West Central Illinois Area Agency on Aging

06/04/2026

If it sounds too good to be true...it probably is! Protect your Medicare number like you would your bank account or credit card numbers!

06/03/2026

Don't forget to come our to our Empowered Aging series on June 9th!

Age with confidence - get practical guidance, trusted resources, and local support in one empowering workshop series.
👩‍💼 Monthly expert‑led sessions on topics that matter to older adults and caregivers
💪 Actionable strategies you can use right away
🏢 Hosted locally and sponsored by the West Central Illinois Area Agency on Aging
🧑🏼‍🦳 Supportive environment with helpful resources and community connection
👉🏼 Register today and take the next step toward aging with confidence... 217-223-7904

06/03/2026

How cool is this! Visit Illinois Assistive Technology Program - IATP or check in with us about how you can stay independent and adapt to whatever you might be facing!

Jan recently visited the IATP Demonstration Center to get ideas about what was available for people with Parkinson’s. She wanted ways she could stay up to date with friends and family via email and social media. Staff was able to show Jan a joystick and a large-print keyboard that would allow her to easily navigate her computer. Jan could use these to stay connected through ergonomic, supportive cursor movement and an accessible keyboard with both large and bold keys for easier fine-motor typing control.

From Jan: “My world opened up all over again. So much is available and I can remain independent. All of the staff I worked with was so helpful and everyone went out of their way to listen and understand.”

To schedule a tour of IATP’s Demonstration Center, visit https://iltech.org/contact/

06/03/2026

Just a reminder that our colleagues at the Quincy Senior & Family Resource Center have a new to Medicare workshop coming up next week! Kick off summer with some Medicare magic! 😜

06/02/2026

Drop by the Quincy Senior Center Friday to check in with the Senior Medicare Patrol program!

06/01/2026

Take note! Tracking services & information received at medical appointments, and then comparing your notes to your benefits statements, can be very helpful in detecting errors or fraud.

06/01/2026

06/01/2026

Watching paint dry is more interesting than reading a Medicare Summary Notice. But reading it or your Explanation of Benefits can help you detect errors or fraud. Want to know more? Drop by the Senior Medicare Patrol Information Station at the Quincy Senior Center Friday, June 5, 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.!

05/29/2026

Medicare Fraud Prevention Week is June 1-5! The Senior Medicare Patrol program encourages family members to talk with your loved ones about how to detect, report, and prevent Medicare fraud. Need resources? We can help. Reach out!

05/28/2026

What a great tip! If you are in a similar situation and living out of state, decisions with a time line can become impossible!

One tip if you are handling a parent's home from out of state.

Before you fly in, walk the house on a video call with whoever is going to be on the ground.

Most families fly back, stand in the kitchen, and try to make every decision in the room with grief sitting on top of them. The pile grows. The trip stretches from three days to seven. The next trip gets scheduled.

A video walk-through changes that. You mark what is sentimental. You mark what gets donated. You mark what gets sold. You mark what gets hauled. Every item gets a category the first time you look at it.

Then somebody else can run the sort while you are still at your kitchen table in Atlanta or Phoenix or wherever you are.

That is the first thing we do with families who reach us from out of state. We did it last month for three siblings, none of them in Illinois, and we never had to ask them to fly back.

If you are about to plan that first trip, do the walk-through first. Make every decision once.