Recently AgeSmart Community Resources had the opportunity to
assist a Veteran who had previously been enrolled in our Veterans Directed Care
Program through the Veteran’s Administration.
This veteran had no support from family and friends, and no pre-arranged
burial plans.
The veteran was ill and the home aide arrived just in time
to find out that
Why open enrollment for Medicare is important to you.
Let AgeSmart Community Resources help you find your way
through the ever-changing world of Medicare Open Enrollment. Beginning on
October 15 all people with Medicare may change their Medicare health plans and
prescription drug coverage for the following year to better meet their needs. Information
for
November is National Family Caregivers Month! Read these helpful tips from Caregiver Action Network.
Chad Buder – Coast
Guard Veteran, Paralyzed Veteran’s of America Board Member, AgeSmart Client
Meet Chad Buder. Chad was born and raised in Madison County.
He graduated from Edwardsville High School, joined the Coast Guard in 1998, and
became an Electronics Technician.
Chad was injured in a motor vehicle accident in 2001 while
serving on
Hip Hop and Happening Senior is a new segment that allows
us to celebrate a senior in our service area that is living his or her best
life.
Merle Boswell, 91 years old, of Lebanon, Illinois is our
first Hip Hop and Happening senior.
Originally from Pensacola, Florida, Merle and her
husband, now deceased, moved
