A Walk in Nature is Healthy In the future you may visit a doctor for an ailment and the “prescription” you receive may be a walk in the Park. Olmsted County will be piloting a program…
Live Long and Prosper in Olmsted County Olmsted County is ranked 43 out of the top 50 counties where people live the longest. This according to USA Today. See the article here: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/09/06/the-50-counties-where-people-live-the-longest/40072465/ 82.24 Years: Life expectancy…
Fourth Street Steam Line The repairs on 4thStreet are nearing completion (depending on the weather). It should be done around the first week in June. Reframing Our Outlook on the Aging of Minnesota When you go…
Medicare Open Enrollment Starts October 15 If you still have questions a good source to begin looking for answers is the Senior Linkage Line. The Hours are Monday – Thursday 8am to 6pm. The Friday hours are…
Medicare Cost Plans are ending on December 31, 2018. If your are affected by this, you should have received a letter from the Centers for Medicare an Medicaid Services informing you that your current Medicare Cost…
The draft of the State Plan on Aging (2019-2022) has been released for public comment. The final draft will be submitted on July 1 to the U.S. Administration for Community Living. If you wish to…
At an open meeting on November 7, the County Board discussed the current and future needs of the County’s aging population. (Read the Post Bulletin article, “Are we ready for growing senior needs?” http://www.postbulletin.com/news/local/county-keep-sights-on-growing-senior-needs/article_d99886d5-b68c-51f8-a833-89f996b459e1.html I…
June 2017 The Elder Index benchmarks basic costs of living for elder households and illustrates how costs of living vary geographically are based on the characteristics of elder households, including household size, home ownership or…
Major issues that require the attention of the County Board: The lead Baby Boomers have started to retire. 2020 will be a year of note. 2020 is year when people 65 years and older will…