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Greetings,
We at MVES hope your New Year is off to a good start.
Please take a minute to read about legislative issues,
an important conference series, and the soon-to-be
released Medicare Drug Cards.
Please let us know of any topic that you'd like us to
address. Stay warm and safe!
| Giving Care, Taking Care |
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Are you a caregiver? Could you use some help? "The
Giving Care, Taking Care: A Caregiver Conference
Series" is an MVES-sponsored series of informative talks
designed to help caregivers more easily deal with their
caregiving responsibilities. The series is organized by
Kathy Learned, MVES' caregiver support coordinator,
and its goal is to help caregivers identify important
resources and supports.
The featured speaker for each topic is Samir Patel,
M.D. Dr. Patel is a geriatric psychiatrist and is the
associate medical director of the Inpatient Medical
Psychiatric Program of Lawrence Memorial Hospital of
Medford/Hallmark Health. All conference sessions are
free and will be held from 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. at
Lawrence Memorial Hospital/School of Nursing,
Classroom A.
Read about the Series... »
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| Ringing in the Chinese New Year |
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Over 100 elders from Malden and surrounding
communities welcomed the Chinese New Year by
celebrating at the Peking Gourmet restaurant on Main
Street in Malden. The Greater Boston Chinese Golden
Age Center (GBCGAC), supported by MVES and the
Malden Council on Aging, hosted the event that
included a delicious buffet, raffle prizes, and
entertainment.
"The New Year's celebration allows Chinese elders to
celebrate their cultural traditions," said Mary Kinsell,
MVES director of planning and community services. "It's
an enjoyable day for all involved."
Read more... »
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| Turn Unwanted Items into Cash Contributions |
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Do you have an attic filled with clutter? Items you no
longer want may be treasures to someone else. Now
you can convert those unwanted items into cash
contributions for MVES by visiting www.missionfish.org.
MissionFish and eBay, the world's largest online
marketplace, recently combined forces to make this
form of charitable giving possible. Here's how it works.
You browse to www.missionfish.org, register to sell an
item, select MVES as the nonprofit you want to
support, and select a percentage of the final value of
the sale to donate to MVES (ten percent to one
hundred percent). As a registered charity, MVES can
welcome your potential donation or suggest that you
give your generosity to another charity.
Read more... »
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| Advantages of the new Medicare Drug Discount Cards |
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Q: When are the new Medicare drug discount cards
coming out? What will they do?
A: The federal Department of Health and Human
Services has indicated that new prescription discount
cards will be out this spring. The first benefit under the
new Medicare Modernization law, discount cards
promise to help seniors "lower their (drug) costs until
the more comprehensive Medicare drug benefit comes
into effect in two years."
Read more... »
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| Romney's Commitment to Elders Essential |
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As an advocate for community-based services for the
elderly, I applauded Governor Mitt Romney's comments
regarding the elderly in his State of the State speech.
The Governor's statement that not taking care of
elders at home is "one of the greatest travesties in our
state" was accurate. The remark hit the bull's-eye.
At MVES, we believe seniors want to be cared for at
home, and the U.S. Supreme Court has gone even
further by saying that disabled people of all ages have
the right to be cared for in the most integrated setting
appropriate to their needs. It is encouraging that the
Governor seems to be in agreement with federal opinion.
We still need to remember, however, that state funds
for the largest home care program in the state have
been frozen for three years running. Moving seniors into
home care settings and out of institutions is good for
elders and saves money for taxpayers. It's a win-win
situation.
Read more...
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