MARQUETTE — The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians’ Elder Service Division is designed to provide tribal elders with the best possible programming to meet their needs, promote healthy living opportunities and improve their daily lives. These programs provide high quality in-home, ...
DALLAS (AP) — Unredacted files related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy were released Tuesday evening. About 2,200 files consisting of over 63,000 pages were posted on the website of the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. The vast majority of the ...
LANSING — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services encourages Michigan residents to get vaccinated, as increases in flu, COVID-19 and RSV activity have been observed and are expected to continue. At the end of December, trends in respiratory illness reached the highest levels ...
LANSING — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is joining with the federal Administration for Community Living and senior nutrition service providers in celebrating the 53rd anniversary of the Senior Nutrition Program as part of March for Meals Month, according to a press release from the governor’s office. “For more than 50 years, senior nutrition services have helped create healthy, strong communities where all members can flourish, including our older residents,” said Elizabeth Hertel, MDHHS director. “The Senior Nutrition Program ensures we provide ...
The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention defines elder abuse as “an intentional act or failure to act that causes or creates a risk of harm to an older adult” (age 60 or older) Elder abuse includes physical abuse, emotional/psychological abuse, sexual abuse, financial exploitation, ...
Information from Department of Health and Human Services/ Elder Care Directory If you don’t take Part-B when you are first eligible, the cost of your Part-B premiums will go up 10% for each full 12-month period that you could have had Part-B but didn’t sign up for it, except in special cases. You may have to pay this penalty as long as you have Part-B. If you didn’t sign up for Part-B when you first became eligible, call Social Security at 1-800-772-1213 to see when you can apply. TTY users should call 1-800-325-0778. If you get benefits from the Railroad Retirement Board, ...
