A critical part an older adult remaining in the community is support from family and friends. Some of that support comes in the form of a family caregiver. …. Furthermore, they found that 65% of those caregivers were female and many worked a job in addition to providing care.
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Utility Assistance
PSE&G has recognized that many of their customers have fallen on hard times and so they’ve come up with a new program to offer assistance.The program is called TRUE, Temporary Relief for Utility Expenses and it is designed to help moderate income households who are having difficulty paying their PSE&G bill.
Reading!
Check out these short book reviews, hopefully you’ll visit your local library to check a few of them out!
Preventive Services
“I am committed to ensuring that the Medicare beneficiaries we serve are aware of and take advantage of their Medicare preventive benefits.” Assistant Secretary for Aging Kathy Greenlee.
How Are You Being Creative
How are you being creative? In the recent issue of Renaissance Magazine (May/June 2011) we featured an article by Mercer County Office on Aging Director, Eileen Doremus. In the article Ms. Doremus talks about creative ways to engage older adults living in residential care settings (assisted livings, nursing facilities, etc). The article also featured some […]
New Program from NJ Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency to help those facing foreclosure
New Program from NJ Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency to help those facing foreclosureThe program is called New Jersey HomeKeeper and it will be available starting May 9, 2011
Five Meals, One Chicken- Money Saving Options
We thought we’d share with you a way to not just get 2 meals out of one chicken, but 5 meals! What recipes would you use?
Affordable Care Act: Fact 4
Fact # 4: The law will improve care for older adults in other ways besides changes to Medicare.
Affordable Care Act (ACA) Facts: Fact # 3
Affordable Care Act (ACA) Facts: Follow this Series There is a lot of speculation and discussion about what affect health care reform legislation, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), will have on seniors and more specifically, Medicare. We decided to do a series of blog posts about the facts; this is part of our ongoing posts, […]
Affordable Care Act (ACA) Facts: Part 2 in a Series
The ACA will reduce Medicare spending growth, extend Medicare solvency and is projected to reduce the budget deficit.