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Senior Health Programs & Benefits |
**October 2003 Health Highlights
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TIME |
EVENT |
| Every Mon, Wed & Fri |
10 am to 2 pm |
The center's Information and Referral worker, Sally Hock, will be
at the center to assist seniors in completing Senior benefits programs. |
| Wed, Jan 7 and Jan 21 |
9 am to noon |
Pete Gea will be meeting with seniors about insurance through the
APPRISE program. Call Center for an appointment. |
| Mon, Jan 5 |
12:45 pm |
Karen Bajwa will be here to explain the Food Stamp Program |
| Thurs, Jan 8 |
10:30 am |
Mike Harris will be here to tell us how to reduce taxes on our Social
Security income. |
| Mon, Jan 12 |
12:30 pm |
Financial advisor Dick Hoback from Senior Products Group will present
an informative program. |
| Tues, Jan 20 |
12:45 pm |
Brian Moyer will give us a healthy innovative Food for Thought program. |
| Thurs Jan 22 |
10:30 am |
Do you want an alternative to using a realtor? Rodger Paisley Auction
Company will be here to show you another option. |
| PACE/PACENET Pennsylvania has increased
the income limits for its prescription drug program for seniors. 400,000
more seniors will benefit. Stay tuned for more details. |
**Continuing Benefits
| Aladdin Lo-Vision Machine |
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There is a machine available at the Center that
magnifies text 50 times its original size. Please see a staff member
to use this valuable resource. |
| National Eye Care Project |
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If you are 65 or older, have not seen an opthalmologist
in the last 3 years and do not belong to an HMO, you may qualify for
an eye exam and eye care from a volunteer opthalmologist. this program,
known as the National Eye Care Project, is designed for those without
the means to pay. Contact Sally Hock at the Center on Mondays, Wednesdays,
and Fridays from 10 am to noon. |
| Free Hearing Aid Batteries |
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We have exhausted our supply. When
or if we are able to have the program again, we will be sure to change
this notice.
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PA Senior Dental Programs
If
you are 65 or older and have an income of $14,000 or less (single)
or $17,000 or less (couple), you may be eligible for dental services
at reduced rates. Call Sally Hock at the center for more information.
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Volunteers in Medicine Dental Program
If your household income is 200% of poverty level or less,
you may be eligible for low cost dental care at Community Volunteers
in Medicine, West Chester. For more information, contact Community
Volunteers at 610-836-5990 or call Sally Hock at the center.
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