Protect Yourself Against Nursing Home Fraud Social Media Kit
Making Strides with Federal Policy
If you have been following your local news throughout 2024, you may have seen stories about changes the state of Indiana is making in how it uses Medicaid to support older adults and people with disabilities live vibrant, healthy and engaged lives in their own home and communities. Indiana Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) have […]
Older Hoosiers Powered by Connection
Established in 1963, Older Americans Month (OAM) is celebrated every May. Led by the Administration for Community Living (ACL), OAM is a time to recognize older Americans’ contributions, highlight aging trends and reaffirm commitments to serving the older adults in our communities. This year’s theme, Powered by Connection, focuses on the profound impact that meaningful […]
Next Level Aging
As the Indiana General Assembly has convened to discuss many important concerns, few are as vital and universal in nature as the availability of quality, affordable, robust and reliable services for aging Hoosiers. Every time I meet someone new and they learn who I represent, they always feel prompted to share their personal story of […]
Empowering Veterans with Home and Community-Based Services
This Veteran’s Day, we can honor our veterans helping them connect with a diverse array of Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) designed both to ease their transition to civilian life and empower them to live and age through their retirement years with autonomy, independence and dignity in their own homes and communities. Accessing HCBS for […]
Lifestyle Medicine important part of Older Americans Month
Maybe it’s because Robin Leach’s Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous predominated my young adulthood, but when I heard the term “Lifestyle Medicine” a couple weeks ago, two images popped into my head: guru doctors with celebrity clients and Dr. Oz highlighting the latest unproven wellness theory. I thought it might be one of a long-line of health […]
