How can you tell when spring is here — aside from looking at the calendar? The longer days? Rainy nights? Snow melting? Chautauqua Adult Day Services officials know spring is here around this time of year when clients start to brainstorm ideas for the annual Easter Cake Contest. ...
If you find yourself in a situation that your community services are going to change, or if your request for services is denied — there is something that you can do. This is for Medicaid funded home and community-based supports only. The New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance notes that you can have an administrative law judge review your concern if the Managed (Medicaid) Long Term care Insurance provider (MLTC) or the local Department of Social Services (LDSS) has changed your plan of care. This may be because your amount of services/benefit is to be changed ...
With the weather turning, I have started to see the faces in my neighborhood that I have missed all winter long. Starting to prepare their garden spaces, walking the dogs, and just enjoying the sun. What I am really seeing is movement! This movement makes your daily life better. When you are active and strong, it makes it easier to do everyday tasks like chores and shopping, keep up with your grandkids; and stay independent, as you get older. Other big health benefits of physical activity include less pain, a better mood, and decreased risk of chronic disease. Physical ...
Older adults play vital, positive roles in our communities — as family members, friends, mentors, volunteers, civic leaders, members of the workforce, and more. Just as every person is unique, so too is how they age and how they choose to do it — and there is no “right” way. That’s why the theme for Older Americans Month 2022 is Age My Way. Every May, the Administration for Community Living (ACL) leads the celebration of Older Americans Month. This year’s theme focuses on how older adults can age in their communities, living independently for as long as possible and ...
Chautauqua Adult Day Services received a grant from Cummins Engine, Sheldon Foundation and the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation for its Outdoor Therapeutic Gardening and Recreation Project. The project is providing participants in the program with the opportunity to be outside, do some ...
Joyce Ares had just turned 74 and was feeling fine when she agreed to give a blood sample for research. So she was surprised when the screening test came back positive for signs of cancer. After a repeat blood test, a PET scan and a needle biopsy, she was diagnosed with Hodgkin ...
