication needs to change. Westgate Manor staff discusses rehab in Alzheimer’s patients
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Bangor Hydro Electric and energy saving tips
Energy costs are high, no doubt about it, but there are some tips and tricks that can make it a little easier to look at the monthly bill. Susan Faloon from Bangor Hydro shares ways to save money you your electric costs.
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Maine Association of Area Agencies on Aging (M4A)
The M4A is an organization that works with and represents the five local area agencies on aging at the state government level and ensures that the AAAs are a cohesive unit in their quests to improve the quality of life for Maine seniors.
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Pre-existing conditions/Medicare fraud and how to stop it
CMS Boston Regional Administrator Jaye Weisman discusses the new health care law that helps people with pre-existing conditions. She also discusses Medicare fraud. The CMS is asking seniors to help them spot, report and prevent fraud.
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Elder Abuse
There’re an estimated 14,000 elder abuse cases in Maine. In about 84 percent of the cases the abuser is a spouse, extended family member or non-family caregiver. Most cases go unreported. Learn about resources and how to report elder abuse.
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Encore Leadership Corps
The Encore Leadership Corps is designed for Mainers 50 years of age and older, regardless of their background or experience, who are interested in volunteering and who care about the world around them and want to make it better.
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Seniors and addiction to prescriptions
Dr. Scott Davis discusses abuse and addiction to prescription drugs by seniors, which is a growing crisis. Some seniors have been incorrectly diagnosed with depression, dementia, etc., when addition to prescription drugs is the problem.
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