Do you have questions about Medicare?
Join us for our next “Welcome to Medicare” class where we will provide a general overview of Medicare to include:
- Original Medicare- Parts A, B & D
- Medicare Supplemental Insurance
- Medicare Advantage Plans (with our without a prescription drug plan)
- Medicaid (Help with Medicare Part B)
- Low Income Subsidy (Extra Help)
- Medicare and Retirees
Date: Tuesday March 17, 2020
Time: 10am – 12pm
Location: Cumberland County Council on Older Adults, 339 Devers Street, Fayetteville NC 28303
Please register for the class by calling (910) 484-0111
Join us for our next caregiver support group and hear Dr. Marian Simmons Brown, author of “Grandma Has Alzheimer’s But It’s OK”, discuss her role as a caregiver for her parents and the lessons learned throughout her caregiving journey. All caregivers of older adults are welcome to join us for this special event!
Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Time: 10am to 11:30am
Location: Cumberland County Council on Older Adults, 339 Devers Street, Fayetteville, NC 28303
No RSVP necessary but always welcome
For more information please call Lisa Hughes at (910) 484-0111 ext. 242
The seminar is open to anyone new to Medicare or interested in learning more about Medicare. The seminar will include a question and answer session. Call Ellouise Garvin at 910-484-0111, ext. 221 for additional information.
Are you a family caregiver of an older adult?
Powerful Tools for Caregivers is a class that gives you the skills to take care of yourself while caring for someone else. By taking care of your own health and well-being, you become a better caregiver.
Six free class sessions held once a week are led by experienced class leaders. Class participants are given The Caregiver Helpbook to accompany the class and provided additional caregiver resources at no cost.
The classes give you tools to help:
Reduce Stress
Improve self-confidence
Manage time, set goals, and solve problems
Better communicate your feelings
Make tough decisions
Locate helpful resources
Date: Thursday, January 23, 2020 – February 27, 2020
Time: 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Location: St. Patrick Catholic Church, 2844 Village Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28304
Please call Lisa Hughes, social worker with the Cumberland County Council on Older Adults, at 910-484-0111, Ext. 242 to register no later than January 9, 2020.
Community Caregiving Circle is a program of the Cumberland County Council on Older Adults funded through the Corneilia “Neill” Bullock Wilkins Charitable Endowment-Seniors of Cumberland Community Foundation, Inc.
Meals on Wheels Cumberland County would like to acknowledge the generous gifts from Heritage Place Endowment Fund of Cumberland Community Foundation, Inc. & Fayetteville New Car Dealers Association Advised Fund of Cumberland Community Foundation, Inc.
It is our goal no senior has to go hungry and feel isolated. Thank you for making a difference in the lives of others!
 
FANS FOR SENIORS
“No charge for fans”
Requirements:
Must be at least 60 years old
“Photo ID required with proof of age”
Must be a Cumberland County resident
One fan per household
No deliveries
Fans can be picked up from the Council:
Monday – Thursday 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Call (910) 484-0111
Program runs through August or as long as fans are available
THANKS FOR YOUR SPONSORSHIP FOR OUR UPCOMING ANNUAL
Volunteer Award Dinner and Dance
May 16, 2019
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Sponsors
A Plus Kleaning
AARP Highland Chapter 4204
Allegra Print & Imaging
American Red Cross
Autumn Care of Fayetteville
Autumn Care of Raeford
Bateman Community Living
Cape Fear Ballroom Dancers
Carolina Specialist International
Carolina Vision Center
City View Magazine
COL & Mrs. Leonard (Lori) Hawkins
Dr. Ernest J. Goodson
Five Star Entertainment
Freeman & Barrett, CPAS, PA
Glenda Tart
Haymount UMC
Heritage Place
Home Instead Senior Care
Life at St. Joseph of the Pines PACE
McDonald Lumbar
Pinecrest Funeral & Cremation Services
PWC Fayetteville’s Home Town Utility
Rogers & Breece Funeral Home
Ron O’Brien
Saint Michael The Archangel Knight of Council 15252
Tokay Rockers
Sandhills Area USO
Village Green Health & Rehabilitation
Donations
William Lambert
Rhonda McFalls “In Memory of” Ronnie McFalls
Tom Keith & Associates
Tar Heel Furniture Gallery
Carl Birk
Sandhills Oral Surgery & Implant Center
Lee’s Auto Sales of Fayetteville, Inc.
Bob White
Dr. Kasmin Davis
Felecia Padgett
Flo Edwards
Sandra Monroe
L. Samuel Bright, Jr., D. D. S.
COL Arturo Rodriguez
James McDermott
Tew Tile and Carpet, Inc.
Caregiver Support Group
2nd Wednesday of Each Month
10:00 – 11:30 am
May 8th
June 12th
July 10th
August 14th
September 11th
Location: 339 Devers Street,
Fayetteville, NC 28303
The Support Group is designed to provide caregivers of older adults education on various topics and an opportunity for mutual support in a comfortable environment. Knowledge, advice, insight and encouragement are keys to success as a caregiver. The purpose of this group is to provide for these needs within the local caregiving community. For more information or to RSVP contact:
Lisa Hughes, MSW
(910) 484-0111, Ext. 242
Community Caregiving Circle is a program of the Cumberland County Council on Older Adults funded through the Cornelia “Neill” Bullock Wilkins Charitable Endowment-Seniors of Cumberland Community Foundation, Inc.
Open Enrollment for Medicare
NO CLASS – Call to schedule an appointment with a Counselor
Topics Covered:
- General Overview of Medicare
- Original Medicare – Part A, Part B, Supplements, Part D-PDP
- Medicare Advantage Plans – With and Without PDP
- Medicaid – Help with Medicare Part B – Extra Help or Low Income Subsidy
- Medicare & Other Coverage – Retiree Benefits, Tri-care, VA, EGHP, Civil Service, Medicaid
- New Medicare Cards
Location: 339 Devers Street
Fayetteville, NC 28303
Call (910) 484-0111 to register.
Assisting Older Adults – Are you a caregiver for an older adult?
Date: Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Cost: Free
Location: Cumberland County Council on Older Adults,
399 Devers Street, Fayetteville, NC 28303
Call: Lisa Hughes, MSW (910) 484-0111 Ext. 242 to register.
Class includes:
- Having difficult conversations
- Expectations for caregivers
- Potential areas of need for seniors
- Dementia
- Self-care for the caregiver
(Class formerly known as Assisting Aging Parents)
Community Caregiving Circle is a program of the Cumberland County Council
on Older Adults, funded through the Corneilia “Neill” Bullock Wilkins Charitable
Endowment-Seniors of Cumberland Community Foundation, Inc.
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