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Page 6 - Senior's Lifestyle Publication Supplement To Shelby Shopper & Info It's A Good Life – DECEMBER, 2010 Kings Mountain Patrick Center Event WII BOWLING LEAGUE - The Senior Center has begun a Wii Bowling League that meets on Fridays at 1:00PM in Conference Room I at the Center. The competition is stiff, but makes for lots for fun. Anyone interested in joining the league, please call Terrie Lewis at the Center. Everyone is welcome no matter your skill level. This game can easily be learned and is a fun way to exercise. SENIOR CENTER CHRISTMAS PARTY - Come celebrate with friends at the Patrick Senior Center for a special Christmas Party planned just for you on Friday, December 10th from 2:00PM-4:00PM. Our theme this year is “A Candy Cane Christmas” and we hope that each one of you will join us for fun entertainment, and special refreshments. There is no charge for this party and you do not have to sign-up, just show up at 2:00PM. Merry Christmas! LOW INCOME SUBSIDY PROGRAM (LIS-EXTRA HELP) - Do you know someone who is on Medicare and needs assistance in paying for their prescription drugs? Medicare beneficiaries may be eligible for the federal Extra Help low income subsidy program if he/she has limited income and limited resources. The Extra Help program can increase cost savings by paying for all or part of the monthly premiums, annual deductibles and provide lower prescription co-payments under a Medicare prescription drug plan. All persons who receive Medicare and full Medicaid or people who are on Medicare and receive SSI are automatically enrolled in the extra help. All others must qualify by meeting these income and asset eligibility guidelines: assets less than $12,510; and couples-less than $21,855, assets less than $25,010. Please call the receptionist to make an appointment with one of our trained single-less than $16,245 yearly, counselors today! Don’t let these complicated issues stress you out any longer. We are here to help! Are you on Medicare and having problems with it? Do you need help understanding some of the information sent to you by Medicare or any of the Prescription Drug Plans? Do you need to know whether you need to pay a doctor bill or not? Or if Medicare should pay first? Do you need assistance in looking at the different Medicare or Prescription plans? Will you be retiring soon and need to know what to do about your Medicare? If you answered yes to any of these problems, we have the help you need at the Center. Our certified SHIIP counselors can help you with any of these issues. SHIIP is a consumer information division of the NC people with Medicare, Medicare Part D, plans, and long-term care Department of Insurance that assists Medicare supplements, Medicare Advantage insurance questions. We will be glad to schedule an appointment for you to see a SHIIP Counselor. Please call the receptionist at the Center to make your appointment today to get the help you need! COMMODITIES - The Patrick Senior Center will again distribute U.S.D.A. Commodities (surplus foods) on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30TH FROM 1:00PM—2:30PM to senior adults who pre-registered in November. receive the commodities. Monday, November 8th, Tuesday, November 9th or Wednesday, November 10th between 9:00AM—11:00AM in order to You must call and pre-register on If YOU DID NOT PRE-REGISTER IN NOVEMBER ON THE SPECIFIED DATES, YOU WILL NOT HAVE COMMODITIES AT THE SENIOR CENTER TO PICK UP! WE DISTRIBUTE COMMODITIES FOUR(4) TIMES PER YEAR AND YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER EACH TIME THAT WE DISTRIBUTE COMMODITIES IF YOU WANT TO RECEIVE THEM EACH TIME. YOU MUST PICK UP YOUR COMMODITIES BY 2:30PM ON TUESDAY, OR THEY WILL BE RETURNED TO SHELBY FOR DISTRIBUTION TO SOMEONE ELSE BY 3:00PM. NO EXCEPTIONS! Please make arrangements NOW and have a back-up plan should you be unable to pick-up your commodities due to illness or other problems. If you plan to let someone else pick up your commodities and did not request a permission slip, please cut out the permission slip on page 11 of this newsletter. Please fill it out, sign it and send it by a Pharm D Certified Pharmacy Sterile Enviroment. FREE SHIPPING FOR COMPOUNDS Medi-Fare has a full service Pharmacy Telephone Reassurance Program Do you, or someone you know, live alone and have little contact with people? If the answer is yes, then the Council on Aging Telephone Reassurance Program might be for you. This program is especially beneficial for seniors age 60 and above that need for someone to make contact with them. The service can be setup to meet the needs of the senior. will call to make sure that you are up and okay. RG SR WH G On these days a volunteer If the vol- unteer does not get an answer they will notify a contact per- son that will check on you. If you are interested in this pro- gram, or being a volunteer to make calls with the Telephone Reassurance Program please call Kathy at 704-482-3488. Good Life It’ It’ s A s A 864-839-6384 PLACE YOUR AD IN OUR SENIORS SECTION Call 704-484-1047 To Place Your Ad INTERMEDIATE LINE DANCE CLASS WILL NOT MEET FROM DECEMBER 23RD THROUGH DECEMBER 30TH. CLASSES WILL RESUME ON JANUARY 6TH. I’m Not Saving Anymore on my What... Prescriptions at those big chains? • Drive through Prescription drop off & pick up • Easy Prescription Transfer • Cafe inside serving breakfast & lunch daily HOME MEDICAL EQUIPMENT • Jazzy Power Chairs, Scooters & Seat Liſt Chairs • Complete Home Oxygen Services • Free Home Delivery • Diabetic Supplies, Shoes & Hosiery • Hospital Beds • Bathroom Safety •••• We take most all insurances and bill Medicaid & Medicare •••• Come by our store or call us for more details. 108 East Grover St., Shelby, NC (one block west of hospital) 704-487-8068 Toll free 1-877-627-7627 Medical Arts Pharmacy gives you more... • $4 Generics • Pharmacists that have time to help you! CHECKMEDS NC PROGRAM - ChecKmeds NC contracts with Outcomes Pharmaceutical Health Care to offer free Medication Therapy Management services to all Medicare Prescription Drug Plan recipients ages 65 and older in North Carolina. Through ChecKmeds NC, specially trained Personal Pharmacists are throughout North Carolina. Some of the and Drug Information. identified in communities services available are Medication Checkup, Medication Checkup involves the pharmacist meeting with the patient to review all medications, including over the counter medicine and supplements. This will help to identify any duplications or conflicts and helps the senior adult to organize their medication schedule. Drug Information will talk with patients about their new medi- cations, its purpose and correct use and will follow-up with the senior adult to make sure that the drug is working right and not causing any problems. Allen Propst of Mountain Street Pharmacy, a trained ChecKmeds NC pharmacist, will be at the Center on Tuesday, November 2nd from 10:45AM—11:30AM to share information about the ChecKmeds NC program. He will also discuss some general information about Medicare Part D and some possible options for seniors. Come find out about this valuable program. Kings Mountain Patrick Center Events with the person picking up your commodities. If you do not pre-register with the Center, you can still pick up commodities at the Shelby Fair Grounds on Tuesday, November 30th beginning at 8:00AM from the Shelby Lion’s Club. Commodities are surplus foods given to states for distribution to low income folks. If you are a senior adult in Cleveland County and are low income, you may qualify to receive a bag of this food. The eligibility requirements have changed, so please call to see if you qualify during our pre-registration days each quarter. A great big “Thank You” to all our volunteers who help us with this distribution. For more information, please call Terrie Lewis, Program Coordinator at the Center. SENIOR CHORUS NEWS - Can you believe that another holiday season is almost upon us? It seems as if I just turn the calendar page for January and the next thing I know its December. Where does the year go? I can’t seem to accomplish everything that I need to without running out of time. I question if what I’m doing is really worthwhile. One thing that is certainly worthwhile is Senior Chorus. According to www.SixWise.com the ancient art of singing not only feels goods, it can enhance your well-being, reduce your feelings of pain and even prolong your life. Studies have linked singing with a lower heart rate, decreased blood pressure, and reduced stress, according to Patricia Preston-Roberts, a board-certified music therapist in New York City. She uses song to help patients who suffer from a variety of psychological and physiological conditions. Preston-Roberts says, supplements "Singing also seems to block a lot of the neural pathways that pain travels through." Singing, particularly in a chorus, seems to benefit the elderly particularly well. As part of a three- year study examining how singing affects the health of those 55 and older, a Senior Singers Chorale was formed by the Levine School of Music in Washington, D.C. The seniors involved in the chorale (as well as seniors involved in two separate arts groups involving writing and painting) showed significant health improvements compared to those in the control groups. Specifically, the arts groups reported an average of: 30 fewer doctor visits, fewer eyesight problems, less incidence of depression, less need for medication, fewer falls and other injuries. Wow! Senior Chorus really is worthwhile and important. We meet on Mondays at 10:30 AM in Conference Room I. Make time in your busy schedule to join us for your health and for the fun of it. We wish you blessings for a very Merry Christmas and a wonderfully prosperous New Year! P F F SH LL L