Answers on Aging: spring 2009 newsletter now available

Council on Aging: Connecting you with answers on aging

Welcome to Council on Aging's first e-newsletter! Like many other organizations, we've said goodbye to our former printed newsletter so that we can bring you news and information that's more timely and much less costly to produce and distribute.

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We hope you will share our newsletter, enjoy it, and find it informative. Please send us your comments and suggestions for future stories. Reach us at newsletter@help4seniors.org.

• Elderly Services Program helps 105-year-old live at home
  

Council on Aging Program Updates

• Grant will help seniors get to medical appointments
• Mental health services for seniors expand in southwest Ohio
• Assisted Living Waiver growing - more providers needed
• New program expands long-term care options for low-income, disabled adults

News You Can Use

• Older adults get one-stop access to benefits through COA and the Ohio Benefits Bank
• Don't go it alone! COALA can help
• Guide available for voters with disabilities
• Learn the facts about H1N1 (Swine Flu)

For Your Health

• Don't let four-legged friends trip you up
• Heart Smart Nutrition

Upcoming Events

• Celebrations, awards mark Older Americans Month
• Learn about Medicare and long-term care planning at free event
• Be Prepared Ohio 2.0
• Warren County event highlights senior safety on Elder Abuse Awareness Day
• The Carnegie offers closed caption, ASL-interpreted performances of The Secret Garden

News from COA and the Aging Network

• Stimulus funds to expand meals service
• Older and disabled Ohioans want to choose where to receive care, advocates say
• COA welcomes new long-term care manager
• New members join COA, ESP boards and advisory councils
• New COA video promotes home care
• Help for seniors highlighted in annual reports
• Find COA on Facebook, YouTube

 Advocacy Updates

• Advocates gather to push for better long-term care system
• PASSPORT Client Visits 
• O4A Conference Photos
  
• N4A Conference Photos