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Aging Mastery Classes Help People Age Well

Monday, January 28th, 2019

Important update regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak: We health and wellness classes have gone virtual for the time being.  Classes will be held via GoToMeeting and will be accessible using your Smartphone, computer or tablet. For more information on AgeWays’s coronavirus response and resources and information to help older adults and family caregivers, visit our coronavirus updates page. We’re all getting older, but could we be doing it better? Yes, we could. Aging ...

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Donate Now to Help Seniors in Your Neighborhood

Wednesday, November 7th, 2018

Help AgeWays Meet Its Match! We’re thrilled to announce that several generous businesses have stepped up to support the assistance we provide to seniors, adults with disabilities and caregivers. From now until December 31, Excellacare, LaJoy Group, and Imperial Senior Suites are each committed to matching donations, dollar for dollar, up to $10,000. Guardian Medical Monitoring has agreed to match dollars up to $5,000. Serenity Health and Harmony Transportation Services have ...

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Presentations Help Novi Residents Understand Medicare and Save Money

Tuesday, January 30th, 2018

AgeWays Medicare Medicaid Assistance Program (MMAP) is holding two presentations at the Novi Library this spring to help people understand their Medicare benefits and save money. “Ten Things You Need to Know About Medicare” is happening on Thursday, March 8 from 1 to 3 p.m., and “Getting Help Paying for Prescription Drugs” is being held on Thursday, April 12 from 1 to 3 p.m. MMAP is a  program of the AgeWays, ...

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AgeWays Appoints New CEO

Wednesday, January 24th, 2018

AgeWays has appointed Michael Karson as the new CEO and President.  AgeWays is a local non profit serving seniors and adults with disabilities in the six county region of Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair and  Washtenaw counties. Karson has a strong history of success at various executive levels within different health care delivery models/systems with for profit and non-profit organizations including: Optum, a division of United HealthCare, HAP, Midwest Health ...

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Government Shutdown Will Not Impact AgeWays Services

Monday, January 22nd, 2018

AgeWays plans to continue with business as usual during the government shutdown. Our first priority, as always, is serving the seniors who depend on our programs. Our services to seniors will continue without interruption

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Young People Give to Meals on Wheels

Monday, December 11th, 2017

Traditions. They stitch us together. They help create a sense of family and a sense of community. The Dads Club from Brother Rice High School in Bloomfield Hills solidified a tradition this fall when a group of roughly 15 sets of dads and sons got together for the second year in a row to help seniors from Pontiac Meals on Wheels with some much-needed home maintenance  and home repair projects. The ...

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Help Local Seniors Have a Happy Holiday

Tuesday, November 28th, 2017

Donate Now to Holiday Meals on Wheels Most of us know how important Meals on Wheels is. It's a safety net for vulnerable, homebound seniors. It brings hot food and a warm smile to their doorstep--making sure they have something to eat, someone to talk to and someone to check in on them every weekday. It's a critical service, providing not only a meal but that human connection that all of ...

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Get Help Understanding Your Options During Medicare Open Enrollment

Wednesday, November 1st, 2017

Open Enrollment runs annually October 15 through December 7. It’s the one time of year that you can make changes to your plan choices regarding Part D Prescription plans or Medicare Advantage plans. During Open Enrollment you can: Enroll in or switch Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plans Change from original Medicare to a Medicare Advantage Plan or switch from a Medicare Advantage Plan to original Medicare Switch Medicare Advantage Plans Plan ...

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Five Things You Should Do If You Are Caring for an Aging Parent or Loved One

Wednesday, October 11th, 2017

Caring for a loved one can be tough. AgeWays's Information and Assistance telephone line often takes calls from family caregiverswho are overwhelmed and don't know where to turn for help. Perhaps they have been suddenly thrust into the role of caregiver after a health crisis hits an aging parent or other family member  (Maybe a parent has fallen and had a fracture; or been diagnosed with Alzheimer's or another chronic ...

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Classes Give Caregiver the Knowledge She Needs to Cope with Alzheimer’s

Wednesday, September 20th, 2017

Working caregiver uses knowledge she's gained from the Creating Confident Caregivers class to care for her dad Megan, age 31, is the quintessential working caregiver. The Southfield resident holds down a demanding job in healthcare IT while trying to take care of her father who has Alzheimer’s disease. Megan’s work takes her well beyond the boundary of 9 to 5. She travels a lot—implementing systems and software in hospitals around the ...

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