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from the Director:
Rick Hindman
May Is Older Americans Month
Each May is Older Americans Month. Together with Senior Citizens Day (May 19), Older Americans Month is a celebration of the contributions our older citizens have made to society, and is a chance for communities to give back and recognize the accomplishments of their elders.
Ohio's theme for Older Americans Month 2009 is: "Reinvent Yourself, Reinvent Aging."
Communities and organizations throughout AAA8 are hosting special events to celebrate Older Americans Month and Senior Citizens Day.
Visit ODA's web site for an Event Planning and Promotion Guide. We encourage local senior centers, organizations, community leaders to add your event to the statewide list.
The AAA8 office compiled the following list, available on the AAA8 web site. |
SAVE THE DATES: MAY Is Older Americans Month
May 13: The Area Agency on Aging 8 will be hosting a Housing Seminar on landlord tenant laws, foreclosures, fair housing, etc., on May 13 in Marietta. Registration information and details will be available soon.
May 19 - Senior Day!
July 8, 15, 22, 29 & Sept. 2 - OSHIIP training Washington State Comm. College, 710 Colgate Dr, Rm BT102, Marietta
Nov. 12: Annual Choices Expo in Marietta. |
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Visit AAA8 Web Site for Events
- Executive Director: Misty Casto
- Assistant Executive Director & Area Agency on Aging Director: Rick Hindman
- Home Care Director: Jane Skeen, LSW
- Communications Director: Gwynn Clifford
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AAA8 Launches 2009 Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program Across Region
In April, nearly 1,300 seniors across the region, who meet the eligibility guidelines, signed up to receive some welcome relief from rising food budgets. The Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) provides income-eligible senior citizens with special coupons worth $50 to buy produce.
The Seniors Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) is a USDA program in which grants are awarded to provide coupons to low-income seniors.Only fresh, locally grown fruits, herbs and vegetables are eligible to be purchased with the coupons.
The Ohio Department of Aging and AAA8 partnered with local service providers to implement the program in Southeastern Ohio. Partners include: Athens Department of Jobs and Family Services (JFS); Hocking County JFS; Meigs Senior Center; Morgan County Office on Aging; GMN Tri-County Community Action in Noble County (Joyce M. Davis Senior Center) and Monroe County GMN Tri-County Community Action (Monroe County Senior Center); Perry County JFS; Washington County - Belpre, New Matamoras, Beverly and O'Neill Senior Centers.
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ODA AAA8 Award Winners Announced
AAA8 region winners for the ODA state-level Award programs will be honored in May.
- 2009 Elder Caregiving Awardee: Donna Sullivan, Nelsonville
- Ohio Senior Citizens Hall of Fame Class of 2009: Clarence Reich, formerly of Woodsfield
AAA8 Supports Efforts to Develop the Region's Home Health Provider Cooperative
In partnership with The Ohio State Univ. Cooperative Development Center's Tom Snyder, Ph.D., who develops regional cooperatives, AAA8 has worked with its provider representatives to conduct a feasibility study to determine the potential for a working cooperative among the region's home health care providers focusing on common, critical and acceptable issues. In April, the work group formally voted to move forward with development of the cooperative and formalizing by-laws.
The Cooperative Steering Committee is currently conducting a staffing survey and requests that all Home Health Agencies whose staffing includes RNs, LPNs, STNAs or HHAs please participate in a survey. Response deadline is May 15. Survey results will be shared at the next coop meeting. |
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HBO DOCUMENTARY PUTS SPOTLIGHT ON ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
Alzheimer's disease is gaining awareness as its reach grows to include more than 5.3 Americans living with the disease. Previously unknown, misunderstood or hidden in the home, people living with Alzheimer's - along with family caregivers and cutting edge research - are the subjects of a new HBO documentary.
Debuting Sunday, May 10, "The Alzheimer's Project" is a presentation of HBO Documentary Films and the National Institute on Aging at the National Institute on Health in association with the Alzheimer's Association, The Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund and the Geoffrey Beene Gives Alzheimer's Initiative.
"The Alzheimer's Project" will air on the following dates and times:
- Sunday, May 10 at 9 p.m. EST: "The Memory Loss Tapes" - This film provides an up-close and personal look at seven individuals living with Alzheimer's in advancing states of the progression of the disease.
- Monday, May 11 at 7:30 p.m. EST: "'Grandpa, Do You Know Who I Am?' with Maria Shriver" - This film captures what it means to be a child or grandchild of someone living with Alzheimer's.
- Monday, May 11 at 8 p.m. EST (Part 1): "Solving a Medical Mystery: Progress Reports from 25 Leading Scientists" - These two-part films explore the state of research report and take viewers inside laboratories and clinics nationwide.
- Tuesday, May 12 at 7 p.m. EST: "Caregivers" - This film highlights the challenges and successes of people who experience their loved one's gradual descent into dementia.
- Tuesday, May 12 at 8 p.m. EST (Part 2): "Solving a Medical Mystery: Progress Reports from 25 Leading Scientists" - These two-part films explore the state of research report and take viewers inside laboratories and clinics nationwide.
 For more details, contact the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional office of the Alzheimer's Association at 304-865-6775 or 800.491.2717.
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