Jan. 8 is the deadline to nominate a local employer for the Caregiver-Friendly Workplace Award. The annual award is given by Caregivers Matter ... Conejo Cares, a partnership between Senior Concerns, the Greater Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce and the cities of Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village and Agoura Hills. Nominees should be local employers that [...]
Senior Concerns will present an informative seminar on UberASSIST and UberWAV, two new on-demand transportation services offered by Uber Technologies Inc. to help meet the need for private, door-to-door transportation options for seniors and family caregivers in Ventura County, at 5:30 p.m. Tues., Jan. 19 at Senior Concerns, 401 Hodencamp Road, Thousand Oaks. UberASSIST provides [...]
QUESTION: My mother lives alone and mostly manages on her own. I try to check-in on her to make sure she is okay. Recently I chose to go though her refrigerator to make sure there wasn’t any spoiled food. I found a number of items older than the dates stamped on the packages. I thought [...]
Ladin Subaru in Thousand Oaks has donated $7,000 to Senior Concerns to help support the organization’s Meals On Wheels program. The grant, part of Subaru’s national Share the Love Campaign, will provide about 750 freshly prepared, nutritionally balanced meals for homebound seniors in T.O. and Newbury Park. Where's the story? PointsMentioned Map2 Points Mentioned During [...]
QUESTION: Lately it seems I am reading and hearing more and more about medication errors. It appears that these errors happen in numerous ways both at home as well as in health care facilities such as assisted living and hospitals. Do you have any safety tips for unsuspecting consumers? ANSWER: A person can never [...]
Senior Concerns and Bank of America will present a special community seminar, Savvy Saving Seniors®, It’s In the Cards, on Thursday, December 17, 2015 from 5:30-7:00 p.m., at Senior Concerns, 401 Hodencamp Road, Thousand Oaks. Many consumers, especially seniors, are looking for ways to better manage and protect their money. Government-issued and prepaid cards are [...]
QUESTION: I recently applied for my Medicare benefits and soon after received a form to complete asking for information about employer’s health plans that I might be entitled to. Why would Medicare need such information? ANSWER: Medicare needs to know about other health care coverage in order to establish your benefits file and to [...]
QUESTION: I don’t know if it is because I’m a senior but I’m tired of receiving poor responses to problems I try to resolve. Can you make any suggestions? ANSWER: I’m sure your frustrations are shared by the general public and not limited to senior citizens. When you find that service or merchandise is less [...]
Get a jump on your holiday shopping at Senior Concerns’ Bargain Boutique and Thrift Store’s Sidewalk Sale, planned for Saturday, November 14, 2015 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Bargain Boutique and Thrift Store is located at 80 E Hillcrest Dr, Suite 120, Thousand Oaks. The Bargain Boutique offers a high end shopping experience [...]
QUESTION: In reading some literature on Medicare hospital coverage I came across something called “benefit period” that I didn’t fully understand. Could you provide a simple explanation? ANSWER: A benefit period is a way of measuring use of hospital and skilled nursing facility (also known as a SNF) services. It is important to know what [...]
