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Looking for programs or services outside Barron, Rusk or Washburn County? Find your local ADRC. You're Welcome HereWe welcome everyone to the ADRC, regardless of race, age, color, national origin, ethnic background, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or socioeconomic, marital or military status. Your ADRC respects the diversity of our customers, employees, and communities | See Our Event Calendar NEWSAttend Our Caregiver Conference!Celebrate Caregiving: Laughter, Learning and Living Are you a "caregiver"? Caregivers are relatives or friends who provide unpaid care for children, spouses, parents, siblings/relatives or friends/neighbors. This includes assisting with housekeeping, meal preparation, shopping, personal cares, emotional/social support, managing finances and transportation. You can get more information or register with this brochure. Aging Mastery Program Scheduled in Ladysmith!The Aging Mastery Program will be held this fall in Ladysmith and Rice Lake. Learn more. Register here for the Ladysmith classes. Ladysmith Senior Center, Wednesdays, Sept. 7-Nov 9, 2016, 3:00 – 4:30 pm. Register here for the Rice Lake classes. Rice Lake Senior Center, Rice Lake, WI, Mondays Oct 17-Dec. 19th, from 10:00 – 11:30 am. Music and Memory Grant Supports Partnership to Support Those Living with Dementia in Their Homes. On July 12th, 2016, Wisconsin’s Interim Secretary of the Department of Health Services, Tom Engels, joined representatives from Mayo Hometown Health, the Boys & Girls Club of Barron County, and the Aging & Disability Resource Center to announce the implementation of a $25,000 grant from the Mayo Clinic Health System to offer the Music & Memory Program in Barron County to people with dementia living in their homes. Learn more. Health and Independence of Medicare Recipients Threatened by Proposed Elimination of SHIP$52.1 million in funding for the Medicare State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) was completely eliminated in the Fiscal Year 2017 budget appropriations bill approved by the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee. This move would effectively end the only program that provides free, personalized, unbiased Medicare coverage counseling to 55 million people with Medicare. Every day 10,000 more baby boomers age into Medicare, meaning the number of people needing these services is growing rapidly so, in fact, more funding is needed. Learn more or contact your legislator now.How Will Transportation Funding Impact Your Life? Let Your Legislators Know!In 2013, the Transportation Finance and Policy Commission, appointed by the Governor and Legislature clearly found that if Wisconsin does not adjust its user fees, the condition of both our state and local roads and transit systems will deteriorate significantly over the next decade. Read the report at this link: Keep Wisconsin Moving-Smart Investments Measurable Results.We need to have a transportation system that continues to meet the needs of a growing number of older adults. In addition, we need to make sure there is sufficient funding to keep our roads in good repair. Roads that are well maintained cause less wear and tear on vehicles. You can read more thoughts from Director Leslie Fijalkiewicz.Your state representatives need your feedback. Check this link for information for a map that provides contact information all Wisconsin legislators. Congress Protects and Invests in Seniors in Final Fiscal Year 2016 Funding DealAdvocacy by hundreds of National Council on Aging (NCOA) supporters has paid off. Congress crafted a final FY16 funding package that rejects proposed cuts and even provides some increases for programs and services for older adults. Find your Wisconsin legislators and let them know you appreciate their efforts. Learn more. (From the NCOA.) |
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