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Aging in Place
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Information for Seniors
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-Wondering if you should get a 2nd (or 3rd--or more!) booster shot against COVID? To help you decide:
(Click here for a March 2022 New York Times article)
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- Resources and Tools for Advance Healthcare Planning (Updated January 2022)
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- End of Life Options Act Forum
(Click here for the ZOOM Link) Updated July 2021
Passcode: k!u7Df^1 Also see:
-End of Life Options Act and the Advanced Directive Presentation (video of the September 24, 2022 presentation at the Jemez Springs Library): Links are to the embedded video in the library website, and to the youtube link (which you can also get by clicking "share" from the library site).
https://jsplibrary.org/library-sponsored-videos/
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- Durable Medical Equipment/Assistive Equipment
(Click here for the Adelante Development Center List)
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- Adelante Senior Care & Services
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- Personal Medical Information Form - La Cueva Fire Department
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- New Mexico Aging & Long-term Services
- Here's some good advice about what to put in your will
from Well + Good: https://www.wellandgood.com/how-discuss-plans-for-death/?utm_source=pocket-newtab
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-Just Care USA provides helpful and trustworthy health advice for boomers, older adults, and care providers and makes "it fun and easy to understand."
this one about Patient Advocates: "...it can be extremely difficult and stressful to try to help a loved one who is hospitalized. What you might not know is that patient advocates are available to come to the rescue."
Three Steps to Prevent Health Care Fraud. Watch this short video (18 minutes), to learn about: Protecting; Detecting; and Reporting health care fraud. "Seniors are frequent targets of all types scams and fraud, especially Medicare. The good news is that by following some simple tips you can protect yourself against these types of scams. Remembering to protect, detect, and report helps everyone, including you and your loved ones. New Mexico Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) provides education, resources, and investigation of Medicare scams and fraud."
​-Need assistance in choosing a plan and signing up for Medicare or Medicare Advantage Plan?:
https://nmaging.state.nm.us/services/aging-disability-resource-center-adrc/medicare
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-Are you looking for a therapist, a counselor, psychologist, psychiatrist, or any other mental health support service? Check the Psychology Today website, where you can find New Mexico-based services here. You can even zero in on Sandoval County-based services here. Many offer online services (and you can narrow your search to those, also), so you don't even have to leave your house to access good mental health care!
https://grantsforseniors.org/. Topics on this site are:
Financial Help
Health Care
Help with Rent
Housing Assistance
Food Assistance
Clothing Assistance
Transportation Assistance
Daily Life...and so on
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 19, 2022: State reminds seniors that one fall can be detrimentally life-changing.
Fall prevention guidance for older adults to commemorate Adult Falls Prevention Week September 18-24
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Health (DOH) and Aging and Long-Term Services Department (ALTSD) join thousands of community-based organizations nationwide for Falls Prevention Awareness Week, September 18-24, 2022, to provide prevention tools. “One fall can change your life, particularly if you’re an older adult because, one fall can increase risk of hospitalization in older adults by 25 percent,” said David R. Scrase, M.D., acting DOH secretary. “Prevention efforts are key to maintaining quality of life for older adults and one easy proactive item a person can do -- is to talk to their healthcare provider and find a good balance and exercise program.” READ MORE & ACCESS VALUABLE FALL PREVENTION TOOLS HERE.
More about falling and how to fall safely: "Falls are the leading cause of death from injury in seniors. And once a senior falls, it's more likely that they will fall again." Here are tips for how to fall safely; it's not as difficult as it sounds! Download this short article for your tips to prevent falling and to safe falling.
FOR YOUR HEALTH
Here are some resources for financial assistance for hearing aids:
New Mexico resource: https://www.cdhh.nm.gov/
General Resources: https://www.hearingloss.org/hearing-help/financial-assistance/
Also there is a pocket talker device available for checkout from the Jemez Springs library's "Library of Things". It works well for lectures or meetings, or at home if one person needs the TV louder than another or for places with too much background noise. It can be used by putting the mic at the source you want to hear and wearing the headphone. This one is wired, and has about a 10' cord. They are selling for about $155 online now (search "pocket talker") if you want your own - they have wireless versions as well.
If you're looking for an assisted living situation, check out this website! They put together a lot of good information about how to find and choose a good resource and to help you ask the questions you'll want to ask. You'll find a directory of assisted living facilities in NM, options for financial assistance, and a lot more:
SENIORS BEWARE!
COVID-19 - Related Scams
(Click here to read about COVID-19 scams) (Updated May 2020)
- FBI.gov - Scams that Target Seniors
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- New Mexico State Aging Website
(Click here for information on scams, with some information specific to New Mexico)
GENERAL RESOURCES
New Mexico Aging & Long-Term Services Department (NMALTSD)​​
"The Department is a leader in developing programs and building partnerships that support lifelong independence and healthy aging.” Their website is packed with helpful information.
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Silver Horizons (Silver Helping Seniors)
A non-profit organization located in Albuquerque that provides critical help to extremely low-income seniors (aged 50 and older) with life’s basics: food, utilities and home repairs/retrofits, as well as veterinary bills.
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Commission for Deaf & Hard of Hearing (NMCDHH)
Providing effective leadership, education, advocacy, and programs to reduce barriers to the social, economic, educational, cultural, and intellectual well-being of deaf and hard of hearing New Mexicans and their families, friends, and colleagues
A weekly radio program that hosts individuals with expertise about a broad array of aging related topics. The radio programs are available in Podcast format too. The Aging Matters TV show offers interviews with aging experts and includes demonstrations of aging related topics that can benefit the lives of older adults and their families. Aging Matters TV shows can be streamed or viewed on their YouTube channel.
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American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
AARP has a wealth of information for seniors, including information about Medicare, elections and voting, tax information, scams-especially those that target seniors, recipes, events, and more. Although a membership organization, their information is free and accessible on their website.
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Legal Resources for the Elderly Program:
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JAIP hosted Jan Wilson, a volunteer with End of Life Options New Mexico and Compassion & Choices, for a presentation about the Elizabeth Whitefield End-of-Life Options Act, which became effective in June 2021 and offers the option of medical aid in dying. For additional information about end of life options, see these websites:
Check out the resources available at the national Alzheimer’s Association website here, https://training.alz.org/publications. From that site, you can find the link to the New Mexico chapter, but to make it easier, it's here, https://www.alz.org/newmexico?set=1
SAGE Albuquerque provides a sense of community and advocates for LGBTQ+ elders. "Our goals are to educate the general public, service providers, and the LGBTQ+ community about the unique challenges older LGBTQ+ adults face, to connect them to opportunities for support, and to create a community of older LGBTQ+ folks who socialize together, learn together, and look out for one another." Go to their website at https://eqnm.org/sageabq for more information.
Resource Booklet for Seniors: A personal inventory of health, legal, financial, and environmental information to be used as a guide in preparation for any life transition. A great resource for sharing with the most important people in your life.
The cost for one booklet is $12.95. For more information and to order the booklet, please contact: Karen Shelton RN
STAY ACTIVE!
New Mexico-based Volunteer Opportunities for Seniors
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- Los Alamos Volunteer Association
(Click here to be matched with senior volunteer opportunities)
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- Oasis Albuquerque
If you have questions, comments, concerns, please get in touch.
