by smommaerts | Feb 22, 2021 | Advocacy, Blog
History and Future of ADRCsIf you are used to spending time at your local ADRC or have perhaps worked with an Information and Assistance Specialist or a Benefit Specialist, it may surprise you to learn that ADRCs are relatively new to Wisconsin. The first ADRCs opened...
by smommaerts | Feb 22, 2021 | Blog
Words like Live-in Care, Home Care, Home Health Care, and In-Home Care are common words used to describe services brought into the home to assist with a person’s needs. The needs can be short-term to long-term care and activities ranging from simple household...
by smommaerts | Feb 22, 2021 | Blog, Foodshare
Most FoodShare Interviews Suspended Until June 30, 2021In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) is continuing to suspend most FoodShare interviews. The suspension, which would have ended December 31, 2020, will now...
by smommaerts | Feb 22, 2021 | Blog
By guest writer: CP Howes COVID was killing me! Well, not the actual virus, but the stifling boredom that comes with living in a hamstrung society and a steady diet of talk-radio and daytime television interspersed with social media. I even tried to get out more....
by smommaerts | Jan 28, 2021 | Blog, COVID19
The race toward a vaccine for COVID-19 continues as many clinical trials are in the end stages of testing. While the wait for the COVID-19 vaccine continues, experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Mayo Clinic are urging people to get...