Flu Shot
Prevent Seasonal Flu At Aging Ahead, the health and well-being of our participants is our top priority. While our senior centers remain closed, and will not offer flu shots this year, we want to remind you the flu shot will be more important than ever during the COVID-19 pandemic. The best way to prevent seasonal…
Share the Love 2020
Share the Love with Vulnerable Seniors This Year Exciting news! For the 13th year running, the Meals on Wheels network is participating in the 2020 Subaru Share the Love Event. Over the past twelve years, Subaru and its retailers have helped Meals on Wheels to deliver more than 2.3 million meals nationwide to seniors in…
SMP- Fraud Fact
As the COVID-19 pandemic grows, so do the scams associated with it. Because older people are at greater risk for serious illness from COVID-19, the Missouri SMP warns that they also are prime targets of potential fraud. As of the beginning of December, there was no FDA-approved vaccine for COVID-19. The first vaccine is expected…
Heart of the Matter December 2020
Mrs. R reached out to Aging Ahead for caregiver assistance for her husband whose health was in rapid decline. She was connected to Sue, a Community Options & Services Specialist (COS). “I felt desperate and didn’t know where to turn for help.” Mrs. R’s husband is suffering from congestive heart failure and diabetes. Due to…
SMP- Open Enrollment
It is that time of year again – open enrollment for Medicare prescription drug coverage and Medicare Advantage plans. Open enrollment annually occurs from October 15 to December 7. If you are on Medicare, you have an opportunity to change your Part D Prescription Drug Plan and/or Advantage plan during this time. In order to…
Heart of the Matter November 2020
Sometimes we encounter special people in our lives that continue to stay with us even after they’re gone. David, a Community Options & Services Specialist, remembers Bob this way. Bob was legally blind, living alone, and had no familial support of any kind. He began receiving Meals on Wheels when he was 80, and the…
Heart of the Matter October 2020
Ina sought the help of Aging Ahead in 2002 when she became the caretaker of her late husband, Hershel, who suffered from Alzheimer’s Disease. Hershel was a lifelong artist, and Ina would often bring him to the West County Senior Center for art classes. “It was wonderful taking him to those classes. The teacher was…
Your Vote Matters
Make Sure Your Vote COUNTS · Check your registration status online or call your local election office. · You MUST be registered by October 7, 2020 · Request absentee ballot now (online or call local election authority) · Ballots will be mailed to you after September 22, 2020 · Vote by absentee in your local election authority office (contact your…