by admin | Oct 31, 2006 | Health / Medicine
A prescription drug program for poor senior citizens and the disabled is expanding. It’s called the Missouri RX program, which replaced the Senior RX program when Medicare Part D began about 160,000 are served now. Lt. Governor Peter Kinder says the program will...
by admin | Oct 1, 2006 | Health / Medicine
Residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities have rights. And, the State Department of Health and Senior Services is taking advantage of Residents’ Rights week to bring attention to those rights. Carol Scott, the Department’s State Long-Term...
by admin | Sep 25, 2006 | News
Senior citizens lost an advocate over the weekend. Sidney Schneider of University City died Saturday at the age of 81. Schneider founded the University City Senior Service Board. He got a medical transportation van for the elderly and set up a food pantry for older...
by admin | Sep 24, 2006 | Politics / Govt
The State Department of Health and Senior Services is putting the spotlight on a program aimed at helping older Missourians find jobs. It’s the U.S. Department of Labor’s Senior Community Service Employment Program, which is run in Missouri by the State...
by admin | Jul 25, 2006 | Politics / Govt
An attempt to raise awareness about Missouri’s new requirement that voters present photo identification before casting a ballot in November is underway by the state officeholder who opposed the idea. And even as Secretary of State Robin Carnahan travels the...
