8-City Reliant Energy Torch Relay Across Texas

More than 1,200 of the 10,000 athletes expected to compete in the Summer National Senior Games will be Texans.  The 8-cityReliant Energy Torch Relay Across Texas tour will allow many of them to carry the Fitness Flame torch near where they live. They will also represent the official theme of Long Live the Challenge and promote wellness and healthy aging to their friends and neighbors. ... Read More

Few Seniors Support GOP Plan To Restructure Medicare

Senior citizens, whose fierce opposition to the 2010 health overhaul law helped propel Republicans’ midterm election gains, have little appetite for the House GOP’s plans to turn Medicare into a voucher-type program that sends beneficiaries to private plans but limits the amount of federal funding, according to a poll released today. The survey this past month by the... Read More

My Mom Cooks Better Than Your Mom – Mother’s Day Giveaway

Think Your Mom Is A Great Cook? Then, Register Her (or yourself)  in the Mother’s Day Giveaway! All you have to do is share a recipe of one of your favorite dishes that your Mom makes and she could win a number of prizes (total all prizes over $500), including Dining Certificates from Suga’s in the “My Mom Cooks Better Than Your Mom” – Mothers Day... Read More

Share Your Stories of Random Acts of Kindness with Jordan Health Services

Jordan Health Services, an in-home health care service with various locations in Texas and one in Arkansas, is hosting a contest in honor of Random Acts of Kindness Week. Jordan Health Services is asking their Twitter followers, Facebook fans and blog readers to share their stories of how a random act of kindness affected their lives. Readers can post their stories on the Jordan... Read More

Area Agency on Aging’s Benefits Counseling Training

The Southeast Texas Area Agency on Aging’s Benefits Counseling Department is hosting a Benefits Counseling I Training March 28th – 30th from 9am to 3pm each day. The program that was once limited to employees of partnering agencies is being opened up to the general public. Those interested should call Jennifer Salazar at (409) 924-3381 ext. 6257. Volunteers will learn how to... Read More

14th Texas Silver-Haired Legislature Elections to Take Place in May

The Area Agency on Aging of Southeast Texas (AAASET) has announced  election forms for the 14th Texas Silver-Haired Legislature (TSHL) Elections will take place on Tuesday, May 24, 2011. Click Here to Request for Early Voting Packet Further information and forms may be attained by contacting Ericka English, AAASET Outreach Coordinator at (409) 924-3381 ext. 6272 or email: eenglish@setrpc.org. Please... Read More

Hilary Swank to Speak at CHRISTUS LiveWell Conference

Two-time Oscar-winning actress Hilary Swank will be the keynote speaker at the fourth annual CHRISTUS LiveWell Women’s Conference to be held Thursday, May 5, at Ford Park. In addition to her two Best Actress Academy Awards, Swank’s performance in the film “Conviction” has earned her a current nomination for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a... Read More

Local Nursing Homes Make Best List

Three Southeast Texas nursing homes made the ranks in the recently released 2011 Best Nursing Homes list , by U.S. News Media Group. They are: 1) Magnolia Manor (in Groves) 2) Kountze Nursing Center (in Kountze) 3) Pine Arbor (Silsbee) All of the homes included in the list received 5 stars, the highest overall rating, from the federal government’s Centers for Medicare and... Read More

Seniors Social Security Lower than in 2010

Forty-four percent of seniors are receiving lower Social Security checks this year compared to 2010, while even more are dealing with significantly higher expenses. The findings come from an annual survey of elderly Americans, released earlier today by The Senior Citizens League (TSCL), one of the nation’s largest nonpartisan senior citizens advocacy groups. Of seniors receiving... Read More

Thousands of Elderly Texans Rally at Texas Capitol

Thousands of elderly Texans rallied outside the state capitol Tuesday, calling for Governor Perry and state lawmakers to stop the proposed state budget cuts. “Our message from senior Texans is simple.  We oppose all budget cuts this legislative session,” said David Thomason, Chair of the Texas Senior Advocacy Coalition, the advocacy group organizing today’s event. While... Read More

Entergy and Advocates Seek Funding

Entergy Corporation employees and advocates for low-income residents are inWashington, D.C., this week to ask Congress for funding to help low-income families, the elderly and the disabled pay energy costs through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. On Feb. 9, Entergy employees and nonprofit group representatives will be among more than 140 advocates from across the... Read More