Never Too Late - July 2022

Never Too Late - July 2022

Never Too Late Para información en Español ver páginas 21 - 23

July 2022 What’s News • Aging in Our Community • Dementia Capable SoAZ: Memory Café Events • Medicare & SMP • Rights & Benefits • Caregiving: New Workshops • Healthy Living: Classes Happening Now! • PCOA Puzzle • Ending Life Well • Neighbors Care Alliance • Visibility Matters • Advocacy • CareGiver Training Institute • PimaCare at Home

Healthy Vision Month

PUBLICATION OF PIMA COUNCIL ON AGING, HELPING PIMA COUNTY AGE WELL SINCE 1967

Independence. Vitality. Respect.

Inside • Aging in Our Community 3 • Dementia Capable Southern Arizona 4

• Ending Life Well 24 • Advocacy 25

• Medicare & SMP 5 - 6 • Rights & Benefits 7 - 8 • Caregiving 9 - 11

• Senior Companion Program 26 • Neighbors Care Alliance 27 - 28 • Visibility Matters 30 • Featured Artist 34 • CareGiver Training Institute, Healthcare Education by PCOA 35 • Introducing TheKatie.org & PimaCare at Home, In-Home Care by PCOA 36

PCOA Helpline: (520) 790-7262 Administration: (520) 790-0504 Donate: givepcoa.org E-mail: [email protected] Website: pcoa.org Mail: 8467 E. Broadway Blvd. Tucson, AZ 85710 Never Too Late is published by Pima Council on Aging, the Area Agency on Aging, Region II. Material from Never Too Late may be reprinted when permission is given and attribution is used along with ©PCOA 2022. Editor Adina Wingate, (520) 790-0504 [email protected] Editorial Assistant Jan Baker, (520) 790-0504 [email protected] Advertising Adina Wingate, (520) 790-0504 [email protected] Design Consultant Lori Lieber, Lori Lieber Graphic Design [email protected]

• Community Lunch Program 12 • Volunteer: Take YOUR Shot 13 • Healthy Living 14 - 18 • PCOA Puzzle 19 - 20 • Nunca Es Demasiado Tarde 21 - 23

On the Cover: Detail from Gates to Nirvana by Kim McKay, The Drawing Studio. (Story, full image on inside back cover) Help from PCOA During the Pandemic Due to the prevalence of the coronavirus in our community, we encourage the public to access our services by phone or email whenever possible. Our building at 8467 E Broadway is open for those requiring in-person assistance. We encourage you to call and make an appointment to ensure the right staff are available to assist you. Our building at 600 S Country Club is not currently open to the public. Please call or visit our website frequently for updates, as availability is subject to change as the public health crisis evolves. The best way to access our services, including making an appointment for in-person assistance, is by calling our Helpline between 8:30 AM and 5 PM Monday through Friday at (520) 790-7262 or emailing [email protected].

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Pima Council on Aging

Aging in Our Community A Message from W. Mark Clark, President and CEO

Vision for a New Year

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