News, Events, Publications and Announcements

In this section you will find links to information about upcoming AgeOptions events, as well as our newsletters, news releases, annual reports and news from other sources concerning older adults.
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Help for Family Caregivers

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The federal government recently took a huge leap forward supporting caregivers. A groundbreaking White House executive order includes more than 50 directives for agencies to improve access to affordable, high-quality support for direct care workers…
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Advocates call for increased funding for caregivers and other senior programs

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  Cook County Commissioner Monica Gordon, right, speaks with Ranna Jaber, patient resource manager with Chicago Family Health Center Inc., after Friday’s legislative breakfast. (Francine Knowles / Daily Southtown) “There are only four kin…
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Increase aid for elderly and disabled Illinoisans.

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There is a proposal before the Pritzker administration to provide an increase in the Aid to the Aged, Blind and Disabled program that will allow Illinoisans a combined income equal to at least the poverty level. Read the entire Chicago Sun-Times ar…
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Medicare Savings Program (MSP) Outreach Materials

These materials can be distributed to Medicare beneficiaries at outreach events like community presentations, health fairs, or congregate dining sites. All outreach materials are customizable to include your organization’s contact information and lo…
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MSP Resources for Professionals

Please note these materials are intended as educational resources for professionals and should not be shared with consumers. Completing a Medicare Savings Program Application: A Beginner’s Guide to ABE and MSPs.  A step-by-step guide to complet…
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AgeOptions Recognizes World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

AgeOptions invites community members to recognize World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on June 15.
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AgeOptions Celebrates Older American Month

AgeOptions invites community members to Celebrate Older Americans Month in May.
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Legislative Breakfast

2024 Legislative Breakfasts – North Shore Senior Center

AgeOptions and local older adult service agencies invite you to attend one of five annual Legislative Breakfast meetings.
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Legislative Breakfast

2024 Legislative Breakfasts – West Suburban Senior Services

AgeOptions and local older adult service agencies invite you to attend one of five annual Legislative Breakfast meetings.
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Legislative Breakfast

2024 Legislative Breakfasts – Palos Heights Recreation Center

AgeOptions and local older adult service agencies invite you to attend one of five annual Legislative Breakfast meetings.
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Legislative Breakfast

2024 Legislative Breakfasts – Bernadine Manor

AgeOptions and local older adult service agencies invite you to attend one of five annual Legislative Breakfast meetings.
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Legislative Breakfast

2024 Legislative Breakfasts – Kenneth Young Center

AgeOptions and local older adult service agencies invite you to attend one of five annual Legislative Breakfast meetings.
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Celebrate Belonging Video

Watch this video to learn about how our programs promote belonging among the older adult community we serve.
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AgeOptions Comprehensive Needs Report and Survey

AgeOptions commissioned the University of Illinois Chicago Department of Disability and Human Development to report on the changing demographics of the 50+ population in suburban Cook County in Aging in the Suburbs, A Comprehensive Needs Assessment…
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Celebrate Belonging

Celebrate Belonging

AgeOptions is hosting its 19th Annual Networking Reception – Celebrate Belonging – on Wednesday, October 11, 2023, beginning at 6 p.m.
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Thrive with Pride by AgeOptions Receives Aging Innovations Award

AgeOptions’ Thrive with Pride program for LGBT+ older adults recently received a 2022 Aging Innovations Award, one of the highest honors presented by USAging to its members. USAging is the national association representing and supporting the networ…
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Thrive with Pride Event

Thrive with Pride presents: Mental Health in the Pandemic Era

In an era where so much is uncertain, many of us are encountering new anxieties and are in need of new ways to care for our mental health. Join AgeOptions and NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Metro Suburban for a conversation about mental…
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Illinois Senior Medicare Patrol Shares Experience and Expertise Nationwide

With the success of the Illinois Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) team in recruiting volunteers and spreading its fraud prevention message throughout the state, Travis Trumitch, SMP coordinator, has found himself in demand to share methods and successes…
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Thank you caregivers

Caregiving in Crisis

AgeOptions says Thank You to the 53 million unpaid family members and friends who are caregivers in the US, and to all the grandparents and older adults raising children under 18.
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Rethinking Ageist Language

Turning Up the Volume on Ageism

Well it’s all right, even if you’re old and gray Well it’s all right, you still got something to sayThe Traveling Wilburys, End of the Line Contrary to the hopeful lyrics, older adults often aren’t considered to have “something to say.” They are…
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AgeOptions Covid Response

AgeOptions’ response to our community during COVID-19

Information & Assistance The Information and Assistance Team has experienced a surge of callers looking for help securing food, increasing from roughly 5% of calls before the COVID-19 epidemic to 46% at peak. They also assist callers needing…
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Sign Up for Active Daily Living Information on AgeOptions Website

Older adults, their families and friends can sign up to receive useful information through the Active Daily Living section of AgeOptions’ website. This interactive resource page includes Age in Place Guides, Quick Care Tips, Health Care Navigators…
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