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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Celebrate Belonging Video

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Watch this video to learn about how our programs promote belonging among the older adult community we serve.
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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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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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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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Virtual Take Charge of Your Health and Take Charge of Your Diabetes Classes Starting Soon

Do you or someone you care for have diabetes or an ongoing health condition? A free Take Charge workshop may be a good fit for you! Join the AgeOptions Take Charge of Your Health team from the comfort of your home to build skills and gain confidence…
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H.O.P.E. by AgeOptions Helps Eligible Nursing Home Residents Move Back to the Community

Imagine being 56 years old and living in a nursing home for four years. When you entered the nursing home your health was poor but it has since improved. However, you gave up your apartment and now don’t have as many supports in the community. You t…
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Responding to Community Needs With $5.6 Million in CARES Act Funds

AgeOptions has received $5.6 million through the CARES Act, which we are using to address the needs and challenges – food, social isolation, mental health, legal assistance and more – faced by older adults and people with disabilities as a result of…
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Thank You for Making Our First-Ever Virtual Fundraising Event a Success

Humana kicked off our virtual fundraiser with a $50,000 donation as the 2020 Celebrating Community Presenting Sponsor. Following Humana’s example, our sponsors, supporters and friends went online and made donations to match the $50,000 and help ensu…
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Agencies Serving Older Adults Are Continuing To Provide Phone and Email Service

Most Agencies serving older adults are now working only by phone or email as a precaution against the COVID-19 corona virus.
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