Area Agency on Aging & Campus for Creative Aging

Sparking creativity, learning and purpose to grow a new vision of aging. Offering choices for older adults & adults w/a disability to live in independent lives.

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Urge the #MichiganLegislature to take action to rebalance Medicaid long-term services and supports in Michigan by appropriating at least 50% of funding to home and community-based services. #ActionForSeniors #Advocate

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Today begins #weekofaction. We focus on the direct care workforce. #AgingStrong is made possible by our direct care workforce who are everyday heroes to older adults. Take #ActionForSeniors by supporting a permanent wage increases & professionalization of this essential workforce

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Join us tomorrow for the 24th annual Senior Expo brought to you by Region IV Area Agency on Aging and @HeraldPalladium. Thank you to our sponsor @SHLakeland who will have their health pavilion set up all day fro 10-3. This event is free and open to everyone.

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Region IV Area Agency on Aging (AAA) and @HeraldPalladium are hosting the 24th Annual Senior Expo from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday at Lake Michigan College’s Mendel Center. Read the article below to learn more. https://t.co/3D25wYMdlx

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The 24th Annual Senior Expo is next Thursday May 5th from 10am to 3pm. Have a listen at the link below to hear our CEO Christine Vanlandingham and publisher of @HeraldPalladium David Holgate talk about this year's event! Admission to the expo is free. https://t.co/IgGeTCp1lH

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Beyond our personal beliefs about aging, implicit and structural ageism have a direct and consequential impact on our overall physical and mental health and even our life span. Read more at the link below or in this weekend's edition of @HeraldPalladium https://t.co/wyq4AwHydk

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What's the difference between a living will and an advanced medical directive? Also, if you are having trouble with your mortgage payments the Homeowners Assistance Fund may be able to help. Read below or in this weekend's edition of @HeraldPalladium. https://t.co/gSnOCicLeY

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Diabetes PATH is a free six week program that teaches practical skills for living a healthy life with diabetes. Classes will be held weekly at the Cassopolis Family Clinic. Call Julie at [phone] for more information and to register.

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Creativity is good for us, physically and mentally. Multiple studies have shown its reduction on stress and anxiety. Read more at the link below of in the weekend edition of @HeraldPalladium https://t.co/RP6Tl0hfSB

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Diabetes PATH (Personal Action Toward Health) is a 6-week workshop that teaches practical skills for living a healthy life with Diabetes. Learn more or register for this class being held in Niles by contacting Stacey or Amanda at [phone].

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Give a voice to legislative issues and the RIV AAA multi-year plan affecting your life and the older adults and individuals with disabilities in your community in the article below or see it in this weekend's edition of @HeraldPalladium. #Advocacy https://t.co/0AH8SvP1LS

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Do you have #Medicare questions? We have answers. Follow this link, or read this weekend's edition of @HeraldPalladium to read more about wellness visits, cancer screenings and how you can learn all about your benefits and how they work. https://t.co/7GSnAgaVLJ

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We are hiring! Come join a great team. https://t.co/wJaXvj3eNk

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If you like to teach and volunteer, and want to experience the deep satisfaction of changing lives with a proven effective program this opportunity is for you. See flyer for details or contact Julie Schwarz at 269-982-7759 or by email at [email protected]

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Since the Industrial Revolution, we’ve been burning more coal, gas and oil, with emissions creating a heat blanket over the planet responsible for 75 percent of our climate problem. Read more at the link below by Lynn Kellogg or read it in @HeraldPalladium https://t.co/W8Xo6l5V8h

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Join our effort to raise awareness and fight the stigma of memory loss with this virtual Remember Project event for the Region IV Area Agency on Aging happening March 15 at 2pm. Learn more and register at the link below. https://t.co/uaiqGX7bCp

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Tell us your story about how you Age Your Way! The entries are coming in for the Campus for Creative Aging, Area Agency on Aging, Herald-Palladium senior essay contest. Enter yours for a chance to be published in @HeraldPalladium insert for the upcoming Senior Expo!

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The need to assist caregivers and persons with dementia has been brought to the forefront in our community. We have set out to make our small corner of the world in southwest Michigan a dementia-friendly community. Read more here or in the @HeraldPalladium https://t.co/rxH6okmYg2

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Part D (Medicare drug coverage) helps cover cost of prescription drugs, may lower your costs and protect against higher costs. Find a counsellor who can help you on our website https://t.co/GfvtXavSxG or call [phone] and ask our team how you can get help with #Medicare.

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It is time to redesign how we deliver long-term care to meet older adults’ needs and preferences. Numerous national efforts are underway to ensure all Americans have access to quality long-term care as they age. Read more below or in the @HeraldPalladium. https://t.co/nWwh7buImH