by admin | Sep 23, 2009 | Health / Medicine
As the fall season rolls in, so does the message about falls prevention awareness from the Missouri Department of Health . One in three seniors in Missouri will suffer a serious fall in their lifetime, according to the Health Department. The number of those falls that...
by admin | Jul 27, 2009 | Health / Medicine
Too many elderly Missourians suffer nasty falls and the state’s official senior citizen advocate wants to prevent them. The statistics as related by Lt. Governor Peter Kinder spokesman Gary McElyea are grim. "Falls in Missouri actually cause a number of...
by admin | Jun 29, 2008 | Politics / Govt
A field hearing of the U.S. Senate Aging Committee is scheduled for Monday in St. Louis. Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) is investigating what she and others believe are unscrupulous insurance practices aimed at senior citizens. At issue are Medicare Advantage...
by admin | Apr 23, 2008 | Politics / Govt
State officials have unveiled what they are calling the second phase of a project to stop exploitation of elderly and disabled Missourians. MOSAFE – Missourians Stopping Adult Financial Exploitation – is offering a DVD to help seniors and those who take...
by admin | Nov 28, 2007 | Health / Medicine
Nearly 175,000 Missouri senior citizens have signed up for the state program that helps offset prescription drug costs, but that’s not enough say state officials who are pushing for more to enroll. Missouri RX supplements Medicare Part D, the federal...
