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Montgomery County Office for Aging, Inc. A private, not-for-profit agency LIFESPAN Volume XVI No. 6 Serving Montgomery County Older Adults since 1975 November/December 2013 Office Closings: Community Breakfast Mon., Nov. 11, Veterans Day The Montgomery County Office for Aging recently held its Annual Thurs., Nov. 28 and Fri., Nov. 29, Community Breakfast and Public Thanksgiving Holiday Hearing sponsored by CDPHP at the Wed., Dec. 11, Office closing at 12 pm Rolling Hills Country Club in Fort Johnson. It was a well-attended event Tues., Dec. 24, Office closing at 12 pm in which the agency presented its Wed., Dec. 25, Christmas Holiday proposed 2014-2015 budget and had guest speakers from Mobile Geriatrics Wed., Jan. 1, New Year’s Day and Catholic Charities. OFA Executive Director, David Jordan presents Sharlene Cornacchia of CDPHP Caregiver of the Year with a certificate of appreciation for sponsorship of this annual event. Joanie Caska has been recognized a doctorate degree in Literary Studies as Caregiver of the Year by the and hopes to teach at the college level. Montgomery County Board of Joanie has been able to work from We Have a Supervisors at its meeting on Oct. 22. home in her writing business which Joanie moved back into her specializes in online web content, Holiday Gift childhood home to be with her mother editing and proofreading. She has been and has been caring for her for the past forced to scale back her work due to Idea for You seven years. What the demands of began as general caregiving. Since Calendars make great gifts for assistance has she is unable to your employees and/or loved ones. If gradually evolved leave her mom you need a gift for someone who has into direct help with alone, Montgomery everything, then you may want to all activities of daily County Office for consider purchasing a lottery living, including Aging, Inc. has calendar. Who wouldn't enjoy a housekeeping, been assisting her whole year with 365 opportunities to personal care and through the win multiple cash prizes of up to companionship. Caregiver Respite $250 each? The Office for Aging still Joanie has proven program. By having has some 2014 lottery calendars for to be an exemplary a home health aide only $20 each or buy 5, get one free. Joanie Caska in her flower garden caregiver by her come in once a A limited quantity will be available for consistent patience and dedication. week to take over her responsibilities, purchase, so get yours today! Call A graduate of Canajoharie High Joanie is able to get a much needed OFA at 843-2300 for more School, she also graduated from SUNY break. She uses this time to work at information about the calendar or Cobleskill, and from SUNY Albany with home, visit the library, go hiking, or stop by 135 Guy Park Avenue, a degree in American Literature. She take a ride in the country. Amsterdam to ensure yours today! plans to continue her studies, pursuing 2 - November/December 2013 From the Advocacy Begins at Home Director Reauthorizing the Older Americans Act Yorkers who want to live independently will demonstrate a commitment to in the least restrictive setting. David Jordan good planning for handling the growth 5. Supports families and Executive Director of the older population. The 2010 U.S. caregivers. The value of the services Census reported a 15% increase in that family caregivers provide to help The Older Americans Act (OAA) New York State’s overall 60-plus older adults live independently is should be reauthorized this year and population. estimated at $450 billion a year just in the nick of time: the U.S. 2. Reach older New Yorkers nationally, according to AARP’s Public expects an unprecedented wave of before they end up on Medicaid. Policy Institute. growth in the population of citizens Area Agency on Aging programs are Source: The Association on Aging in over the age of 60. The Older pre-Medicaid programs that help older New York is in partnership with the Americans Act was originally New Yorkers avoid the spend-down to National Association of Nutrition and established in 1965 with the goal of Medicaid. These services can be Aging Services Programs created this providing health and human services provided to older New Yorkers at one- document for policymakers who might for Americans, particularly as they tenth the cost of a nursing home. be wondering why they should grow older. 3. Access to community-based reauthorize the Older Americans Act. The reauthorization provides an programs. The national Aging opportunity for Congress to ensure the Services Network, which is Montgomery County Aging Network in the U.S. can comprised of the Administration on Office for Aging, Inc. The Designated Area Agency on Aging continue to support a valuable and Aging, State Office for Aging, Area ever-expanding population of older Agencies on Aging, and community Staff Americans and their caregivers. Area providers was established by the act Kelly Casler Meeghan Lyons Agencies on Aging (AAAs) design, to ensure Americans have access to Sharon Heroth Jennifer Moyer fund, and coordinate programs that community-based programs and a Mary Ellen Houlihan Stephen Prohaska enhance the community support continuity of care so they may David Jordan Elizabeth Smitka Lynn La Salle Jason Walrath system designed to maintain older maintain their independence. adults in their homes, postponing the 4. More New Yorkers will be able Board of Directors need for more medically intensive and to live independently long into old * Emeritus costly health care services. age. Agencies on Aging serve the Sheriff Michael Amato* Charles S. Pedersen* 5 Reasons to Reauthorize the needs – nutritious meals, caregiver Peter Capobianco Vincent Rossi Older Americans Act Today! support, transportation, in-home Joan Conboy Dorothy Savarese 1. The Age Wave. Every eight personal care services, health Ronald Dievendorf Thomas Sorbero Ted Madej Michael Wancewicz seconds in America someone turns 65. insurance counseling – of older New Donald Massey* Roberta Winsman Thomas Mickle* Barbara Wool Dolores Partyka Heading South for Winter? Advisory Council A number of Montgomery County address, or do not have second class residents spend their winter in mail forwarded, please notify us. Marie Austin Elizabeth Niski Evelyn Bianchi Claritza Reyes Malavé warmer climates, changing their We’ll send your mail to the temporary Joan Cimino Jacob Sammons address at the post office for the address during the time you are Sandra DiGiandomenico Undersheriff Jeffrey Smith months they are away. When we there, and after notification, to your David Dybas Lynne Van Eps receive returned mail with an address permanent address when you return. Anne Keiley Nancy Vertuccii Dolores Muselbeck Sheila Wheeler change, we don’t know if it is a To avoid missing one issue of temporary or permanent change. If LIFESPAN, please call 843-2300 or LIFESPAN is published bi-monthly by the you receive LIFESPAN and leave for write to the Montgomery County Montgomery County Office for Aging, Inc. an extended vacation of several Office for Aging, Inc., 135 Guy Park and funded by Title III B of the Federal Older months and change your mailing Ave., Amsterdam, NY 12010. Americans Act. November/December 2013 - 3 Bon Dietary Supplements Supplements are available without a minerals, check the % Daily Value Appétit! prescription and usually come in pill, (DV) for each nutrient to make sure powder or liquid form. Common you’re not getting too much. Too much Tracy Hojohn supplements include vitamins, of certain supplements can be harmful. Registered Dietitian minerals and herbal products, also Manufacturers are also responsible for known as botanicals. People take the product’s purity, and they must When you reach for that bottle of these supplements to make sure they accurately list ingredients and their vitamin C or fish oil pills, you might get enough essential nutrients and to amounts. However, there is no wonder how well they work and if they maintain or improve their health. But regulatory agency that makes sure that are safe. The first thing to ask yourself not everyone needs to take labels match what’s in the bottles. You is whether you need them in the first supplements. It’s possible to get all of risk getting less, or sometimes more, place. More than half of all Americans the nutrients you need by eating a of the listed ingredients. All of the take one or more dietary supplements. variety of healthy foods, but ingredients may not even be listed. supplements can be useful for filling in To make it easy to find reliable CAFÉS gaps in your diet. Some supplements information, NIH has fact sheets on may have side effects, especially if dietary supplements at http:// Bring a friend and have lunch taken before surgery or with other ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/list-all/. NIH at one of our cafés. Lunch is medicines. Supplements can also also recently launched an online served Monday through cause problems if you have certain Dietary Supplement Label Database at Friday at 12 p.m. health conditions. Speak with your www.dsld.nlm.nih.gov. This free Call 843-2300 or 673-2000 health care provider FIRST if you’re database lets you look up the to make a reservation or to thinking about taking dietary ingredients of thousands of dietary cancel a reservation. supplements. Dietary supplements are supplements. It includes information regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug from the label on dosage, health Daily sites Administration (FDA) as foods, not as claims and cautions. Deciding whether drugs. Just because a supplement is to take dietary supplements and which Amsterdam promoted as “natural” doesn’t ones to take is a serious matter.

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