Senior Services News
April Volunteers of the Month
by Allison Rossi Utter, Volunteer & Community Outreach Manager David and Mary Haslam are Senior Services’ Volunteers of the Month for their outstanding service as Meals on Wheels drivers. “They are dedicated and are here every week,” states Michele Burkett, Food...
Larry Ault Retires from Health Benefits Assistance Volunteer Position
By Barbara Zebley-Oldani, LBSW, Health Benefits Assistance Director Larry Ault has assisted numerous Medicare beneficiaries in his 22 years as a Health Benefits Assistance Program volunteer. Larry started shortly after retiring from Dow Corning in 1999. Larry...
The Three Sisters
By Marie Bozer, Senior Services Dietetic Intern from Central Michigan University Who are the three sisters? They’re not really a who, but more of a what. The three sisters are crops native to North America and traditionally grown together by various indigenous peoples...
Care Coordination Corner: Planning Well
by Julie Randolph, Care Coordinator Estate planning provides the ability to make your end-of-life wishes known. Planning ahead allows you to designate the person who will carry out your wishes to distribute your assets, the beneficiaries of your assets, and how you...
Walking with Warriors Program
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services The Walking with Warriors program provides comprehensive navigation, peer-to-peer support, and advocacy for veterans, military members, and their families. The main focus is to connect these groups to behavioral health...
Our Mind Matters: Anosognosia
When people living with dementia cannot recognize their impairment A monthly article brought to you by Senior Services Memory Support Programs Do people living with dementia recognize their cognitive changes? Family members and caregivers often ponder this question as...
Happy National Nutrition Month
by Kylie Coffey, Senior Services Dietetic Intern from Central Michigan University National Nutrition Month, organized by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, is celebrated each March. This year the theme is “Celebrate a World of Flavors,” which encourages us to...
Care Coordination Corner: Health Outcomes Start in Your Mind
by Julie Randolph, Care Coordinator While participating in a course called, “Flourishing in the Third Third of Life,” I learned of the book entitled Counter Clockwise by Ellen J Langer. The foundation is a 1979 Harvard psychological study in which a group of men ages...
CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT NUTRITION PROGRAM
On March 22, 1972, President Richard Nixon signed into law a measure that amended the Older Americans Act of 1965 and established a national nutrition program for seniors 60 years and older. For decades, these critical programs – commonly referred to as Meals on...
