Thank you everyone who participated in #GivingTuesday! We raised $8,725.21 and five new volunteers have joined us. A special thanks to Ridge Care, Kernersville Rehab Specialists, Captain Tom’s Seafood & Oyster Bar, and Plaza Restaurant for their $1400 match. Also to Angela’s Ale House, Beroth Tire & Automotive, Bistro B & Wine Bar, Captain Tom’s Seafood & Oyster Bar, Carmine's [...]
The services of SHIIP, the Seniors’ Health Insurance Program of the North Carolina Department of Insurance, are not only for people aged 65 and older. SHIIP also provides free counseling about Medicare to people on Medicare due to a disability. Before you can receive Medicare due to a disability, you must have received Social Security Disability Insurance for a period [...]
Do you ever have difficulty paying for your prescription drugs? Do you have limited income and assets? If you answered "yes" to either of these questions and you are a person with Medicare, Extra Help may be available for you. The federal Extra Help program assists qualified Medicare beneficiaries with out-of-pocket expenses associated with Medicare Part D prescription drug expenses. [...]
Find out what is happening at The Shepherd's Center by reading our latest newsletter found atwww.shepctrkville.com/documents/TSC Newsletters/October Quarterly Newsletter.pdf. Shop at Amazon Smile and Support The Shepherd's Center. Next time you buy something at Amazon.com use this special link and Amazon will donate 0.5% of eligible purchases to The Shepherd's Center of Kernersville. The Shepherd’s Center of Kernersville431-B W. Bodenhamer [...]
Senior Services launched its first Community Garden in May as a benefit for seniors who enjoyed the summerlong bounty of fresh and healthy produce. Consisting of four raised beds, the garden also aimed at helping seniors re-engage and better connect with the community around them. Volunteers and staff, along with Meals-on-Wheels participants, helped Donald Hairston tend the garden on a [...]
By Jo Dawson T. Lee Covington sings the praises of Senior Services in Winston-Salem with the voice of experience. As its new Chief Operating Officer, he oversees the daily operations of Senior Services as it continues to spread its wings. Covington’s roots are deep in Alamance County. Born and raised on a dairy farm in Mebane, he majored in business [...]
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Older adult activities and programs at the Shepherd’s Center of Winston-Salem have changed dramatically over the past five years. Much of this transformation is a reflection of the growing interest in alternative medicine, in integrative approaches (recognition that body, mind, emotions and spirit are intimately connected) and in self-healing. These programs, centered on new understandings of well-being and healing, herald [...]
