On Wednesday, September 26, 2018, the California Department of Aging will conduct Public Hearings in Napa County and Solano County for Designation of Area Agency on Aging Serving Napa & Solano Counties.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s, Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) sponsors the NEOWW which highlights the value of hiring older workers. This year’s NEOWW theme is “Their Knowledge, Their Skills, Their Abilities – Why Not Hire an Older Worker?” For more information, see the CDA SCSEP webpage.

The mailing of new Medicare Cards remains fully in progress. CMS has now begun mailing cards to people with Medicare who live in Wave 4 states (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont).

CMS is continuing to mail cards to people who live in Wave 3 states (Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Wisconsin), as well as nationwide to people who are new to Medicare.

If you live in a Wave 1 or Wave 2 states or territory (Alaska, American Samoa, California, Delaware, District of Columbia, Guam, Hawaii, Maryland, Northern Mariana Islands, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Virginia, and West Virginia) you should have already received a new card. If you have not yet received this card, you should either sign into MyMedicare.gov to see if the card has been mailed, or Call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227) to check on its status.

All cards will be delivered by April 2019.

To highlight fall hazards and increase awareness about how to prevent and reduce falls, the California Department of Aging recognizes the first week of fall, September 22-28, 2018, as Fall Prevention Awareness Week. Also, remember to mark your calendars for September 22, 2018, the first day of fall, as the 11th annual National Falls Prevention Awareness Day, sponsored by the National Council on Aging (NCOA). The official social media hashtag is #FPAD2018. Stay safe with these falls prevention tips. falls prevention tips.

Each year legislation is proposed that may impact older adults and persons with disabilities. Review what has been proposed here.

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Thursday, October 23, 2014, Former First Lady Rosalyn Carter presented the 2014 Rosalynn Carter Leadership in Caregiving Award to CDA Director, Lora Connolly and Susan Howland, Director of Education for the Alzheimer's Association, California Southland Chapter.