Senior Scene Fall 2021
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Life Lessons from the last year
My only sibling died this summer. She had cancer. Over the last year (since her diagnosis), I have learned a lot of “life lessons.” I hope you can benefit from my experience as well as the related research on these topics. Lesson One: Pay attention to your body and tell others when things seem amiss. My sister should still be here. She did not know a key piece of growing older as a woman. She did not know that spotting after menopause is a sign to seek immediate medical attention. I knew this, but she did not share her information until it was too late. Lesson Two: Share ...
Lottery and sweepstakes scams
The chance of winning a lot of money is certainly alluring, and con artists are ready to exploit our eagerness to win big money. Sweepstakes and lottery scams have been around for a long time, and they’re still going strong. A retired North Dakota couple recently lost nearly $90,000 to a prize notification scam that started with a telephone call. The call supposedly came from the California Gaming Commission claiming they had won $1.7 million. The initial contact in a sweepstakes scam is often a call, an email, or a piece of direct mail offering congratulations for winning some big ...
SMP sees cardiovascular genetic testing used in new fraud trend
Every time there’s a medical advance, there’s a scammer waiting around the corner to exploit it. The latest growing genetic testing fraud trend focuses on cardiovascular genetic testing. Scammers are offering Medicare beneficiaries genetic testing cheek swabs to obtain their Medicare information for fraudulent billing purposes or possibly medical identity theft. We’re hearing reports of scammers calling Medicare beneficiaries, claiming their cardiologist wants them to have this test and offering to send a kit. In reality, their cardiologist did not make any such request. Their ...
Transportation options critical for seniors
Public transportation has a role in helping people remain in their homes as they age. “Our system was started just to do that 40 years ago,” said Darrell Francis, director for Souris Basin Transportation, Minot. Eighty percent of the service’s 90,000 rides given annually are clientele with disabilities or who are elderly, he said. SBT serves 10 counties with handicapped-accessible vehicles. Its buses operate every Thursday to provide transportation between Minot and rural communities in the region. Buses leave the starting community at 7 a.m. for pickups at homes, some ...
Hello Senior friends
Before long, weather will be cold again, so enjoy this nice weather. Our residents have been enjoying the summer, spending time outdoors. We have been going to the zoo, air museum, country drives, patio fun with music along with” I Love Ice Cream” truck and other food trucks & the NDSF Senior Day, garden walks, a flower show, a car show & a carnival with cotton candy and snow cones. We always encourage families to come with us on outing. Coming up in September 17th The Harvest Festival will be held at the Moose club from 2pm to 4pm, with coffee, pie, entertainment, dancing, bake ...