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Senior News

Silver Creek Senior Citizens group meets

SILVER CREEK — The Silver Creek Seniors met on July 18 with 32 members present. President Sally Conover opened the meeting with everyone saying the Pledge to the Flag and singing God Bless America. Chaplain Pauline read “I’ve Never Been to Heaven”. Lorrie Newman and Sally entertained ...

Silver Creek Senior Citizens meet

SILVER CREEK — The Silver Creek Seniors met on July 11 with 32 members present. Vice President Janice Snyder opened the meeting with the Pledge to the Flag and all singing God Bless America. She then welcomed Jean McDaneld, a former member. Pauline Flitt read “Just Be Good.” Al and Earl ...

State announces Medicare Savings Program expansion

New York state has expanded the Medicare Savings Program (MSP) to higher income limits in 2023. What does this mean to you? MSP helps older adults and people with disabilities living on limited incomes by paying their Medicare Part B premiums and automatically enrolls them in Extra Help. ...

County office seeks input on meeting needs

Every four years, the Chautauqua County Office for Aging Services (OFAS) must submit a plan to NYS Office for Aging (NYSOFA). This plan must outline how we will use the funding we receive to best meet the needs of Older Adults and Caregivers in Chautauqua County. It will include goals like ...

Help possible for home repairs

Our region has some of the oldest housing stock in the state of New York. According to the 2022-2024 Chautauqua County Community Health Assessment and Community Health Improvement Plan (https://chqgov.com/sites/default/files/document-files/2023-01/CHQ.CHA—.2022.Final—.pdf), “Housing ...

The county office for aging services is partnering with Blooming Health

The Chautauqua County Office for Aging Services is partnering with Blooming Health, a platform that better connects the Chautauqua County Office for Aging Services with older adults in the county through voice calls, text message and email available in 26 different languages. Using Blooming ...