Health & Wellness
Medicare Open Enrollment Help Available
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Medicare beneficiaries will have the chance to get personalized help from APPRISE Medicare counselors at numerous locations during this year’s open enrollment period, Oct. 15 to Dec. 7.
CCACS Offering Events for Medicare Assistance
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The APPRISE program of Cumberland County Aging & Community Services will offer both informational and enrollment events this fall during the Medicare open enrollment period.
Savvy Senior: How to Pick a Medicare Advantage Plan
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- Written by Jim Miller Jim Miller
Dear Savvy Senior,
I’m approaching 65 and am interested in a Medicare Advantage plan to cover my healthcare and medications. What tips can you provide to help me pick a plan?
Eat These Foods to Help Prevent Prostate Cancer
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Prostate cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer in men—more than 180,000 cases are diagnosed each year.
Competition and Temps Heat Up at 2017 Senior Games
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- Written by Megan Joyce Megan Joyce
When the success of your big, outdoor event—such as the Cumberland County Senior Games, for example—hinges on the cooperation of Mother Nature, you plead with her to grant you clear skies and dry ground.
Free Seminar Offers Medicare Help
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A free seminar, Medicare Facts for New or Pre-Retirees, will be held from 6-9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28, in meeting room 1 of the Penn State Extension Offices, York County Annex, 112 Pleasant Acres Road, Springettsbury Township.
Savvy Senior: Finding Help for Seniors Addicted to Opioids
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- Written by Jim Miller Jim Miller
Dear Savvy Senior,
I’m worried about my 72-year-old mother, who has been taking the opioid medication Vicodin for her hip and back pain for more than a year. I fear she’s becoming addicted to the drug, but I don’t know what to do.
Free Health Programs Offered This Fall
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The Lancaster County Office of Aging will be offering three health and wellness programs this fall. All programs are free and open to the public.
Flu Shot Clinics Held at Senior Centers this Fall
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Yearly flu vaccination has already begun in some locations in York County and will continue throughout the flu season.