Rep. Smith To Sponsor Senior Fair

From an email received this morning from Rep. Smith's office:

State Rep. Matt Smith (D-Mt. Lebanon), will sponsor a senior fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25 at Galleria of Mt. Lebanon. The senior fair will include free information on a variety of state and local issues from 80 exhibitors, applications for the Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program and PACE and PACENET, free flu shots, door prizes and refreshments. Anyone on Medicare who wants to get a free flu shot is asked to bring his or her Medicare card. Guests will include KDKA radio personalities Dr. Knowledge and Miss Information, who are scheduled to attend from 11 a.m. to noon.

Group Forming To Help Elderly Stay In Homes

Imagine making one phone call to arrange landscaping services and a trip to the doctor, repair of the air conditioner, curtain hanging and help managing health care, all while signing up for a yoga class and booking a trip to New York City, at discount prices and with your friends screening the providers for you. Now imagine how valuable that service could be to a senior citizen living at home.

A group in Mt. Lebanon wants to do just that by creating the Mt. Lebanon Living-at-Home Alliance, a nonprofit group that would help seniors avoid moving to retirement communities by supporting them as they stay independent. It would give members referrals to services by pre-screening providers and offering discounts. The membership cost has yet to be determined.

Link: www.post-gazette.com/pg/07151/790259-55.stm