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Stay Safe As We Continue To Take COVID Precautions

We hope everyone is staying safe as we continue to take precautions to protect ourselves and our loved ones from COVID-19. As you know, until there is a vaccine available and it can be widely distributed, we need to limit our circles of contact to protect the most vulnerable, people over 65 and those of any age with underlying health conditions. In August, most of Chautauqua County services that were shut down are back up and running but with new procedures to ensure you and the employees are as safe as possible. Like the Office for Aging, many departments continue to do as much as ...

Live Well With Diabetes

Diabetes is a serious condition that, if not controlled, can cause health problems such as heart disease, nerve damage, eye problems, kidney damage, and teeth and gum damage. Controlling diabetes is a lot of work – you have to work to maintain your weight, increase physical activity, make healthy food choices, and take your medicines even when you feel good. While diabetes cannot be cured, it can be controlled so the complications of diabetes can be delayed or prevented. It is not easy, but definitely worth it! Blood sugar monitoring is the only way to know how well your diabetes ...

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EDITOR’S NOTE: Groups sending their news releases to The Post-Journal for print must include a publishable contact number, time, date and location of the group’s past and future meetings. ¯ The American Association of Retired People meets at 1:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month, March through December, at Brookdale Lakewood. For more information about the group, call 664-2883. Anyone over the age of 50 is welcome to attend. ¯ CCAFMA (Chautauqua County Amateur FM Association) meets the fourth Monday of every month with the exception of June and December, at the UPMC ...

Don’t Be Afraid To Reach Out For Help

Question: Now that my spouse is in the hospital, and I may not be able to visit, who do I talk with and what do I ask? Answer: There are resources to work with. The first line of help is right there at the hospital or skilled nursing facility - the doctor, nurses and social workers. Social workers also can be care managers, and discharge planners. If you have questions about your spouse’s medical condition, don’t hesitate to ask these professionals. Their job it is to help you with this situation as your spouse’s condition changes. You can set up an appointment to speak with a ...

AARP United Healthcare Options Monthly Premium Costs Can Increase

Question: When will AARP United Healthcare Options monthly premiums increase? Answer: AARP United HealthCare Options each year about this time, sends a letter to all their enrollees informing them of the proposed rate increase to begin Jan. 1, 2021. This letter states that this increase has been submitted to the New York State Department of Finance Services, so it is not final. The formal announcement of the increase will come to by the end of October or beginning of November for a start in January 2021. In New York state the pricing for Medicare Supplement Plans (Medigap) are ...

Jobless And Social Security Benefits Can Be Collected Simultaneously

Question: Can I collect unemployment and Social Security benefits at the same time without getting into trouble? Answer: People who are 62 or older do qualify for Social Security benefits (SS). Full retirement is a different age for everyone who was born after 1938. This has been a gradual change based on your year of birth. For people born in 1955, their full retirement age is 66 and 2 months, but they may enroll in Medicare since they are turning 65, So we will use 1955 as our sample birth year. People born in 1955 turned 62 in 2017. This means that they could collect SS any time ...