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Club Calendar

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Alamo Senior Center 528-4881 Business Meeting: 2nd Tuesday, 1 p.m. Social Activities: Birthdays, monthly, last Tuesday Cards: Tuesday p.m., following lunch Senior Meals: Tuesdays, noon Foot Clinic: Odd months, Divide County Health Nurse Anamoose Senior Citizens 465-3316 Business Meeting: 1st Monday with bingo & speaker Social Meeting: 3rd Friday of month Senior Meals: Every Monday, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Chair Exercise: Every Monday & Thurs, 9:30 a.m. Free Blood Pressure Check: 1st Monday, monthly Cards & Dominoes: Every Friday, 6:30 p.m. ...

PACE helps seniors stay in their homes

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Older adults in North Dakota who are eligible for nursing home care often remain living independently at home, where they prefer to be. Although living at home, they may need a level of care that’s difficult for them to manage the medical and self-cares they require by themselves. That’s where Northland PACE Senior Care Services comes in. PACE (Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) is a program designed to successfully preserve older adult’s ability to remain living at home through a team-based approach. Northland PACE, a non-profit based in Bismarck North Dakota, ...

Hello Seniors

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Well it’s that time of the year’s folks, giving thanks for our blessings. Getting ready for the holiday season with the hustle and bustle and having that special time with our loved ones. Our residents love this very festival season, enjoying our Christmas decorations throughout Trinity homes. Gifts are given to residents on Christmas Eve donated through various people and organizations followed by a Christmas party. Santa will visit bringing on those big smiles. Activities will be planning a very fun News Years party bringing in the 2022. Trinity Homes is looking forward, to a very ...

Medicare fraud: Know how to protect yourself

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A northwest North Dakota senior who discovered an unusual charge on her health insurance statement last year made the right call. She contacted her supplemental insurer and Medicare to report suspected fraud. Identity theft involving Medicare is a multi-billion-dollar crime in the United States. Identity theft happens when someone uses your personal information without your consent to commit fraud or other crimes. Personal information includes data such as your name, Social Security or Medicare number, a credit card, bank account numbers or Medicare account username and password. ...

Beating the Dark Winter Blues

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While “winter blues” is not a clinical condition, those of us who have lived in regions where there is limited sunlight for several months certainly can relate to the phrase. A more serious condition that is clinical in nature is called Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). According to the National Institute of Health, only 1% of Floridians suffer from SAD. However, in northernmost parts of the United States, about 10% of people in Alaska may be affected. Shorter days that occur with the arrival of fall and winter can disrupt our internal biological clock and circadian rhythm. As ...