THRIVE60+/Spotlight on Seniors - Archives

Thrive 60+ - Summer 2024 (.pdf)

• There's No Such Thing As "Idle" Conversation
• A Message from County Executive Sue Serino
• Your Value As An Older Dutchess County Resident
• Tick Season Is In Full Swing - Here's How To Stay Safe
• The 2024 "Celebration of Aging"
• 2024 Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP)
• Dutchess County OFA - Now On Facebook!
• 2024 OFA Picnics For Older Adults

Thrive 60+ - Spring 2024 (.pdf)

• A Message from County Executive Sue Serino
• One Day, Scams Won’t Be On The Front Page
• Introductory Pickleball Returns in May
• "Watch Out For Me" Pedestrian/Bike Safety
• Aging With Wit and Wisdom - Some Quotes (Clip and Save!)
• How To Live To 100 - or at least increase your chances
• Options For "Sandwich Generation" Caregivers
• OFA Speaks Your Language (And Dozens More)
• Annual OFA Centenarian Search Underway
• YOUR Health Fair Saturday, April 13th at DCC
• Year-Round Successful Aging with OFA

Thrive 60+ - Winter 2023-2024 (.pdf)

• If You're Too Busy To Read This Headline...you might be a caregiver
• A Message from County Executive William F.X. O'Neil
• OFA Friendship Centers:  A Great Isolation-Buster
• Common Scams That Target Veterans
• Home Energy Assistance (HEAP) Dates to Remember
• Walk Like A Penguin (and Sign Up For "A Matter of Balance")
• GoGo On-Demand Medical Transportation and More
• 2023 OFA Senior Prom Highlights
• Snow Day Activities For Older Adults In Dutchess
• Fall Prevention Checklist

2023 - 2024 Medicare Spotlight (.pdf)

• Help Your Fellow Seniors Understand Medicare
• Medicare Fraud Prevention Resources
• When You See "This Is Not A Bill"
• A Few More Medicare Basics
• Testing a New Medicare Primary Care Model in New York
• OFA Open Enrollment Season Classes
• The Biggest Medicare Changes for 2024
   

Thrive 60+ - Fall 2023 (.pdf)

• Helping Is As Easy As A “Friendly Call”
• 2023-24 Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) - Tentative Start Dates
• Golden Gathering Returns to In-Person Format To Know
• Coming Soon: OFA’s Medicare Spotlight
• From the Director’s Chair
• Make Your Voice Heard at Office for the Aging Public Comment Forums
• Aging and Research in the News
• 2023 OFA Summer Picnics
• OFA Senior Prom Golden Anniversary
• OFA Senior Exercise Classes - Sign up for a class near you

Thrive 60+ - Summer 2023 (.pdf)

• "You Deserve A Break Today"
• A Message from County Executive William F.X. O'Neil
• A 20-Minute Friendly Call Can Work Wonders
• 50 Years of OFA and 30 Years of HIICAP
• Summertime Skin and Eye Care Tips
• Free Vaccinations for Homebound Older Adults
• 2023 Celebration of Aging
• 2023 Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program
• Protecting Yourself Against Fraud, Even If You're Not Online
• 2023 OFA Picnics

Thrive 60+ - Spring 2023 (.pdf)

• Get to Know OFA before You Need Us
• Advice from Centenarians Around the World
• Celebration of Aging Centenarian Search
• 2023 OFA Summer Picnics Prepared for 31st Season
• US Covid Public Health Emergency Ends May 11
• 17th Annual Free Conference on Caregiving May 10
• A Strong Start for OFA "Friendly Calls" Program
• Your Health Fair April 29 at DCC
• Smart People get Scammed Too
• 2023 OFA Free Events
• One-On-One Medicare and Health Insurance Counseling with HIICAP

Thrive 60+ - Winter 2022 (.pdf)

• Power Outage Planning
• Staying Warmer Without Cranking Up The Heat
• January 1 - March 31 is Medicare Advantage (Dis-) Enrollment Season
• 2023 New York State Medicaid Eligibility Expansion
• Thanks But No Thanks: The Things Your Kids Don’t Want
• Friendly Calls Is A New OFA Volunteering Opportunity for 2023
• (Clip and Save) 13 Steps To Successful Aging

2022 - 2023 Medicare Spotlight (.pdf)

• Could Your Coverage for 2023 Be Better?
• Changes for 2023 And Beyond
• What Medicare Doesn’t Cover
• 2022-23 Medicare Timetable (clip-and-save)
• Help Stop Medicare and Insurance Scams
• HIICAP and Online Resources
• OFA Medicare 101 Classes
• Avoiding Unexpected Bills

Thrive 60+ - Fall 2022 (.pdf)

• Safe Drug Disposal For The Homebound
• Year-Round Volunteer Opportunities
• Avoiding Repeat Hospital Trips
• Drive-Thru Senior Golden Gathering 9/24
• Safe Medication Disposal
• 2022 OFA Summer Picnics Photos
• OFA Senior Prom - Sign Up Form

Thrive 60+ - Summer 2022 (.pdf)

• A Message from County Executive Marcus J. Molinaro
• Wilting in the Heat? HEAP Cooling Assistance Can Help
• Hot Weather Tips
• Getting Your Game Back With OFA Exercise Programs
• The 2022 “Celebration of Aging”
• Fresh, Local Fruits and Vegetables For Older Adults
• More Tips To Prevent Elder Abuse and Scams
• 2022 OFA Picnic Highlights (So Far)
• Help Dutchess County Older Adults Volunteer With OFA

Spring 2022 (.pdf)

• What’s Happening To The Title?
• "But What About The Prom?"
• OFA Friendship Centers Would Love To See You
• Aging-In-Place Organizations in Dutchess
• 2021 BY THE NUMBERS
• Living Well With Arthritis
• HEAP Emergency Benefits To End April 29
• FREE OFA Medicare Classes
• Countywide Opportunities to Volunteer
• Gardening: Your Secret Exercise Program
• Tech Safety for Older Adults

Winter 2021 (.pdf)

• The Tri-Town Friendship Center Is Back
• A File of Life Speaks For You When You Can't
• Holiday Warning Signs To Watch For
• NYSOFA Honors Dutchess Volunteers
• What "EISEP" Can Do For Seniors
• 2022 New York Medicaid Look-Back Changes
• The Conversation: Aging, Dementia and Driving
• Did You Know?

Medicare Spotlight 2021-22 (.pdf)

• Medicare: The Basics
• HIICAP (Health Insurance Information, Counseling and Assistance Program)
• Medicare and Covid-19 - What's Covered in 2022?
• 2021-22 Medicare Timetable
• Scam Alert: That's Not Medicare Calling You
• Moving To A New Home?
• OFA Medicare Classes
• Avoid Unexpected Bills
   

Fall 2021 (.pdf)

• Medicare Open Enrollment Starts Oct. 15
• OFA Senior Friendship Centers
• Put All Ten Digits on that Call
• Start Practicing Fall Prevention Today
• Trekking Poles: To Boldly Go Where You Couldn't Go Before
• Preventing Moving Scams
• An Early Start to HEAP Season for '21-22
• Is the OFA Senior Prom Happening?
• Safe Fall Driving for Seniors
• Save the Date - Dutchess County OFA Senior Legal Day, Oct. 12

Summer 2021 (.pdf)

• With Your Help, Let’s Beat COVID-19
• OFA Senior Friendship Centers
• FREE “Drive-Thru” Senior Picnics
• The 2021 “Celebration of Aging”
• 2021 Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP)
• Are you ready for 10-digit dialing?
• Scam Prevention Resources
• 2021 Drive-Thru Senior Picnic Highlights
• Volunteer With OFA 

Spring 2021 (.pdf)

• A Message from County Executive Marc Molinaro
• More OFA Drive-Ins and Drive-Thrus On the Way
• Animatronic Pets Calm Aging, Isolated Seniors
• Some Springtime Successful Aging Tips
• 2020 by the Numbers
• Scam Calls and the COVID-19 Vaccine
• Scam Prevention Resources

Winter 2020-2021 (.pdf)

• HEAP Help for Winter
• 2020-21 HEAP Benefits
• Avoiding Pandemic Scams
• Spotlight on Staff: Pam Garnot
• 2020 OFA Drive-In Bingo
• 2021 New York Medicaid Look-Back Changes
• OFA Home Delivered Meals: How To Apply, and How To Volunteer
• Winter Caregiving Tips
• Call or Email OFA Visiting

Fall 2020 (.pdf)

• New Ways To Speak Up For Our Seniors
• Help Keep Seniors Safe and Healthy: Become An OFA Volunteer Driver
• Medicare Workshops Resume, With Social Distancing
• Five Common Myths About Falls
• OFA 2021-22 Annual Update Summary
• ABA Warns Of Absentee Ballot Scams This Fall
• 2020 Drive-Thru Senior Picnics
• 2020-21 HEAP (Home Energy Assistance Program) Season Schedule

Medicare Spotlight 2020-2021 (.pdf)

• Introduction to Medicare
• Medicare and Coronavirus
• 2020-21 Medicare Timetable (clip-and-save)
• Medicare Covers Seniors’ Flu Shots
• Medicare Workshops with Social Distancing
• My Plan Is Ending - What Do I Do?
• Medicare’s "Donut Hole" 
• Avoid Unexpected Bills

Fall 2020 (.pdf)

• New Ways To Speak Up For Our Seniors
• Help Keep Seniors Safe and Healthy: Become An OFA Volunteer Driver
• Medicare Workshops Resume, With Social Distancing
• Five Common Myths About Falls
• OFA 2021-22 Annual Update Summary
• ABA Warns Of Absentee Ballot Scams This Fall
• 2020 Drive-Thru Senior Picnics
• 2020-21 HEAP (Home Energy Assistance Program) Season Schedule

Summer 2020 (.pdf)

• Not Your Usual Summer Senior Picnics
• What are Social Determinants of Health, and Why Are They Important?
• FREE "Drive-Thru" Senior Picnics
• The 2020 "Celebration of Aging"
• Fresh Fruits and Veggies for Seniors, From a Farm Near You
• OFA Home Delivered Meals: More Than 43,000 Served Since March
• Our Seniors Say "Thanks"
• A Call For Volunteers Of All Ages

Spring 2020 (.pdf)

• Can You Avoid Getting Cataracts?
• Volunteer Drivers (and Other Helpers) Wanted
• Office for the Aging 28th Annual Senior Picnics
• 2019 by the Numbers
• Celebration of Aging RSVP Form
• A New Phone Scam
• Spring Learning Opportunities in Rhinebeck and Fishkill
• From the Director's Chair
• Medicare Website Orientation and Medicare 101

Winter 2019 (.pdf)

• Prepare For Spring With "A Matter of Balance"
• In 2020, Good Help Is...Easier To Find
• Senior Exercise Program Turns 20! 
• Some Spotlights For The Waiting Room?
• Spotlight on Staff: Deborah Thomison
• NY Connects: When You Don't Know Where To Start
• DUTCHESS COUNTY SENIOR CITIZEN OF THE YEAR 2020 Nomination on Form

Fall 2019 (.pdf)

• Be Heard at OFA Public Listening Sessions
• A Message From County Executive Marc Molinaro
• November 21:  A Day for Caregivers
• Need A Break?  If You Have To Ask, You Probably Do
• Your Annual Health Insurance Check-Up
• Pictures from our 2019 Senior Picnics
• Avoiding Online Scams
• 2019 Senior Seminars - Thursday, November 7

....and a printable entry form for the 2019 Senior Prom!

Summer 2019 (.pdf)

• Summertime and the Volunteering Is Easy
• A Message from County Executive Marcus J. Molinaro
• Summertime Skin Care Tips
• Save the Dates
• Summer Senior Picnics
• 2019 Celebration of Aging
• Pictures from the 2019 Celebration of Aging
• Inside the OFA Kitchen
• Scam Prevention Resources
• Learning More About Medicare (Dates)

Spring 2019 (.pdf)

• This One's For The Centenarians
• A Message from County Executive Marcus J. Molinaro
• New Year, New Website
• A Successful Start for DC OFA Tai Chi
• 2018 By The Numbers
• 2019 Celebration of Aging Reservation Form
• The Power of Dutchess County's Seniors
• From The Director's Chair
• Medicare Website Orientation and Medicare 101

Winter 2018-2019 (.pdf)

• OFA's New Home
• A Message from County Executive Marcus J. Molinaro
• Stopping Scams - The Job Never Ends
• Don't Lose that Number
• A Matter of Balance 2019 Classes
• Debunking Winter Cold and Flu Myths
• From the Director's Chair  (Todd N. Tancredi)
• Dutchess County Senior Citizen of the Year 2019 Nomination Form
• Practice Safe Shoveling
• A "HEAP" of Heating Cost Help

2018-19 Medicare Supplement (.pdf)

Fall 2018 (.pdf)

• Senior Seminars
• A Message from County Executive Marcus J. Molinaro
• Golden Gathering Returns September 22
• Tax Season Volunteers Wanted
• A Chance to Speak Up for Seniors
• Ombudsman Training
• From the Director's Chair (Todd N. Tancredi)
• Where to Look for Us
• The Senior Prom RSVP (Form)
• Winter Home Energy Issues
• 14th Annual Conference on Caregiving (Save the Date)
• Medicare 101 Program

Summer 2018 (.pdf)

• A New Home for the Office for the Aging
• A Message from County Executive Marcus J. Molinaro
• "Veg Out" This Summer
• Caregivers, Save This Date
• One Hand Washes the Other (So to Speak)
• Summer Senior Picnics (Schedule)
• 2018 Celebration of Aging
• The Picture Page
• New Medicare Cards Come to New York "After June"
• Staff Spotlight Kyle Corkins

Spring 2018 (.pdf)

• Coming in 2018-2019:  New Medicare Cards
• A Message form County Executive Marcus J. Molinaro
• Friendship Centers moves to Red Hook
• Nominate a Senior of the Year
• From the OFA Kitchen
• 2017 by the Numbers
• The Celebration of Aging, Monday, May 21
• Making Your Extra Years Count
• From the Director's Chair

Winter 2017 - 2018 (.pdf)

• Staying Safe: A Winter Priority
• 2018 Tax Prep Volunteers Wanted
• Get Balanced in 2018
• OFA 2017-2018 World Tour of Dutchess County
• Stepping Up for Our Seniors
• From the Director's Chair
• 2018 Senior Citizen of the Year Nomination Form
• 2017 Senior Prom Pictures
• Senior Winter Activities
• We Speak your Language
• Heart Healthy Hot Chocolate

2017/18 Medicare Spotlight (.pdf)

• Welcome to Medicare
• Open Enrollment Period
• About HIICAP
• Medicare 101
• Navigating Medicare
• 2018: New Medicare Cards
• Stopping Medicare Fraud
• Your Medicare Info Online
• Medicare And Your Rights
• A Note For Snowbirds