June 15th is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, please send us your ideas for logos we can use to promote the day.  Find out more about World Elder Abuse Awareness Day by clicking here. Read the...

Call Congress today and ask them to end the Sequester and restore funding to Maine’s Area Agencies on Aging!  In Maine 28,350 fewer Meals on Wheels will be delivered to shut-in seniors, 20,000...

Save lives. Save money. It's that simple.  We would like to share with you a message from the Cover Maine Now! coalition (you may have seen their ad in newspapers across the state and heard their...

[Click here for testimony before the Criminal Justice and Public Safety committee from Jessica Maurer, Executive Direction of Maine Assoc. of Area Agencies on Aging.] [Click here to...

Click here for our testimony on April 4th on the impact of LR 1046’s budget cuts. Click here for Stories of Maine Residents in Opposition to Cuts to the Drugs for the Elderly And Medicare Savings...

Click here to find out how the Biennial budget cuts Maine’s Drugs for the Elderly program. [Update 3/15/13: Do you know someone who was impacted by the recent cuts to the Medicare Savings Program or...

Senator Angus King will visit Spectrum Generations Cohen Community Center in Hallowell on February 20 to accept official petitions to the 113th Congress of the United Sates signed by Maine residents...

The Maine Agency on Aging and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service are teaming up to combat foreign lottery fraud, one of the most financially devastating scams currentlytargeting seniors...

The Alzheimer’s Assoc. Maine Chapter, State Senator Margaret Craven, the Maine Center for Disease Control and many other community stakeholders are excited to announce the release of the first ever State...

ChocoLArt is a chocolate tasting event and silent art auction, a delectable afternoon filled with the delights of chocolate, art, and jazz. At this third annual SeniorsPlus fundraising event, guests...

Below is testimony by John Nale of the Maine Association of Area Agencies on Aging in support of LD 560, “An Act to Establish Maine Seniors Day”: “Good morning Honorable Members of the Joint...

[Click here for testimony provided before the Health and Human Services Committee on February 13, 2013 from Susan Garascia, RN, a Spectrum Generations employee who runs the adult day services program there....

[Update 2/13/13: The Appropriations Committee voted unanimously to rejected elimination of Maine’s Drugs for the Elderly program and restored most cuts to most elder services under the Curtailment...

According to Chartbook: Older Adults and Adults with Physical Disabilities: Population and Service Use Trends in Maine 2012 Edition, Maine’s older population, persons age 65-and-above, is close to one-fifth...

Attorney General Janet T. Mills is warning consumers about recent reports of calls from individuals claiming to represent Medicare.  There are reports from Maine Medicare recipients who have received...

Please spread the word! We need your help to keep low-income seniors warm this year! We're collecting clean, gently-used, adult sized coats at LL Beans flagship store in Freeport November 16th...

AUGUSTA - Attorney General William J. Schneider is warning consumers about a scam that claims a new federal government assistance program, sometimes described...

An elderly Pemaquid woman has won what's believed to be the largest judgment of its kind in Maine involving financial exploitation. Eighty-five-year-old Gwen Swank is unlikely to collect her $1.3 million...

Home Equity Advisor is managed by the National Council on Aging to provide unbiased information from trusted nonprofits that can help older homeowners use and protect the equity in their home as they age....

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Attorney General William J. Schneider is warning people with diabetes to beware of a medical scam involving diabetic supplies. Recent reports in Maine involve telephone calls from someone claiming to...

Proposal would eliminate $1 out of every $5 from the General Fund and push off tough choices to future Legislatures A Portland Press Herald editorial on this issue begins: ...

The Office of Inspector General recently issued a fraud alert related to diabetes supplies and other durable medical equipment.  Follow this link to view the full alert: http://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/news-releases/2012/alert20120309.asp...

The Elder Investment Fraud and Financial Exploitation (EIFFE) Prevention Program will be presented by its lead developer, Dr. Bob Roush of the Texas Consortium Geriatric Education Center and the...

Come to ChocoLArt, Sunday, April 1, 2:00 - 4:30, Hilton Garden Inn, Auburn. This delectable afternoon filled with the delights of chocolate, art, and jazz to benefit SeniorsPlus Meals on Wheels and other...

Finding minor support continues to be a significant obstacle for many elderly Mainers, according to a new study released by the Maine Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program. Prepared by the Muskie School of...

Maine is the "oldest" state in the nation and seniors in Maine live in poverty at higher rates than the national average. That creates unique challenges. Many seniors are struggling to pay medical...

LePage visited Northern Maine to discuss proposed budget cuts. The Bangor Daily News was there. Click here to read all about it.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judith M. Shaw, Securities Administrator1-877-624-8551www.investors.maine.gov ...

Governor LePage visited Aroostook county to speak at listening session sponsored by the Aroostook Area Agency on Aging. Hundreds of concerned seniors were in attendence to hear LePage defend his budget....

n4a Endorses Legislation Promoting Senior Mobility Options Commends Senators Herb Kohl (D-WI) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) for their Leadership   Washington, DC — n4a is pleased to endorse...

Medicare beneficiaries have two weeks left, until December 7th, to enroll in, or change a Medicare Part D prescription drug plan that may help lower their prescription drug costs or protect against...