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Screening of The Alzheimer's Project by the Alzheimer's Association
Please join the Alzheimer's Association Central and Western Virginia Chapter and the Boar’s Head Inn for a screening and discussion of HBO's Emmy Award Winning four part documentary -
The Alzheimer's Project - on Monday, February 8 in the Boar's Head Pavilion.
Doors open at 6:00 p.m. Brain healthy light hor d'oeuvres will be served. The screening will begin at 7:00 p.m. and will be foll owed by a panel discussion featuring internationally recognized Alzheimer's researcher and Dean of the University of Virginia School of Medicine, Dr. Steven T. DeKosky. Other panelists include Dr. Carol Manning, Director of UVa's Memory Disorders Clinic; Dr. David Geldmacher, Medical Director of the Memory Disorders Clinic and the Adult Neurology Clinic and Ward Campbell, a longtime Alzheimer's caregiver.
Dine in the Boar's Head Old Mill Room or Bistro 1834 prior to the screening and the Boar's Head will donate 10% to the Alzheimer's Association. Stay overnight, and they will donate 10% of your room rate. Stay a second night and they'll donate 15%. Please call the Boar's Head at (800) 476-1988 for information or the Alzheimer’s Association at (434) 973-6122.
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2010 Census Safety Information
With the U.S. Census process beginning, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) advises people to be cooperative, but cautious, so as not to become a victim of fraud or identity theft. The first phase of the 2010 U.S. Census is under way as workers have begun verifying the addresses of households across the country. Eventually, more than 140,000 U.S. Census workers will count every person in the United States and will gather information about every person living at each address including name, age, gender, race, and other relevant data.
The big question is - how do you tell the difference between a U.S. Census worker and a con artist? BBB offers the following advice:
If a U.S. Census worker knocks on your door, they will have a badge, a handheld device, a Census Bureau canvas bag, and a confidentiality notice.
Ask to see their identification and their badge before answering their questions. However, you should never invite anyone you don't know into your home.
Census workers are currently only knocking on doors to verify address information. Do not give your Social Security number, credit card or banking information to anyone, even if they claim they need it for the U.S. Census.
REMEMBER, NO MATTER WHAT THEY ASK, YOU REALLY ONLY NEED TO TELL THEM HOW MANY PEOPLE LIVE AT YOUR ADDRESS.
While the Census Bureau might ask for basic financial information, such as a salary range, YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER ANYTHING AT ALL ABOUT YOUR FINANCIAL SITUATION. The Census Bureau will not ask for Social Security, bank account, or credit card numbers, nor will employees solicit donations. Any one asking for that information is NOT with the Census Bureau.
Eventually, Census workers may contact you by telephone, mail, or in person at home. However, the Census Bureau will not contact you by Email, so be on the lookout for Email scams impersonating the Census.
Never click on a link or open any attachments in an Email that are supposedly from the U.S. Census Bureau.
For more advice on avoiding identity theft and fraud, visit www.BBB.org
Caregiving in the U.S. 2009 Released
The National Alliance for Caregiving, in collaboration with AARP, recently released Caregiving in the U.S. 2009. Replicating similar studies conducted in 2004 and 1997, this report details the prevalence, implications and costs of caregiving and the demographics of caregivers. According to the data, an estimated 65.7 million people served as an unpaid family caregiver to an adult or child in the previous twelve months. Caregivers tend to be female (66%), are an average age of 48 years old, most often care for a parent (36%), and seven in ten care for someone 50 years and older. For more information, visit: National Alliance for Caregiving
Watch the Walk and Prevent a Fall
More than one-third of people ages 65 or older fall each year. About one fall in 10 results in a serious injury. Learn more about how you can avoid falls and prevent injuries. Continue reading.
AARP's Operation Engergy Save
AARP offers advice and many low or no cost modifications a person can make to their home that can result in significant savings during the heating season. Learn more.
Having “The Talk” with our Aging Loved Ones
Today, people are living longer than ever before. And with advanced age often comes the need for care.Meanwhile, the traditional caregivers, the middle-aged adults in the family – by today’s standards that means 40-, 50-, even 60-somethings (i.e., us!) – have demanding careers and busy lives of their own. As a result, many mid-lifers today are faced with balancing these things with not only active involvement in their grandchildren’s or adult children’s lives but also an increasing responsibility for the well-being of an elder loved one. Continue reading article.