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Congratulations to our Seniors (Kupuna) on their 42nd Annual Maui County Senior Fair We invite you to come see our staff if you have any questions on Funeral/Cremation Pre-planning, and receive a free pre-planning guide and other giveaways.

You may also sign up and enter to WIN $100.00 Gas Card (one entry per person, must be present to win) multiple drawings at 9 and 10 a.m.

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Personalized healthcare in our homes and yours

Maui’s only state licensed adult day care program aims to maintain or restore an individual’s ability to live at home by providing a stimulating environment, supervision by licensed staff, and individualized exercise programs.

Providing assisted living for adults in a beautifully appointed indoor-outdoor, single level living environment with around the clock supervision for individuals who need minimal to moderate assistance with personal care needs.

Caring for individuals in the comfort of our nursing homes since 1946, our experienced staff give compassionate care to each resident according to his or her individual needs, in a vibrant, open-air environment.

Maui’s longest running and CHAP-accredited home health care agency ensures care in the comfort of home for individuals who are home-bound and need skilled nursing care or therapies for medical conditions.

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A program for individuals of all ages designed to help clients successfully recover from injury or illness so that they can regain independence and return home by providing personalized physical, occupational and speech therapies.

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Aloha and welcome, Senior Fair attendees! he theme for the 42nd Annual Senior Fair is: “Get Into the Act!� This theme recognizes how older adults take charge of their health, get engaged in their communities and make a positive impact on the lives of others. Maui County Office on Aging is committed to working with seniors and family caregivers to help each individual find creative ways to make the most of the best years and Get Into the Act. As you enjoy the Senior Fair this year, be mindful of the many booths dedicated to helping individu-

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Discover the many resources available, opportunities for volunteerism, and make connections with others also engaged in healthy activities.

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American Red Cross Home fire preparedness campaign and free smoke alarm installation A cross the nation, the American Red Cross responds to about 70,000 disasters each year (about one every eight minutes) and in Hawaii, volunteers respond to disasters every four days. More than 90 percent of these disasters are fire-related. In this country, seven people lose their lives every day from a home fire. Working smoke alarms cut the risk of dying in a fire by half.

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The American Red Cross and our partners (including the Maui County Department of Fire and Public Safety) are undertaking an unprecedented, nationwide effort with old-fashioned neighbor-to-neighbor outreach to save lives, reduce injuries and cut down on needless losses. Our goal is to reduce the number of fire deaths and injuries in the United States by 25 percent within five years.

How does the campaign work?

Red Cross volunteers will be happy to come to a meeting, service or gathering of any organization to briefly talk about fire safety and preparedness. We will provide information about the free smoke alarm installation opportunity and sign people up to have alarms installed. If you are not part of an organization or group, you can simply contact

the Red Cross directly (see below) for information.

How can I get free smoke alarms?

Any person living in a residence with no smoke alarms, non-working alarms or inadequate alarms is eligible to have alarms installed in their home. These are 10-year batteryoperated (not hard-wired) alarms. There are no income or other requirements, but the program primarily targets those living in need or living in higher-risk neighborhoods.

How is installation scheduled?

Once you sign up for alarms or contact the Maui Red Cross for alarms, you will be contacted by a volunteer to arrange a mutually convenient time for installation. While installing the alarm, volunteers will work with you to develop a Home Fire Escape Plan. They will also be happy, at your request, to conduct a courtesy home inspection and provide fire safety tips.

How can I get more information?

Contact: American Red Cross, Maui County Office, 244-0051 Email: mauihomefire@gmail.com

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2015 Outstanding Older American Award Recipients of Maui County he Maui County Office on Aging is pleased to announce and honor the 47th Annual Outstanding Older American Award recipients, Mrs. Katsuko Enoki and Mr. Donald Jensen.

Katsuko Enoki is an 85year-old devoted volunteer and caregiver who has based her life’s mission on caring for others. Born in Kahului, Katsuko served others in the medical field as a registered nurse and certified pediatric nurse practitioner, ranging from Seattle, Wash., to the islands of Oahu, Maui, and Guam.

She is involved and plays vital roles in every organization that she is a part of, especially the Community Voices Upcountry. According to her pastor, Katsuko has “a healing touch and

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Citizen on Patrol, and he continues to be an active member today. According to a Maui Police Department sergeant, Donald is dedicated, friendly, always has a smile on his face and continues to push himself to serve the residents and visitors of Maui.

The award ceremony was held on May 15 at the Maui Beach Hotel’s Elleair Rainbow Ballroom. This year’s contestants for the Outstanding Older American Award also included: Donna Bishaw, Joan Opitz, Kathleen Phillips and John 2015 Outstanding Older Americans Katsuko Enoki Tryggestad. and Donald Jensen.

Established in 1963 by President John F. Kennedy takes care of others as an and he has been actively angel, and her words and dedicated to Kihei and Maui and the members of the National Council of Senior actions are always encouras a whole for the past 20 Citizens, “Senior Citizens aging and lift up peoples’ years. spirits.�

In 1996, he began volun- Month� was created to acDonald Jensen moved teering with the Maui Police knowledge the contributions of past and current from Castro Valley, Calif., Department and became a

older people to our country in May of every year. Since President Kennedy, every president has issued a formal proclamation requesting that the entire country pay tribute in some way to older people in their communities. Now known as “Older Americans Month,�

it is celebrated across the country through ceremonies such as the Outstanding Older Americans, events, fairs and other similar activities every May. For more information on the Maui County Office on Aging, please visit, www. mauicountyadrc.org.

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Islands Hospice awarded CHAP accreditation ommunity Health Accreditation Partner Inc. (CHAP) announced that Islands Hospice has been awarded CHAP accreditation under the CHAP Hospice Standards of Excellence. By achieving CHAP accreditation, Islands Hospice has also been deemed to meet the Medicare Conditions of Participation and is certified as a Medicare provider.

CHAP accreditation demonstrates that Islands Hospice meets the industry’s highest nationally recognized standards. The rigorous evaluation by CHAP focuses on structure and function, quality of services and products, human and financial resources and long-term viability. Simply stated, adherence to CHAP’s standards leads to better quality care.

“By achieving CHAP accreditation, Islands Hospice has shown a commitment to excellence,” said Karen Collishaw, CHAP president and CEO. “This is the sixth year Islands Hospice has achieved CHAP accreditation, and we are excited to continue

facility, a nursing home or one of Islands Hospice’s dedicated hospice homes. Islands Hospice provides this care to residents in all regions of Oahu and Maui.

“We are very proud of our continued CHAP accreditation status. Our ongoing growth and success is due to our amazing staff, who provide the highest quality and most compassionate care to patients and families during what can be very difficult times,” said Dr. Michael Duick, Islands Hospice CEO. “In particular, we are extremely pleased that we have increased access to this much needed health care service on Maui.

By expanding our hospice program to serve Valley Isle residents and by opening Maui’s first dedicated Hospice Inpatient Unit, we have seen a rapid increase in access to end-of-life care in Maui County.”

CHAP is an independent, not-for-profit, accrediting body for community-based health care organizations.

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Islands Hospice house our partnership by offering support in its commitment to providing quality care and continuous improvement.”

Islands Hospice provides medical, psychosocial and spiritual support to individuals with life-limiting illness. These services are provided wherever the individual calls home, which could be their own private home, a foster care home, an assisted living

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SENIOR FAIR | GET INTO THE ACT | SATURDAY, OCT. 31, 2015

2016 Medicare Highlights Get Into the Act at Kaunoa n 2016 individuals on Maui will have access to five Medicare contracted companies for their health care needs, including Hawaii’s 2016 5 Star plan, depending on their personal circumstances. There will also be 21 Medicare Drug plans available. Please take time to make a decision that is best for you before Dec. 7 when the annual enrollment period ends.

We continue to encourage everyone to take advantage of the 25 preventive benefits that are available under Original/Traditional Medicare and all the Medicare contracted health plans to ensure a healthy lifestyle. Many of these benefits are offered with no co-pay or deductible.

Check with your physician and take your Medicare & You 2016 handbook (Page 69-70) to see if you may benefit from any of the screenings.

Now that you are on the way to a healthy lifestyle we have some information regarding the Medicare Part B monthly premiums.

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According to the 2015 Annual Report of the Boards of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds that was transmitted on July 22 to the speaker of the House of Representatives and the president of the Senate, the report states the 2016 monthly Part B premium rate may be $159.30 per month. A hold harmless provision in the Social Security Act disallows an increase in the Medicare Part B premium for qualifying Social Security recipients if their COLA is not large enough to cover the increase in the Part B premium.

Approximately 70 percent of individuals with Medicare will not be paying the higher Medicare Part B premiums. Approximately 70 national organizations have signed a letter to Congress to “shield older adults, people with disabilities, and state Medicaid programs from anticipated increases in Medicare Part B premiums and the Part B

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deductible in 2016.”

And our last words of wisdom, remember as a Medicare recipient you have the right to appeal any decision denying you of a Medicare benefit. If you need help with an appeal or would like to become a volunteer contact the Hawaii State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) at (888) 8759229.

This project was supported, in part, by grant number SA0004-02-00 from the U.S. Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. 20201.

Grantees undertaking projects under government sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their findings and conclusions.

Points of view or opinions do not, therefore, necessarily represent official Administration for Community Living policy.

aunoa Senior Services provides a wide spectrum of programs and services for both the well and active, as well as frail and homebound seniors of Maui County to enable and support them to remain in their homes as they age, and to experience the retirement years as the best years.

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Meals on Wheels and Assisted Transportation These two vital programs serve Maui County’s frail, homebound seniors 60 and better, helping them remain independent in their own homes.

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Islands Hospice Continued from Page 10

Created in 1965, CHAP was the first to recognize the need and value for accreditation in community-based care. CHAP is the oldest national, community-based accrediting body with more than 9,000 agencies currently accredited nationwide. Through “deeming authority” granted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), CHAP has the regulatory authority to survey agencies providing home health, hospice and home medical equipment services, to determine if they meet the Medicare

Conditions of Participation and CMS Quality Standards. CHAP’s purpose is to define and advance the highest standards of community-based care.

For more information about CHAP, please visit the CHAP website at www. chapinc.org or contact Nathan Constable, senior manager, Communications and Industry Affairs, at (202) 467-1716 or nconstable@chapinc.org.

For more information about Islands Hospice, please visit www.islandshospice.com or contact Michelle Bowerman, director of business operations, at (808) 550-2552 or mbowerman@islandshospice.com.

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MEO celebrates 50 years of service to the people of Maui County

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trate the need for constant change, The MEO’s as the conditions mission is to of poverty change and our strengthen the efforts must community change with it.

Maui County while helping demographics people in need show that the population has restore their experienced its hope, reach largest increase in the past seven their potential years. Nearly 43 and enrich percent of the their lives. county’s residents are between the ages of 45 to 65, which will continue to place an increased demand on services for seniors, including human services transportation. Over 36 percent of Maui County’s 51,281 households have children younger than 18 living with them. With this high percentage of families, the demand for quality child care and education as well as prevention education and awareness will continue.

Nearly half of all renters pay 35 percent or more of their total income on rent. Seventy percent of the over 19,000 rental units in Maui County cost between $1,200 and $1,800 per month. This demonstrates the continuing need for strong rental assistance programs and the need for constant advocacy for affordable work-force housing.

Nearly 9 percent of Maui County’s population is below the poverty level. One in every five individuals works two or more jobs to make ends meet. Fifty years ago the group most in poverty was our seniors. Today, the largest group in poverty is our children. This challenge requires new strategies, targeted funding and a refusal to accept that this situation is inevitable.

The struggle to end poverty is a complex task and takes many partners working in cooperation to give a hand up to the individuals and families who are trying hard to make a better life for themselves and their children. Thank you for your contributions to this struggle.

his year Maui Economic Opportunity celebrates 50 years of service to the people of Maui County. MEO began in 1965 as nonprofit grass-roots Community Action Agency chartered to fight poverty in Maui County.

For more than two generations, MEO has been engaged in this effort through community advocacy and by providing needed services such as transportation, early childhood development, youth services, inmate reintegration back into the community, and micro loans and business development services to low-income entrepreneurs.

Throughout those years, MEO has followed a strategy of cooperation and partnership with state and local government elected officials, government agencies, the business and labor communities and other nonprofit agencies to fight poverty in Maui County and the state of Hawaii, believing in the old plantation saying that “Many hands make light work.

Continuing with efforts to expand upon our work in the community, on March 21, MEO will host its 50th anniversary fundraiser dinner, “Dancing with Our Stars.” The event is at the King Kamehameha Golf Club (also known as “The Monroe House”) and it promises to be an exciting night of fun as local celebrities compete before judges to win the prize of best dancers of the night.

To learn more about the March 21 celebration and how you can join with us in the effort to serve our low- and moderate-income families and to end poverty in Maui County, please call us at 249-2990 or visit our website at MEOinc.org.

MEO is part of a national network of 1,000 community action agencies in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Palau. Each agency is fighting poverty according to its individual community’s needs and strategies. These individual strategies come from the bottom up, through community assessments, and are not imposed from the top down.

The MEO’s mission is to strengthen the community while helping people in need restore their hope, reach their potential and enrich their lives. Here are a few findings from ■ Lyn McNeff is the chief executive officer MEO’s 2014 needs assessment that illusfor Maui Economic Opportunity Inc.

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EnhanceFitness he Maui County Office on Aging (MCOA) is excited to continue work with community partners in offering EnhanceFitness, a nationwide, evidencebased physical activity program designed specifically for older adults. The program has been nationally recognized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Administration on Aging and the National Council on Aging.

EnhanceFitness is a fun, one-hour, interactive class offered three times a week at various locations on Maui (Kahului Union Church, Roselani Place, Hale O Lanakila, St. Anthony

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Church, Hannibal Tavares Community Center, Kalama Heights, Maui Powerhouse Gym, Makawao Hongwanji, West Maui Senior Center, Hale Kupuna O Lanai and Holy Rosary Church).

“These classes have personally increased my strength, flexibility and general health, which keeps me independent. EnhanceFitness is a great asset to my well-being.” —EnhanceFitness participant.

The program challenges active older adults as well as individuals who are unfit and near frail, with exercises and activities geared to every level of fitness. Each class is like four classes in one: aerobics, balance, strength training and stretching. No spe-

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cial or expensive equipment is needed, as soft wrist and ankle weights are provided.

Maui’s EnhanceFitness classes served 327 individuals in fiscal year 2015.

“These classes have greatly improved my balance and strength and I have stopped falling.” —EnhanceFitness participant.

Instructors are specially trained, and individual participant progress is followed with fitness checks at enrollment and again every four

months. Current fitness checks show Maui participants as significantly improved from baseline to follow-up. Exercises are safe and modifiable. EnhanceFitness classes are a great way to get stronger, have more energy and maintain independence.

“I exercise regularly in EnhanceFitness classes. I give them full credit for keeping me healthy as I

grow older. We do cardiovascular, weights, balance and flexibility exercises. The fitness teachers are great!

Following routines and learning new ones keep my brain active and meeting other seniors in my neighborhood keeps me social and feeling good. Also, the classes are nearby in my neighborhood and I don’ t have to drive 22 miles round trip to town to exercise with a

Maui County Office on Aging Aging & Disability Resource Center Access and Assistance Team

Helping frail elders & their caregivers “age in place” with services Call 270-7774 or stop by the J. Walter Cameron Center 95 Mahalani Street, Room 22, Wailuku

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trained instructor who understands the needs of seniors.” — EnhanceFitness participant.

Classes not only provide an opportunity for social support, they’re fun. Individuals age 50 and older and individuals with disabilities are welcome.

For more information, call MCOA’s wellness coordinator, Nikki Baysa, at 4633166.

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Advocates urge lawmakers to support family caregivers Hawaii’s hospitals to offer instruction to caregivers — at the time of discharge — in the tasks needed to care for their loved ones s Hawaii’s population ages, thousands at home. Elder advocates want hospitals of family caregivers are under mount- statewide to support the critical role family ing pressure to provide complex care caregivers play in ensuring safe transitions of for loved ones at home — for which many patients from hospital to home. are unprepared.

A Legislative Family Caregivers Working At the state legislature advocates and eld- Group has held monthly meetings since July er-support agencies are calling on lawmakers to assess the current role of family caregivers to support a proposed measure requiring in hospital discharge procedures. Members of

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the Working Group — which includes Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection and Health Committee Chairwoman Rosalyn Baker — are urged to bring the CARE Act to the legislature for action in 2016.

The CARE Act includes three commonsense provisions: 1. The family caregiver’s name is recorded on the hospital record.

2. The family caregiver is notified prior to a loved one’s discharge or transfer to another facility.

3. The hospital offers to instruct the caregiver in tasks needed to be performed at

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teers deliver nutritious, midday meals, while providing socialization and a vital midday well-being check. Meals may also be provided to seniors convalescing following discharge from a hospital or similar facility.

MOW is currently seeking volunteers in Hana, preferably on a weekly basis.

Qualifications: empathy for the elderly, zest and cheer; registered vehicle and valid driver’s license. Partial mileage reimbursement provided. For more information, call 270-7321.

Personalized, door-to-door Assisted Transportation services allow accessibility to essential services necessary to maintain independence. Imagine not being able to drive yourself to medical appointments, pharmacy, laboratory, therapy, etc.

Volunteers are also needed to help transport homebound seniors who can no longer drive. Qualifications: willingness to offer a kind word and a helping hand during transports; a registered vehicle and valid driver’s license. Medical background helpful, but not required; training and partial mileage reimbursement provided. “Get Into the Act” and call 2707310.

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home after the patient is discharged — such as medication management, injections and wound care.

Hospitals say they follow federally established guidelines for coordinating patient discharge. Advocates emphasize that federal guidelines only require patients to be provided with discharge instructions — not family caregivers. This is a critical distinction at a time when unpaid friends and family members take on greater responsibility for the care of patients at home.

See AARP on the next page cally welcome new participants. Now is your chance to “Get Into the Act.” Call 270-7306.

Wellness/Leisure and RSVP Volunteer Programs Wellness and Leisure programs offer a wide variety of opportunities to learn new ideas and master new skills that promote lifelong learning healthy aging, wholeperson wellness, and personal growth throughout Maui County.

RSVP provides volunteer opportunities based on personal interests and skills at registered community agencies and organizations, where volunteers are engaged in providing services that enhance the lives of others. Volunteering is a healthy habit that can increase happiness and satisfaction in the retirement years.

Civic Adventures is a unique program bridging enriching experiences with adventures in volunteering, offering opportunities to “learn and serve” as volunteering opportunities are blended with exciting new adventures.

Kaunoa’s classes, activities and volunteer opportunities are open to people 55 and better. The monthly newsletter, The Best Years, describes all events and opportunities and is available by calling 270-7308 (Spreckelsville) or 270-4310 (West Maui).

Kaunoa Senior Services is a division under the County of Maui, Department of Housing and Human Concerns and is comprised of these five programs on Maui, Molokai and Lanai, serving individuals 55 and better, offering a wide variety of opportunities to “Get Into the Act.”

SENIOR FAIR | GET INTO THE ACT | SATURDAY, OCT. 31, 2015 the street from the hospital.

We expect to have it operational in late spring of this next year. The goal of this Committed to compassionate care Hospice Hale is to provide ospice Maui has yond the requirements of the care when the person who is been successful in insurers who pay for hosill can’t or prefers not to stay both continuing to pice care. at home for whatever reason. meet the challenges of an In line with our commitWe have grown dramatiever-changing health care ment to provide this level of cally over the past five landscape, and in staying caring for Maui individuals years, tripling the number of true to the very reason that and families, we are right people we serve each year. this community brought us now in the midst of building We have been blessed with into existence 34 years ago: our five-bed Hospice Hale being able to find enough to provide compassionate on the same lot that our ofskilled and compassionate care for dying people and fice is on, at the top of Maprofessional staff to join our expanding care team, and their families that goes behalani Street, across and up

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volvement and instruction of caregivers at the time of Continued from Page 14 hospital discharge. Given New research on family Hawaii’s rapidly aging population and prohibitive caregivers in Hawaii has created greater urgency for cost of paid elder care, advocates believe the state legislative action in supshould be leading the way port of an estimated in support of caregivers 154,000 relatives, part— not falling behind. ners, friends and neighFor more information bors who assist older about the proposed CARE loved ones. According to Act, contact AARP the AARP Public Policy Hawaii at (808) 545Institute report, family 6006. Residents are urged caregivers statewide proto support legislation and vided unpaid care valued help family caregivers by at $2.1 billion in 2013.

In the past two years 18 signing an online petition at action.aarp.org/ states have passed bills SupportCareActHI. providing for greater in-

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we continue to work hard to make Hospice Maui one of the best places to work in all of healthcare on Maui.

One of the ways we have expanded has been to begin providing educational opportunities for community members to learn more about caring for an ill family member, with information on the various common conditions that can be life-limiting, how to recognize common problems with those being cared for at home, as well as information on self-

care and wellness for the caregiver.

Hospice Maui continues to have a local, volunteer, Board of Directors that is committed to our values and

invested in our success in the compassionate care of this community. We invite you to find out more about our organization by visiting www.HospiceMaui.org.

Thank you for your everlasting kindness and love for my family and me. Hospice Maui is very compassionate and inspiring and settled my heart and mind. I know my husband, Dave, is looking over you for your love and care of our family. May God Bless you forever.

Love, Doris Pung

Maui County Office on Aging’s 14th Annual

Family Caregivers Conference

Friday, November 20, 2015 8:30 am to 3:30 pm Makena Beach & Golf Resort, Maui

Returning Conference Speaker Laura Mosqueda, MD, FAAFP, AGSF, Keck School of Medicine, USC

Featured Guest Speaker Frances Kakugawa,

CONFERENCE INCLUDES RESOURCES, DOOR PRIZES & MORE GUEST SPEAKERS

Poet, Author, Caregiver

Registration Deadline is November 13, 2015 $15 for Seniors, Caregivers and Student ...... $25 for Professionals Scholarships available from Maui County Office on Aging for Native Hawaiians from Alu Like.

Bus transportation from Central Maui provided by MEO, Inc., call 270-7755 Includes: Continental Breakfast and Buffet Lunch We regret that we are not able to make any refunds.

Thanks for your understanding – name transfers are acceptable.

PERSONAL CARE & NURSING SERVICES • 24 Hours/7 Days a Week • Licensed & Insured • Bathing • Travel Assistance • Companions 355 Hukilike St. #126 Kahului, HI 96732 Maui (808) 871-2115 | Molokai (808) 553-9851 A Joint Venture of the Kuakini and The Queen’s Health Systems

Lim seatited Bus rese ing, s rve e o arly.

TO REGISTER, CLEARLY PRINT YOUR INFORMATION BELOW AND MAIL WITH PAYMENT TO: Maui County Office on Aging • J. Walter Cameron Center • 95 Mahalani St., Rm 20, Wailuku, HI 96793 Please make checks payable to: MAUI COUNTY OFFICE ON AGING

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Medicare’s Annual Enrollment Period is here.

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Kaiser Permanente contract #H1230. Medicare evaluates plans based on a 5-star rating system. Star Ratings are calculated each year and may change from one year to the next. A sales person will be present with information and applications. For accommodation of persons with special needs at sales meetings, call 1-866-307-5009 (TTY 711). Calling this number will direct you to a licensed sales specialist. Kaiser Permanente is an HMO plan with a Medicare contract. Enrollment in Kaiser Permanente depends on contract renewal. This information is not a complete description of benefits. Contact the plan for more information. Limitations, copayments, and restrictions may apply. You must reside in the Kaiser Permanente Medicare health plan service area in which you enroll. Benefits, premiums and/or copayments/coinsurance may change on January 1 of each year. The formulary, pharmacy network, and/or provider network may change at any time. You will receive notice when necessary. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., 711 Kapiolani Blvd.,Tower Suite 400, Honolulu, HI 96813.

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