Free Legal Services
Free legal help is offered through Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services to people who are over 60 or have a low income. Problems they handle are Government benefits, including food stamps, Medicare, Medical Assistance and Social Security/SSI; Housing, including tenants rights, mobile home park laws, eviction defense, subsidized/public housing and nursing home care; Consumer, including collection, creditor harassment and utility shut-offs; Family, including domestic abuse and grandparent's rights.
Call toll free 1.888.575.2954.
"Resources & Referrals"
Jane Whiteside, Ph. D., Licensed Psychologist
July 27th - 1-3 pm
Jane Whiteside can help you sort through problems and explore possible resources. For an appointment call the Senior Center at 267.3599. Free and confidential.
Partners in Aging
Fairview Red Wing’s PARTNERS IN AGING program provides Senior Patient Advocates to assist the older adult and/or their families to learn about many area resources designed to provide safety, wellness and support. Personalized assistance helps you make decisions
that are right for you and your family. If you are facing life changing health conditions, living with a chronic illness or need assistance in navigating the health care
system, call 388-6740 for more information. The support is here to meet the needs of seniors in our community.
Talk to Dr. McBeath
Dr. McBeath is a clinical psychologist working with Goodhue County Social Services. His special interest is helping seniors deal with emotional stresses. Consultations are free of charge. Call him to set up an appointment at 380-5042.
Free legal help is offered through Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services to people who are over 60 or have a low income. Problems they handle are Government benefits, including food stamps, Medicare, Medical Assistance and Social Security/SSI; Housing, including tenants rights, mobile home park laws, eviction defense, subsidized/public housing and nursing home care; Consumer, including collection, creditor harassment and utility shut-offs; Family, including domestic abuse and grandparent's rights.
Call toll free 1.888.575.2954.
"Resources & Referrals"
Jane Whiteside, Ph. D., Licensed Psychologist
July 27th - 1-3 pm
Jane Whiteside can help you sort through problems and explore possible resources. For an appointment call the Senior Center at 267.3599. Free and confidential.
Partners in Aging
Fairview Red Wing’s PARTNERS IN AGING program provides Senior Patient Advocates to assist the older adult and/or their families to learn about many area resources designed to provide safety, wellness and support. Personalized assistance helps you make decisions
that are right for you and your family. If you are facing life changing health conditions, living with a chronic illness or need assistance in navigating the health care
system, call 388-6740 for more information. The support is here to meet the needs of seniors in our community.
Talk to Dr. McBeath
Dr. McBeath is a clinical psychologist working with Goodhue County Social Services. His special interest is helping seniors deal with emotional stresses. Consultations are free of charge. Call him to set up an appointment at 380-5042.
Goodhue County Public Health Service
The mission of Goodhue County Public Health is to promote, preserve and protect the health of Goodhue County Residents. Our Adult Health department provides multiple services to assist people to live as healthy as possible in the community. The program proves home care services for seniors with physical or mental health problems through provision of nursing, home health aides, homemakers, physical, occupational and speech therapies. For more information call the Intake Nurse at 651.385.6100 or
1-800.950.2142.
Medicare Insurance Counseling
Do you need help sorting Medicare insurance forms? Medicare insurance counseling is offeed FREE OF CHARGE by a state certified counselor. Call the Senior Linkage Line at 1.800.333.2433 for this FREE service
Foot Care Clinic
Thursday, July 7, 14, 21 & 28 1 - 3:30 pm
A home health nurse is available at the Senior Center to provide foot care to seniors. Appointments are required. To schedule an appointment or for more information call Fairview Red Wing Homecare and Hospice at 385.3410. The cost is $32.
Fairview Red Wing Home Care and Hospice
Fairview Homecare and Hospice provide skilled supportive services directly in your home. Call our Intake Nurse Lori for more information at 651.385.3410 and maintain your independence at home.
The mission of Goodhue County Public Health is to promote, preserve and protect the health of Goodhue County Residents. Our Adult Health department provides multiple services to assist people to live as healthy as possible in the community. The program proves home care services for seniors with physical or mental health problems through provision of nursing, home health aides, homemakers, physical, occupational and speech therapies. For more information call the Intake Nurse at 651.385.6100 or
1-800.950.2142.
Medicare Insurance Counseling
Do you need help sorting Medicare insurance forms? Medicare insurance counseling is offeed FREE OF CHARGE by a state certified counselor. Call the Senior Linkage Line at 1.800.333.2433 for this FREE service
Foot Care Clinic
Thursday, July 7, 14, 21 & 28 1 - 3:30 pm
A home health nurse is available at the Senior Center to provide foot care to seniors. Appointments are required. To schedule an appointment or for more information call Fairview Red Wing Homecare and Hospice at 385.3410. The cost is $32.
Fairview Red Wing Home Care and Hospice
Fairview Homecare and Hospice provide skilled supportive services directly in your home. Call our Intake Nurse Lori for more information at 651.385.3410 and maintain your independence at home.
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Notary Public
Shirley Perkins is a Notary Public and will notarize your important papers. Donations for this complimentary service are gratefully accepted. Please call Shirley to arrange a time at 267-3559.
Shirley Perkins is a Notary Public and will notarize your important papers. Donations for this complimentary service are gratefully accepted. Please call Shirley to arrange a time at 267-3559.
Can You Lower Your Risk for Dementia?
Dementia is a scary subject. There has been a good deal of attention to the progressive risk of dementia as one ages, but not much about particular risk factors that can be positively impacted. Now some recent psychological research offers a glimmer of hope about lowering one important risk factor associated with Alzheimer’s disease.
This study looks at the psychological traits associated with the onset of Alzheimer’s disease and concludes that one particular psychological trait seems negatively associated with developing Alzheimer’s. Researchers find that people who have what is termed “Openness to experience” seem statistically less prone to dementia.
It is encouraging to see research verify something we have long suspected to be true: older adults who have made learning a “habit”, who continue to be open to new ideas and new ways of looking at things, and who continue to have dreams for their lives, appear less at risk for
dementia. It is important to recognize that these “habits of the mind” need not be especially intellectual in nature, because people interested in handiwork, crafts, and gardening are just as successful in reducing their risk of dementia as those interested in history, theology, or philosophy. It is the exercise of the mind and openness to new ways of perceiving things that is key here.
Here’s another hopeful note: it is never too late to get started on new learning. Just as physical exercise gets easier the more often we do it, mental exercise similarly benefits us at any age. There are so many ways we can open ourselves to new experience, including vacation
travel, new films, theatre, musical performances, and developing new relationships. As we open to new experience, we are making a solid investment in our health.
Bruce McBeath, Ph.D. Licensed Psychologist
Dementia is a scary subject. There has been a good deal of attention to the progressive risk of dementia as one ages, but not much about particular risk factors that can be positively impacted. Now some recent psychological research offers a glimmer of hope about lowering one important risk factor associated with Alzheimer’s disease.
This study looks at the psychological traits associated with the onset of Alzheimer’s disease and concludes that one particular psychological trait seems negatively associated with developing Alzheimer’s. Researchers find that people who have what is termed “Openness to experience” seem statistically less prone to dementia.
It is encouraging to see research verify something we have long suspected to be true: older adults who have made learning a “habit”, who continue to be open to new ideas and new ways of looking at things, and who continue to have dreams for their lives, appear less at risk for
dementia. It is important to recognize that these “habits of the mind” need not be especially intellectual in nature, because people interested in handiwork, crafts, and gardening are just as successful in reducing their risk of dementia as those interested in history, theology, or philosophy. It is the exercise of the mind and openness to new ways of perceiving things that is key here.
Here’s another hopeful note: it is never too late to get started on new learning. Just as physical exercise gets easier the more often we do it, mental exercise similarly benefits us at any age. There are so many ways we can open ourselves to new experience, including vacation
travel, new films, theatre, musical performances, and developing new relationships. As we open to new experience, we are making a solid investment in our health.
Bruce McBeath, Ph.D. Licensed Psychologist