August Better Living

August 2010

Better Living This edition featuring . . . Employment

Retirees rejoining the workforce amidst recession

Both Machmueller, Edmondson still working hard

Activities abound at SWI Senior Centers

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Retirees rejoining the workforce amidst recession TIM JOHNSON Staff Writer tjohnson@nonpareilonline.com (712) 325-5750

Retirees are among those seeking jobs in the wake of the recession.

Some are seeking help from the Senior Aide program administered

by West Central Development Corp., said Ivy Nielsen, interim program director.

“We get retired, we get people who have been laid off, we get unemployed, we get homeless people,” she said.

The program, funded by a grant from Senior Service America, places low-income seniors in subsidized employment positions, said Joel Dirks, executive director of West Central Development. Participants work 20 hours a week and receive minimum wage.

The program has funding to support up to 68 positions.

“Basically, our program is to help people 55 and older” whose income is no more than 125 percent of the federal poverty level, he said.

“We place them in host organizations or work sites that, hopefully, provide some type of job training so they can go out and find unsubsidized employment.”

Clients get help writing resumes and developing individual employment plans, Dirks said.

They can stay in the program for up to four years while they seek unsubsidized work.

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our participants to do is go out and do job searches every week,” he said.

“One of the great tools we have, the Internet and searching online, has been good. We’ve had some people have some pretty good success.”

Host agencies include Iowa Workforce Development, the Iowa Department of Human Services, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, the American Red Cross and other government and nonprofit agencies, Nielsen said.

“We have a wide variety of host agencies,” she said.

“We cover 10 counties, so the Iowa Workforces in those counties, we have senior aides placed

at.”

Erica Whitley, a senior aide at MOHM’s Place Thrift Store, says the program has been very helpful since she signed up a year ago.

“I’m on Social Security disability, and it just helps to supplement that – plus, it also gets me out of the house a little bit,” she said.

“I think, in Iowa, we’re kind of an older population,” Dirks said.

“There’s a lot of people who just got to keep working, even though they’re on Social Security or partial retirement.

“I think we’re finding that the hard part is that 125 percent,” he said.

“There are people who are just above that” who

are struggling.

There’s no clear pattern in where retirees are going, said Steve Andersen, regional director of Iowa Workforce Development.

“We’re not seeing one particular trend for that, because the group itself

is so varied in the skills and experience they have,” he said.

Many are seeking clerical positions, while others are looking for janitorial or food service jobs, Nielsen said.

The host agency does most of the training, she said. West Central also holds workshops for clients every quarter.

As senior aides find unsubsidized jobs, they are rotated out of the program so new clients can be accepted, Dirks said.

Last year, West Central started offering a Digital Inclusion program that provides free computer classes for Iowans 55 and older – whether or not they are in the Senior Aide program, Nielsen said. It is offered at the Council Bluffs Public Library, Harlan Senior Center, Atlantic’s Allen Home; and Denison at a site yet to be announced.

“It’s a really great experience, because the senior aides we use as peer mentors,” she said.

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Both Machmueller, Edmondson still working hard TIM ROHWER Staff Writer Timothy.rohwer@nonpareilonline.com (712) 325-5752

Bev Machmueller works with some 120 people at one time to help improve their lives.

Byron Edmondson drives motor homes, trucks, “anything on wheels,” to their respective dealerships.

Different careers with one common factor.

Both are past the normal age of retirement for most people, and that matters little to them.

“If I had nothing to do, I would probably be a couch potato,” said Machmueller, 69.

Currently, she works at the Iowa Workforce Development office in the Omni Business Centre in downtown Council Bluffs.

“I’ve been here for 19 years,” said Machmueller, who is employed by Iowa Western Community College.

Her job is to help people, referred by the Iowa Department of Human Services, to find employment or return to school depending on their personal situation.

“I have 121 people right now,” Machmueller said.

“I meet them individually and do one-on-one interviews. I write a plan out and have them follow it. I try to keep in contact with them as much as possible.”

It’s possible she might consider retiring full-

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Bev Machmueller looks over some paperwork at her desk at the Iowa Workforce Development Center inside the Omni Business Centre.

time at the end of next year, but may continue in a part-time capacity, Machmueller said.

“I enjoy what I’m doing. There are a lot of rewards when they (clients) reach their goals. That makes you good.”

Edmondson, 74, was visiting with friends at the Council Bluffs Senior Center one recent Thursday morning, waiting for his next driving assignment.

“I’m trying to get out this weekend,” he said.

“My wife travels with me most of the time. We usually go out every other week.”

Edmondson retired from his longtime

career at Griffin Pipe in February 1999.

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After the delivery, they’ll take tours of the area or visit friends or relatives if nearby.

“It’s like a mini-vacation.” Edmondson said.

He estimated he drives about 650 miles a day when on the road and has traveled through lots of scenery.

“I’ve hit all lower 48 states and I delivered a vehicle to Canada once,” Edmondson said. “I’ve racked up 700,000 miles.”

Sometimes the scenery was too close for comfort.

“We’ve been through three different tornados,” Edmondson said.

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“They haven’t fired me yet,” Edmondson said smiling.

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Southwest 8 announces two new programs Southwest 8 Senior Services is proud to announce that as of July 1 the agency became the new sponsor for two new programs in southwest Iowa that concern and affect senior citizens.

The agency now sponsors The Senior Companion Program in Pottawattamie County and The Foster Grandparent Program in Fremont, Mills and Pottawattamie Counties in Iowa.

Both programs are a part of the Corporation for National and Community Service, and Southwest 8 is thrilled to be a sponsor for these amazing programs that benefit both the volunteers and the organizations and clients that they serve.

Through the Senior Companion Program, volunteers aged 60 and older give of their time to serve as a companion for a frail elderly person.

Some activities that they may do with their elderly clients include reading, visiting, playing games, or providing transportation so that the senior can run errands.

For their service, if they meet income requirements, the Senior Companion receives an hourly stipend, which is tax free and does not count as income toward any benefits that the volunteer is currently enjoying, providing that they serve a minimum of 15 hours per week.

The Foster Grandparent Program operates similarly, although an individual need be only 55 to participate as a volunteer.

Foster Grandparents volunteer at pre-schools, daycare centers, schools, and Head start programs for a minimum of 15 hours per week, and they, too if they meet income requirements, receive a hourly stipend.

Southwest 8 Senior Services recognizes how valuable these programs are to the communities covered by these grants as they give active fixed

income seniors an opportunity to serve in a valuable capacity and increase their income at the same time. It is also a great benefit to the organizations, daycare centers and schools which serve as volunteer stations for the program in that having these senior volunteers enables them to expand the services that they are able to provide.

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Many events going on at Oakland’s Senior Center Oakland Senior Center Here we are in the hottest month of the year, but we have some cool activities to keep our bodies active and minds off the heat.

A successful Brown Bag Bingo was held with a group of Seniors from Carson. We also held a joint group session learning about vitamins and supplements at Henderson’s Herb Shoppe in Carson and dined afterward at the Tin Cup. Getting together once again we toured the Armstrong Research Farm and learned about the experiments being furthered in the areas of vegetables, flowers, corn and vineyards. Joining us from Carson were Irene Skank, June Mathews, Alec Karstens, Marie Browning and Laura Rose.

We also welcomed speakers from Hospice and Iowa State Extension Office who spoke respectively on Life Care Options/Living Wills and Food Safety for Seniors.

Our Merrymaker’s entertainment, compliments of Iowa West, was Hillbilly Hal who was making his first appearance at the Center.

The month of August brings another Merrymaker’s entertainer.

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She will be with us Aug. 10 at 6 p.m. right after our evening meal at 5

p.m. Reservations must be into the Center by 11 a.m., Aug. 9.

One Aug. 3, we will have the Kraft Pillow Cleaning Service at the Center from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Here is a chance to get your pillows cleaned, deodorized and sanitized and back to you in the same day. You may drop off the pillows at the Center on the Aug. 3 or phone 482-3353 for free pick-up and delivery to the Oakland, Carson and Macedoina areas.

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Special days in August (in case you were wondering) include the anniversary of American Bandstand (1957), National Underwear Day, Elvis Week in Memphis, 110th Annual Hobo Convention in Britt, 65th anniversary of V-J Day (Aug. 14), Birthday of Whiffle Ball (1953) and the Anniversary of the Patent of the Waffle Iron (1869).

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Awareness and education Awareness of the problem of elder abuse is the key to reduce such abuse in Iowa. The Elder Abuse Initiative seeks to educate Iowans about the problems and the solutions. Elder Abuse Initiative Prevention Coordinators are available for: â– Presentations about awareness, detection, and prevention of elder abuse to community groups and organizations. â– Individual information and assistance.

â– Training of Mandatory Reporters. â– Elder Abuse Coalition.

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This body’s purpose is to plan and develop services and programs to help maintain the independence and quality of life for older Iowans; to advocate

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The publication is distributed by The Daily Nonpareil to approximately 17,000 households in Pottawattamie, Mills and Harrison counties.

An additional 8,000 copies are distributed through a volunteer distribution network to people age 60 and older in Cass, Fremont, Mills, Montgomery, Page and Shelby counties in Iowa.

Address all correspondence to: Better Living/Courier Coordinator, Southwest 8 Senior Services, 300 W. Broadway, Suite 240,

Council Bluffs, IA 51503; or call (712) 3282540 or toll-free at (800) 432-9209; or you can contact us via the Web at www.southwest8.org

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The advertising deadline for the next issue is the 13th day of the month prior to the running of the ad.

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This happens especially when consumers receive “free trial offers” for buying club memberships, travel clubs, or “credit card protection plans” – and then are charged automatically on their credit cards or bank accounts when the free trial period ends.

Consumers often are surprised when – and if – they discover unexpected charges. The problem seems to stem from two things: First,

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If you don’t cancel within the “free trial period” (usually 30 days), your credit card will be charged the monthly or annual membership fee, possibly as much as $100 or more. And you may be charged repeatedly every month or every year if you don’t cancel.

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are not being met by themselves or others.

■ Elders who are a risk to themselves.

■ Caregivers who are experiencing difficulty in providing adequate or appropriate care; ■ Persons with multiple health and social needs.

■ Abuse or risk for abuse can be physical, sexual, financial or denial or care (neglect) by either a caregiver of the elder themselves.

Who makes the decisions?

All adults, unless the court has declared an

adult incompetent, possess the right to make decisions, even if those decisions appear unwise or unhealthy. Elder Abuse Initiative staff respect an elder’s right to accept or reject assistance or services. Only in cases of imminent danger will staff seek involuntary assistance.

Contacting the Elder Abuse Initiative Intervention is currently available on a limited basis in some of Southwest 8 Senior Services 8 county service area while full intervention services are available in Pottawattamie, Mills, Montgomery,

Harrison and Shelby counties.

Education and Awareness is available in all of Southwest 8 Senior Services 8 counties.

You may contact the Elder Abuse Initiative by: Phone: (712) 3282540 Ext. 32 or (800)432-9209, Ext. 32; email: akrueger@southwest8.org.

The Iowa Department of Human Services remains the investigative agency for dependent adult abuse.

If you suspect dependent adult abuse you should immediately call the toll free abuse hotline at (800) 362-2178.

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Don’t be trapped by “free trial offers” ■ Reject a free trial offer unless you are sure it is something you will use. Make it very clear to a phone solicitor that you are declining the

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■ Examine your credit card bill every month, and your checking account and phone bills, too.

■ Watch for unauthorized charges, and dispute them at once, in writing.

■ Watch your mail carefully. (Some cancellation notices look like junk mail.)

Contact the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Div., D.M., and I.A. 50319. Call 281-5926 or (888) 7774590. The web site is www.IowaAttorneyGeneral.gov.

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❊ Birthdays ❊ Birthdays ❊ Birthdays ❊ Birthdays ❊ Birthdays ❊ Birthdays ❊ 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 4th 5th 6th 6th 6th 8th 8th 9th

Thelma Johnson Vern Wilkins Esther Bond Bill Penn Hans McEntaffer Margaret Nicholas Dorothy Johnson Alice Cavner Verla Hofmockel Jewell Warner Clair Clork Winifred Fishell Nadine Stein

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❊ 15th Ruth & Lawrence Lewis 18th Harold and Verla Hofmockel 24th Ardis & Howard Bangston

11th 11th 15th 16th 19th 19th 20th 22nd 23rd 26th 30th 31st

Sidney Tabor Sidney Sidney Clarinda Villisca Villisca Stanton Glenwood Clarinda Glenwood Clarinda Villisca

Anniversaries

72yrs.

64yrs.

63yrs.

Villisca Glenwood Villisca

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Irene Mayree Eilers Betty Hall Maxine Louden Donald Eastwood Eulah Steffen Dorothy Williams Edith Naven Berniece Baucom Edith Hianes Elbert Cline Ethel Woldruff Connie Fulton

Anniversaries

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Clarinda Red Oak Clarinda Villisca Clarinda Clarinda Clarinda Stanton Oakland Clarinda Clarinda Sidney

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28th Marion & Esther Ross 29th Robert and Maxine Crouse 30th Jim and Nancy Lee

57yrs.

56yrs.

57yrs.

Stanton Red Oak Glenwood

Monthly news and notes from the Iowa SMP New resources The Department of Health and Human Services just launched a new website, www.HealthCare.gov.

This website provides detailed information on health insurance options.

It will be updated frequently as aspects of the Affordable Care Act (health reform legislation) are put in place.

There are special sections for “older adults” and “people with disabilities.” After answering a few simple questions, the user can access a path of information tailored to their interests.

Hospital comparisons The “Hospital Compare” section of the www.Medicare.gov website has been updated with more data about the quality of outpatient care at hospitals with information about Hospital readmission and mortality rates for heart attack, heart failure, and pneumonia; Rate of infection in outpatient surgical wards; Rates of usage of certain radiology services such as MRIs for low back pain, retesting after mammograms, use of “double computed” CT scans when one scan may have been

sufficient.

Medicare, the American Hospital Association and many other professional medical organizations are continuing their efforts to provide reliable information on hospital quality that helps patients make decisions about their health care.

This same information is available on the www.HealthCare.gov website.

Consumer guide to buying prescriptions online The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) offers tips to consider before purchasing prescription drugs over the

Internet. You must be a very savvy consumer in this situation. Some Web sites that sell medicine and medical supplies aren’t licensed pharmacies, may sell medicine that is not right for your condition and may not protect the personal information you give when you make a purchase.

Some medicines sold

online are counterfeit, not standard dosages, may be expired, and haven’t been stored, labeled or shipped safely.

This link will give you detailed information to research before you make a purchase, http://www.fda.gov/Dru gs/ResourcesForYou/uc m080588.htm.

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