Getting older? Taking care of someone who is? Come to this three-part series to learn some helpful tips from local Elder Services professionals.
Wednesday, March 8:
“Who Can Help Me?”
Find out how to access elder services in your community.
Presented by Susan Curtin, Director at Norwell Council on Aging.
“Elder Law 101”
Get to know the basics...
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Cohasset Alzheimer’s Association Presentation on Dementia-Related Behaviors
This looks like a good presentation coming up soon in Cohasset. Presented by the Alzheimer's Association, participants will learn how to "decode" what an Alzheimer's patient is trying to express through their behavior. For example, someone lashing out verbally might be doing so because they are frustrated that they are cold but...
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South Shore Residents May Be Eligible for Alzheimer’s PET Scans (IDEAS)
Beth Israel Deaconess-Plymouth is taking part in a study that uses PET scans to look for signs of Alzheimer's. It is called the Imaging Dementia—Evidence for Amyloid Scanning (IDEAS) Study.
There are many different sources of dementia, for example Alzheimer's, vascular, and frontal lobe. Knowing which type of dementia a person...
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Are You Caring for Someone Who Wanders?
CMS (the agency that manages Medicare and Medicaid) recently put out this interesting FAQ piece on wandering. The piece is aimed at managers of day programs and assisted livings, but there are a lot of useful nuggets in here for people who are caring for loved ones still at home who tend...
WATD Radio Show!
I had a new experience this weekend - I was on the radio!
Patti Abbate & Tom Foye co-host WATD's "My Generation" radio show every Sunday from 7p - 8p. This week, I was their guest and we talked about a host of issues related to elder law and special needs - the need for...
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Have You Been Appointed Representative Payee?
If you are caring for a loved one who receives Social Security and who cannot manage the Social Security benefits on her own, then you can ask the Social Security Administration to name you (or someone else) as your loved one's "representative payee."
This is not a difficult job, but there are some things...
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South Shore ARC Autism Resource Center – At Last
As knowledge about autism has grown, along with medical and public benefits for autism, families have been struggling to create and navigate the safety net system all at once.
Now there is a group to turn to, a place to find answers and to share your own lessons learned with other families. Visit the South...
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Open Your Home and Grow Your Family
The South Shore ARC is looking for families who would like to host under the Shared Living program. This is a state program that matches up adults with developmental disabilities with "host families."
If you would like to open your home and your heart, please visit the ARC's Shared Living page....
Medicare Open Enrollment Season
Medicare Open Enrollment is happening now: it runs from October 15 to December 7.
Now is the time to check whether your supplement and Part D plans are the right ones for you. For help with the research, you can visit www.medicare.gov and you can also make an appointment with the SHINE...
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The Globe Made It Sound Like All of Our Seniors are Living Like the 1% and That Ticked Me Off
The Boston Globe Magazine wrote in its 1/31/16 issue of a Massachusetts building boom of senior care communities targeted essentially at the "1%." You can see that article here.
I was ticked off at the tone of the article, to say the least. The author talks about the high-end senior living...
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