SECOND Bath at 3 E. Pulteney Square #664-2298 Corning at 1 Park Lane #936-7425 Hornell at 20 Broadway Mall #281-3635 NY Connects #664-2322 toll-free) #1-800-342-9871 You may also email us at: ofainfo@co.steuben.ny.us Steuben County Ofice For the Aging Newsletter Nov.Dec. 2017
Care Partner News Alternang Thursdays at Hornell Bapst Church, 28 Church Street For complete informaon, contact Faith In Acon By parcipang in this program, you will: Make and maintain small but impacul changes in your health behaviors, Get REAL incenves and rewards for taking small steps that can improve your and connue for 10 consecuve Parcipants need to be signed up by Wednesday, October 11th, 2017. Steuben County Ofice For the Aging 5
Open for Lunch Monday through Friday with some excepons listed below. Suggested Donaon $3.00 if 60 years old or older, Please make reservaons one day in advance. Call ProAcon at (607) 7762033 for more informaon. Senior Nutrion Programs cholesterol medicaon. Grapefruit juice can interact with numerous other medicaons, both prescripon and over "Grapefruit juice has the ability to interact with medicaons in various ways," says Steve Plogsted, clinical pharmacist with Nutrion Support Service of Naonwide Children s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. One way is by increasing the absorpon of certain drugs lowering stans. MedinePlus recommends avoiding grapefruit juice if you are taking stans. Grapefruit juice can also cause the body to metabolize drugs abnormally, resulng in lower or higher than normal blood levels of the drug. Many medicaons are affected in this way, including anhistamines, blood pressure drugs, thyroid replacement drugs, stomach acid reduce intake of grapefruit juice when taking these medicaons. alter the characteriscs of these medicaons. Orange juice and other citrus juices do not 6 Steuben County Ofice For the Aging
Steuben County Senior Bullen Board future assistance with, this informaon will OFA s final public informaon seminars for experience long wait mes as we respect those with scheduled appointment mes. If you have an urgent maer, please call our you know to aend an event in our area It is oen a phone scam when someone pressures you to donate right away. A p Take your me. send you informaon by mail and then do for sensive informaon Season Newsleer, please let us know of Steuben County Ofice For the Aging 7
(Pictured le: RSVP Volunteers informaon about disaster preparedness to Relief Effort supporng the work of the families for potenal disasters, contact Kathleen Curs with memory difficules, to have a much opportunies. Volunteers will never be Whether it is in a group seng or with an individual, just an hour or two of your me Volunteers enjoy noceable health benefits aer just one year of rates of life sasfacon. Steuben County Ofice For the Aging 9
Pioneer Club. We connue to idenfy and interview potenal members for this pilot oponal access to a number of services volunteer opportunies, vital sign collecon and video chang with family and friends had the disnct pleasure of listening to Greg Olsen, Acng Director of the NY State Office for the Aging, talk about meeng the needs of our county s older populaon now and into the program as a cung place in their own homes and communies. He to other counes in New York State. presentaon by Terrie Pakkala, caregiver for computer to log into the plaorm to ensure that described it, It was beer than sliced bread! For more informaon contact SSSF at 10 Steuben County Ofice For the Aging
Your Second Season newsleer from working together for innovave soluons high gear aer the distracons of summer, plus Medicare Open Enrollment stretches us one consultaons. Accommodang walk minimize disappointment and frustraon, we ask that you request an appointment ahead of me and come with the necessary documents to expedite service. In recent Furthermore, our NYCONNECTS Program is adjusng its sails to beer serve those with long term care informaon needs. Please understand that we are doing our best to give you excellent service. Thanks for your paence! ~Pay Baroody The inclusion of adversing, logos or website links in this newsleer does not constute an endorsement by the Steuben Senior Services Fund or the Steuben County Office for the Aging of the products or services adversed.