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Spotlight: Michigan Medicare/Medicaid Assistance Program (MMAP)
Catholic Charities Washtenaw County (CCWC) is home to a wide variety of programs serving young children to older adults and everyone in between. We’ll be interviewing representatives from different CCWC programs help our audience understand what resources are available and how to access them. In recognition of July 30 being the anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid, we recently we…
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Avoiding Scams: Covid19 Edition
Unfortunately, scammers aren’t above using any situation to their advantage- including a pandemic. Below is a run through of various scams to be aware of. The Vaccine/Cure/Test Scam Scammers are taking advantage of the fear surrounding Coronavirus by calling older adults and offering to send them testing kits, vaccines, or even filters that filter out the virus (no…
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What the heck is hospice?
Last week on the blog we discussed ways to age in place without having to leave your home. Today we’re going to talk about hospice and how it allows you to manage care wherever you are, whether it’s in your home or in a hospital. Hospice is one of those words that people throw around when…
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Memory Cafes: What are they and how to they work?
Caregiving can be lonely, especially when caring for someone with Alzheimer’s or Dementia. As symptoms worsen, it can more challenging for that person to be out in the community or find activities they might enjoy. Memory cafes began in 1997 in Europe and are a place where caregivers and their loved ones can go to socialize, do activities together,…
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What does it mean to Age in Place?
If you had the choice between living alone at home or with other people in senior housing, what would you choose? According to the AARP’s 2018 Home and Community Preferences Survey, most people over 50 want to stay in their home, and their community, for as long as possible. But what do they need to do to…
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The Happiness Curve
You’re probably aware of the stereotypes of older adults. Popular culture loves to depict older adults as lonely, depressed, and isolated. But is that really the truth? Recent studies show that if you were to measure happiness across a lifetime, it would be curved or U-shaped. People, in general, tend to feel most content in their 20s…
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