by ADRC | Aug 28, 2023 | Blog, Social Security
If you get a letter from Social Security stating you have been overpaid and you need to repay them, we may be able to help. If you agree with the overpayment and can pay it back, you just need to contact Social Security on how to handle the repayment. You may be able...
by ADRC | Jul 31, 2023 | Blog
For the past 10 years, I was the only family caregiver and “geriatric care manager” for my husband, diagnosed with vascular dementia and Parkinson’s disease after he suffered a massive stroke. Several months after his passing away, I began to reach...
by ADRC | Jul 31, 2023 | Blog, Dementia, Monthly Theme
Brain changes can happen for a variety of reasons, including dementia or changes due to an accident or injury. These changes can put you at risk for increased falls, and once you have a fall, your risk of falling again doubles. Falls are the most common cause of a...
by ADRC | Jul 31, 2023 | Blog, Volunteer
Jose Garcia Chevrestt “In this life, it is not to do what you want, but to want what you do.” This gentleman certainly projects a love for what he does. Singing old Spanish tunes with a grin from ear to ear, I give you Jose Garcia Chevrestt. Jose serves on...
by ADRC | Jul 31, 2023 | Blog, Nutrition
Our brains are amazing, so it’s important to do amazing things for our brain! Did you know: • Information in our brain can travel up to 268 miles per hour! Neurons are stimulated in the brain which triggers an electrical pulse that travels from cell to cell very...
by ADRC | Jul 31, 2023 | Blog, Monthly Theme
Falling – just that word evokes different reactions from each person. Some of us don’t think about it at all, some of us have experienced some “close calls,” some of us have “gotten lucky” when we fell and avoided injury....