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Peanut Butter and Empty Shelves

Posted on September 12, 2012 by jabacares

We’ve all heard it enough times to know that hunger in America is very real – including right here in Central Virginia. Barely a week goes by without a plea to help fill the food banks. But the sad fact … Continue reading →

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Getting Started in Medicare

Posted on August 14, 2012 by jabacares

Some days there’s no escaping the fact that I’m getting older. That’s been especially true since I turned 64. Just as blood in the water attracts sharks, my 64th birthday has set certain insurance companies into a direct mail feeding … Continue reading →

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Hands-On Healers

Posted on June 19, 2012 by jabacares

My father became increasingly delicate during the last weeks of his life. On his 50th birthday he had walked the length of the backyard on his hands, but at 89, lung cancer was chewing away at the last of his … Continue reading →

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Medicare? Medicaid?

Posted on June 15, 2012 by jabacares

The past few weeks have been filled almost completely with work on JABA’s new Resource Guide, “Generations”. Along with information on just about ever service for those of us over 65 available here in Central Virginia we wanted to include some articles explaining some of … Continue reading →

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I’ll Fly Away

Posted on June 5, 2012 by jabacares

Some of the members of our Hillsdale Adult Care Center, along with kids from our Shining Star Pre-School, are downstairs in the lobby. They’ve just gotten back from a field trip to our local airport and they looked a little … Continue reading →

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Extra Help with Rx Costs

Posted on May 31, 2012 by jabacares

Prescription drug costs are rising at an alarming rate and many people are finding it increasingly difficult and even impossible to purchase their medications. Medicare beneficiaries with lower incomes may be eligible for a number of assistance programs including Low … Continue reading →

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Scottsville Revue

Posted on May 29, 2012 by jabacares

Have you heard — the Scottsville Revue is back. It’s this Sunday, June 3, from 3 to 6PM at the  historic Victory Theater in Scottsville, VA. The last time the members of JABA’s Scottsville Center put on this show it … Continue reading →

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The Power of a Cup of Tea

Posted on February 22, 2012 by jabacares

Volunteer Long-Term Care Ombudsmen are a special breed. I think of them as the very polite and extremely helpful Marines of the volunteer world. After all, they represent just a handful of the hundreds who volunteer through JABA each year, and the … Continue reading →

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Age Happens

Posted on December 14, 2011 by jabacares

One constant challenge here at JABA is how to boil down all that we do — the health insurance counseling, home delivered meals, care coordination, adult care centers, intergenerational programs, community centers, and more — into one easy to understand line. Well, … Continue reading →

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Muddy Water & High Hopes in Louisa

Posted on October 12, 2011 by jabacares

An email from our Case Manager in Louisa County came in this morning asking us to remind residents there to check their chimneys and wells. Seems the 5.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Louisa County on August 23rd continues to make the … Continue reading →

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