As part of Older Americans Month, you can let the Indiana Division of Aging know what supports you need to “Age My Way” by commenting on the draft State Plan on Aging or attending in-person or virtual listening sessions. Learn more.
The Food and Drug Administration has authorized, and the Centers for Disease Control recommended, a second booster dose for mRNA COVID-19 vaccines for persons 50 years of age and older and immunocompromised individuals ages 12 and older. The Indiana Department of Health has information about booster doses and links for scheduling your vaccine appointment.
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Cooking up Community with Fuel for the Future
Nutrition is a vital component of our health and well-being, especially as we age. But in communities throughout Indiana, older adults sometimes lack access to the high-quality, nutritious food they need to remain healthy and independent. For more than 50 years, the Older Americans Act Title III Nutrition Program has funded home-delivered and congregate meals […]
Celebrating Older Americans in May
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 […]
Pivot 4.0
Pivot just might be the most frequent word we hear now related to COVID-19. It is the word we have all used to describe the changes we made in our work, home and other daily routines so they could be done remotely, distanced, touchless and otherwise safely. Pivot is how we all survived. In […]
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Senior Medicare Patrol, or SMP, programs help Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries protect against, detect, prevent, and report health care fraud. In doing so, they not only protect older persons, they also help preserve the integrity of the Medicare and Medicaid programs.