KNOX ADR CENTER HAPPENINGS

AUGUST 2016

Knox ADR Center 87 Elm Street, Suite 204A

Camden, Maine 04843

Open By Appointment (207) 596-0339

Consumer Helpline 1-800-639-1553

(TTY) 1-800-464-8703 www.spectrumgenerations.org

REGISTRATION APPOINTMENT Call (207) 563-1363

MEDICARE FOR EVERYONE SEMINAR

“New to Medicare” workshops led by Gloria Rhode, ADRC Counselor, who will help you understand the basics of the

program and give you a better idea of the decisions

you will need to make. Advanced registration

required. Donation $15. 2nd Floor Conference Room at 87 Elm Street, Camden.

Monday, August 22, 1:30 PM—3:00 PM

INFORMATION & REFERRAL Get answers to your

questions and the info you need about Medicare fraud, options for aging in place or transitioning to residential

care, community services and resources for aging and

disabled community members from Gloria Rhode. By appointment only. Call

563-1363. NO WALK INS.

Please let us know two weeks prior to your appointment if you

require special accommodations. Call 207-596-0339 or 563-1363.

RISE ABOVE Tuskegee

Airmen Exhibit

The Maine Aeronautics Association is

proud to be bringing the story of the Tuskegee Airmen to the Wiscasset

Airport in August 2016 ! This traveling exhibit is all about the inspiring story of the famed Tuskegee Airmen of WWII.

The story of America’s first black fighter squadron is an inspirational one

especially for our young people of today. It is an example of how they too can reach beyond their grasp to attain new levels of achievement and “Rise

Above” to triumph over adversity. Share the day with your grandchildren.

Avoid the lines. Special Spectrum Generations presentation of the movie

on Friday, August 19, 9:30 AM FREE. Advanced reservations required. Call 563-1363 by Wednesday, August 3.

RECRUITING SHIP COUNSELORS AND SENIOR MEDICARE PATROL

By becoming an ADRC/SHIP or SMP volunteer, you will be part of a national movement to reduce health

care costs and improve Medicare.

FMI and to volunteer contact Lynn Boardway, 620-1191. Free training sessions will be taking place at the Coastal Center on Thursdays and Tuesday, August 11, 23 and 25, 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM. Volunteer

application, screening and advanced registration required.

MONEY MINDERS PROGRAM Money MinderS volunteers are here

to help you with budgeting your money. Are you feeling

overwhelmed paying your bills? Are you receiving late notices? Paid a

bill twice? If any of the above apply to you contact Casey Henson at

607-4406 or email her at: chenson@spectrumgenerations.org

Community Connections

The Central Maine Area Agency on Aging Aging and Disability Resource Center

A CAREGIVER’S INTRODUCTION TO INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND DEMENTIA Are you taking care of a family member or friend with an Intellectual or Developmental Disability (I/DD)? Do you have concerns about Alzheimer’s disease and Dementia? Are you looking for some strategies to help manage your loved one’s behaviors and keep him or her content? Could you use more information to help improve upon your care giving skills and attitude? If so Spectrum Generations FREE “A Caregiver’s Introduction to Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Dementia” brown bag lunch and learn seminar at the Coastal Community Center, 521 Main Street in Damariscotta is what you’ve been looking for. Participants will learn what dementia is and how it effects the individual, develop skills on how to interact and communicate with a person with dementia and discover what resources and services are available for support. Pre-registration is required. FMI, or to register, call Mary at 660-9268. Tuesday, August 30, 11:30 AM—1:00 PM.

ANY TIME, ANYWHERE , YOU NEED TO BE PREPARED: “First Aid, CPR and AED Training” Be prepared for the unexpected emergency. Get Certified in CPR, AED and first aid. Learn the latest techniques. Workshop at the Coastal Community Center facilitated by American Heart Association instructor Roger Quandt EMS, Westport Island. $30 materials, certification & class fee. Tuesday, August 23, 10:30 AM—4:30 PM. Register by August 18.

SPECTRUM GENERATIONS—KNOX COUNTY AGING AND DISABILTIES RESOURCE CENTER

Spectrum Learning

KNOX COUNTY AGING AND DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER * WWW.SPECTRUMGENERATIONS.ORG/LOCATIONS

USDA COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD

PROGRAM

The distribution site for Knox County’s USDA Commodity Supplemental Food Program

(CSFP) has changed. CSFP bags can be picked up at:

The Methodist Conference Home (MCH)

39 Summer Street Rockland on the Third

Tuesday of each month from 9:30 AM—3:30 PM (August

16). Use the rear entrance. For additional pick-up information

contact Lois Stackpole Alley at 594-2740. FMI & to sign-up for

the USDA Commodity Supplemental Food Program, to

designate a proxy or if your telephone number or mailing

address has changed call Kellie Bigos at 563-1363

FAMILY CAREGIVER

EDUCATION & SUPPORT

GROUP

This group provides a confidential setting for those family members, friends, and

neighbors who are or have been caring for someone. This is an

opportunity to share worries and experiences as well as to learn how important it is to take care

of yourself. Please join us at our Fourth Thursday of the month

Family Caregiver Support Group. FMI call

1-800-282-0764, ext. 9268.

Thursday, August 25, 1 PM in the Conference Room at 15

Elm Street, Camden. Free

VETERANS’ ADVOCATE CONSULTS with Conrad Edwards at the Department of Health and Human Services

(DHHS), 91 Camden Street, Rockland, ME. Veterans, widows and widowers of veterans, learn about the benefits, recognition and services

to which you are entitled. Free by appointment. Home visits available. If needed, please ask for one when scheduling your appointment. To

schedule your appointment call Julie at 872-7846. Thursdays, August 4 and 18, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

BRIDGES HELP AT HOME When Home is Where You Want to Be!

Bridges provides caregivers to help community members stay independent and at home. If everyday

chores and tasks are overwhelming you, we may have the solution! We believe that every person has the right to age in their

residence of choice with dignity and respect. FMI: Bridges at 623-0761.

IN-HOME SUPPORT PROGRAM Skills building toward living more independently.

Spectrum Generations new In-Home Support Services specializes in helping individuals with intellectual disabilities lessen isolation and experience peer interaction. Staffed by trained Direct Service professionals, this person-centered program helps central

Maine’s disabled adults maintain their independence, including skills building services, assistance with activities of daily living, self-care,

development and personal wellbeing. For more information contact Erica Golden at 620-1661 or egolden@spectrumgenerations.org

SAGE (SERVICES AND ADVOCACY FOR GLBT ELDERS) DROP IN FOR A

COMMUNITY CONVERSATION Become a part of SAGE’s bi-monthly intergenerational gatherings aimed at

bringing together older adults living in the Midcoast area. This is our and our allies

opportunity to help create a space and forum for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community to

come together at a time of life that is both rich and full of change. FMI and to be added to the e-mail contact list or join a Facebook group, please

contact SAGE board member Mitzi Lichtman by phone at 338-5889 or e-mail David Hovell at david.hovell@gmail.com. Donation $1.

Wednesdays, August 3 and 17, 1:00 PM—3:00PM, SG’s Coastal Community Center, 521 Main Street in Damariscotta

Spectrum Generations is Now Active with AmazonSmile!

AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know. The same products, the same

prices and the same service. Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to the charitable organization of your

choice. Please help support your favorite local charitable organization, Central Maine Area Agency on Aging, by doing your shopping at

smile.amazon.com. We also have a link on our website: www.spectrumgenerations.org to our AmazonSmile page under our Ways

to Give page. Thank you for your support!

SPECTRUM GENERATIONS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY PROVIDER * HELP LINE * 1-800-639-1553

SPECTRUM GENERATIONS CENTRAL MAINE’S AREA AGENCY ON AGING—WWW.SPECTRUMGENERATIONS.COM

SAVE THE DATE

Thursday SEPTEMBER

15

Registration ~ 8:30 AM Symposium ~ 9 AM to 3 PM

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Damariscotta

For More Information: 207-563-1363

www.spectrumgenerations.org

What Does the Future Hold? Are You Packed for the Next Adventure?

Is Your Team On-Board?

Bringing it all Together—Purposeful Aging with Dr. Robert Hunold, DO and Robert Gregory, Esq.

Presentations, Facilitated Discussions & Workshops Hosted by: Spectrum Generations Coastal Community Center

Watch for information about riding with Spectrum to the Symposium

I

5th

Annual Aging in the Right Place Symposium

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