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Dementia Friends Indiana Session

Celebrating Five Years of Dementia Friends Indiana

When care managers at CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions began seeing an increase in the number of clients who were struggling with memory issues several years ago, the organization knew it had to do something. Not only were clients suffering,...
Check presentation for Anthem healthy food grant

Low-income Seniors to Receive Fresh Produce Thanks to $4.4 Million Grant from the Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation

CICOA and area agencies on aging statewide to help seniors get fruits and veggies year-round with goal of lowering risk of chronic diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure Low-income seniors across the state aren’t getting enough to eat,...
Bonnie

Stroke Survivor Gets Help To Stay Safe At Home

Something was bad wrong. Bonnie shakily pulled herself up off the kitchen floor, leaned against the side door window, and waved one arm at the neighbor’s house across the driveway. It was sometime after 3 p.m. on Sept. 29, 2021....
Calcium-rich foods

MOOve to Calcium-Rich Foods

Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body with 99 percent found in teeth and bone. Calcium, with the help of vitamin D, builds bones and slows the degree of bone loss. Your heart, muscles and bones all need...
Eat Your Age

Eat Your Age: The Essential Nutrients You Need as You Get Older

There is so much information about what to eat and when to eat it, it’s all so overwhelming. Should you eat more protein and less carbs? Eat less meat and more carbs? More fat? No fat? While I’m not a...
Mike and Lana

Alzheimer’s Rocked Their World; CICOA is Helping Them Stick Together

Theirs is a story of love that began with a bank deposit. Several bank deposits, really. In the 1980s, Mike worked for an electronics company in Lawrence. He also owned a wrecker business and had a small electronics shop in...

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