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RESOURCE DIRECTORY FOR ACTIVE 55+ LIFESTYLES

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Emergency 911 Richmond County Sheriff 400 Walton Way 706-821-1000 Grovetown Police Dept 306 E Robinson Ave (706) 863-1212 Aiken Sheriff 420 Hampton Ave NE. (803) 642-1761

We are here to serve the active senior population with information about events, useful contacts and reputable service providers. When you call or visit a service please mention that you heard about them from Seniors’ Scoop. We can also be your one-call source for a referral. Give us a call if you are looking for a referral to a service or business, we have a large network of reputable companies that we can refer you to.

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In-Home Care............................p4 Melonie Holmes, Publisher Pharmacy..................................p12 Pressure Washing...................p7 Contact Us Roofing......................................p7 Phone: 888-615-2155 Transportation........................p4 Email: csra@SeniorsScoop.com Travel Agent.............................p15 Website: www.SeniorsScoop.com CSRA Seniors’ Scoop™ © 2015. All information in this Directory is copyrighted, including text, layout and logos. The content in this Directory may not be copied, or distributed, in whole or in part, without express written consent from the publisher.

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Top 7 Tax Deductions for Seniors

If you are a senior or retired, be sure to understand and take advantage of the deductions available to reduce your income taxes each year. Here’s some of the most important tax deductions. The following is for information purposes only. Contact your financial advisor or tax preparer for your specific situation.

1. Medical and dental expenses. Medical and dental expenses are often one of the largest expenses for retired people. Fortunately, some of these expenses are deductible. These include health insurance premiums (including Medicare premiums), long-term care insurance premiums, prescription drugs, nursing home care, and most other out-of-pocket heath care expenses.

2. Selling your house. Retired people often sell their homes to move into smaller places or retirement communities. If you’ve lived in your home for a long time, you probably have substantial equity and will earn a large profit on the sale. Fortunately, you may not have to pay any tax on your profit. As long as you live in your home for at least two out of the five years before you sell your house, the profit you make on the sale -- up to $250,000 for single taxpayers and $500,000 for married taxpayers filing jointly -- is not taxable.

3. Retirement plan contributions. Just because you are retired or semi-retired doesn’t mean that you can’t make tax-deductible contributions to retirement plans such as IRAs. Those over 50 have higher contribution limits for traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs, and 401(k)s.

4. Investment expenses. The best way to earn money when you retire is in the form of interest, dividends, and capital gains from investments.

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rates than ordinary income, ranging from 0% to 20% depending on your overall income tax bracket. Unlike income from a job or business, these types of income are not subject to Social Security or Medicare taxes.

In addition, fees you incur for investment advice or accounting services are deductible to the extent they, along with your other itemized personal deductions, exceed 2% of your adjusted gross income. Examples include: 5. Business expenses. Many retirees continue to run their own businesses or start new ones. For example, some retired employees work part-time as a consultant for their former employers and other clients. Having a business (whether full- or parttime) is a great way to get tax deductions. You may deduct all the necessary expenses you incur to do business, so long as they are reasonable in amount.

This includes business travel, the cost of business equipment such as computers, and outside or home offices.

6. Charitable contributions. Retirement is a time many people think about giving back to their community by making charitable contributions. Such contributions are deductible as itemized deductions; however, they are subject to special limitations. Cash contributions of up to 50% of your adjusted gross income are deductible each year as an itemized deduction.

7. Standard deduction. This applies if you don’t itemize your deductions (many older folks don’t if they are no longer paying mortgage interest). Anyone who is 65 and older by December 31 of the tax year is entitled to a higher standard deduction. Technically, you are considered 65 on the day before your 65 th birthday so you can take the higher standard deduction if you turn 65 by January 1st.

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Senior Care is a Family Issue It takes a family working together to choose the most appropriate option for a loved one’s senior care — to make sure all the senior’s needs and wishes are addressed.

Why Is It Important?

For starters, seniors are at a vulnerable stage of life. They often face multiple health concerns and loss of physical and cognitive function. More than ever, seniors need the support and love of family members.

Seniors often have difficulty expressing their needs, desires and preferences, so they must have someone to advocate for them. And who is more qualified for that than the people who know them better than anyone else in the world?

Even if your family chooses to involve outside help in providing your loved one’s elder care — an in-home care agency, an assisted living community or a nursing home — you need to be involved. You can communicate to the professional caregivers your loved one’s likes and dislikes, habits, routines, concerns and all the other things that make them an individual. Without your help and involvement, their senior care may fall short of what they deserve.

What Should I Consider?

In choosing the most appropriate care for a senior loved one, there are a number of decisions to make and questions to ask.

• How do I begin talking with my parent about their care needs

• How will the care be funded?

• What is the safest, most comfortable, most appropriate care

option for my parent?

• Is a family member nearby who can be of assistance at a moment’s

notice?

• What types of help does my parent need — for instance, bathing,

eating, transportation, etc.?

• How do my parent’s religious affiliation and other personal

preferences influence the type of care we choose?

• What types of senior care are available? How do they differ? And

how does each one address my parents’ needs?

To help find the senior care solution most appropriate for your parents, you may consider having their physician conduct an evaluation. Choosing the best senior care option is a difficult decision. Involving family members helps ensure that you consider all factors and choose the best possible solution for your loved one.

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Mar 1 ~ Augusta Home and Garden Show (last day)

Mar 1 ~ Peaches with Passion Fundraiser, Augusta Museum James Brown Arena, 601 7th St, (706)-722-3521, http://www.augustaentertainmentcomplex.com/ of History, 2pm Le Chat Noir, 304 8th St, (706)-722-3322, www.lncaugusta.com

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Mar 6 ~ North Augusta Cultural Arts Council SpringFest Art Show Reception, (803)-441-4380

Mar 4 ~ Alzheimer’s Care 5th Annual Music for Memories Fundraiser Featuring Cole Swindell, Country Club Dance Hall & Salon

Mar 9 ~ Trumpet and Piano Duo, Etherredge Center, 7.30pm

Mar 6 ~ Morris Museum of Art Gala, Food, Entertainment & Dancing, Morris Museum of Art

Mar 11 ~ Harlem Globetrotters, 2015 Word Tour, USC Aiken Convocation Center, 7pm

Mar 6 ~ Augusta Black Heritage Trolley Tour, Lucy Laney Museum, (706)-724-3576 Mar 7 ~ Coffee and Cars, Carolina Pottery, 8am

Mar 14 ~ Aiken Trials, 538 Two Notch Rd SE., (803)-648-4631

Mar 7 ~ Electronics Recycling/Home Medical Equipment Collection Day, Aquinas High School, (706)-550-4256

Mar 17 ~ Aiken Concert Band’s Spring, Etherredge Center, 7.30pm

Mar 15 ~ Rock N Shop, Augusta Mall, 3pm-5pm

Mar 19 ~ Beth Spangler Live in Concert, Aiken Community Playhouse

Mar 19-21 ~ Westminster Schools of Augusta Spring Musical: Crazy for You, (706)-731-5260

Mar 20 ~ An Evening with Jim Brickman, JSH Performing Arts Center

Mar 28 ~ Soiree: Jazz & Wine, Jessye Norman School, 739 Greene St.

Mar 21 ~ Spring Steeplechase ,538 Two Notch Rd SE ., (803)-648-9641

Mar 28 ~ Augusta Choral Society, Sacred Heart Cultural Center 7.30pm, 1301 Green St ., (706)-826-4713

Mar 28 ~ SC Cornbread Festival 10am-7pm, www.sccornbreadfestival.com/

Entertainment Venues

Mar 30 ~ Triple Crown Golf Classic, Woodside Plantation, (803)-648-3456

Augusta Choral Society, (706)-826-4713, www.augustachoralsociety.org

Entertainment Venues

Augusta Players, 1301 Greene St, Ste 304, (706)-826-4707, www.augustaplayers.org

Aiken Community Playhouse, 126 Newberry St SW, (803)-648-1438, www.aikenplayhouse.us

Bell Auditorium, 712 Telfair St., (706)-724-2400 www.augustaentertainmentcomplex.com

Aiken Performing Arts Group, (803)-648-1438, www.apagonline.org

CSRA Shag Club, Aiken & Augusta www.csrashagclub.com, (803)-279-5666

Edgefield County Theatre Company, (803)-637-6699 The Etherredge Center, USC Aiken, 471 University Parkway (803)-641-3305, www.etherredge.usca.edu

Fort Gordon Dinner Theatre, 3rd Avenue, Building 32100, (706)-793-8552, http://fortgordon.com/programs/leisure/entertainment/fort-gordon-dinner-theatre/

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Savvy Senior Tech Tips All About Tablets – part 2

Last month we gave a rundown on the various types of tablets – iPad, Android, Kindle and Windows 8. This issue we will focus on the many things you can do with a tablet.

Why get a tablet instead of a laptop?

Tablets are very convenient because of their small size and being able to hold it in your hand and put it in your purse. You can do almost as much as you can do on a computer. The battery life is also longer on a tablet.

If you do a lot of typing you might prefer a laptop but you can also buy a keyboard to work with the tablet.

What can I do on a tablet? Here are just a few of the things you can do..

For more information or help with choosing the right tablet for you needs, contact Savvy Senior Training.

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Useful Contacts Libraries

Trinity Hospital 2260 Wrightsboro Rd, Augusta (706) 481-7000

Augusta Main Library 823 Telfair St, Augusta (706) 821-2600

University Hospital 1350 Walton Way, Augusta (706) 722-901

Appleby Branch Library 2260 Walton Way, Augusta (706) 736-6244

Edgefield County Hospital 300 Ridge Medical Plaza Rd, Edgefield (803) 637-3174

Diamond Lakes Library 101 Diamond Lakes Way, Augusta (706) 772-2432

Aiken Regional Medical Center 302 University Pkwy, Aiken (803) 641-5000

Friedman Branch Library 1447 Jackson Road, Augusta (706) 736-6758

Aiken VA Clinic 951 Millbrook Ave, Aiken (803) 643-9016

Jeff Maxwell Branch Library 1927 Lumpkin Road, Augusta (706) 793-2020 Wallace Branch Library 1237 Laney Walker Boulevard, Augusta (706) 722-6275

Government

Augusta-Richmond County Government 530 Greene St. (706) 821-2300

Columbia County Library 7022 Evans Towne Center Boulevard (706) 863-1946

Augusta City Hotline (706) 821-2300 www.augustaga.gov

Grovetown 5907 Euchee Creek Drive (706) 556-0594

Columbia County Government 650-B Ronald Reagan Dr, Evans (706) 868-3375 www.columbiacountryga.gov

Aiken Co. Public Library 314 Chesterfield St S, Aiken (803) 642-2020

City of Grovetown 103 Old Wrightsboro Rd, (706) 863-4576 www.cityofgrovetown.com

Nancy Carson Library 135 Edgefield Rd, North Augusta (803) 279-5767

Aiken City 135 Laurens St SW (803) 642-7654 www.cityofaikensc.gov

Hospitals

Charlie Norwood VA Center 950 15th St, Augusta (706) 733-0188

Senior Resources

Doctors Hospital 3651 Wheeler Rd, Augusta (706) 651-3232

Senior Citizens Council 4210 Columbia Rd, Ste. 13A, Martinez (706) 868-0120

Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center 300 E Hospital Rd, Fort Gordon (706) 787-5811

Area Agency on Aging 3023 River Watch Pkwy, Augusta (706) 210-2018

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In-Home Care

SarahCare .......................................p4 801 Oakhurst Dr, Evans Dorothy Grady, (706) 364-7430

Comfort Keepers...............................p4 Offices in North Augusta & Evans Serving all CSRA Rod Barrie, (803) 279-7100 Leigh Porterfield, (706) 723-1744

Attorney

Reimer Law Firm ..............................p12 119 N Belair Rd, Evans Bob & Sue Reimer, (706) 855-1090

Pharmacy

Neil’s Pharmacy.................................p12 3830 Washington Rd., Martinez Neil Grice, (706) 210-6654

Coffee

Organo Gold.....................................p13 Serving all CSRA Charlie Andrews, (808)-675-1798

Pressure Washing

Allclean..............................................p7 Serving all CSRA Tony Creighton, (706) 651-8089

Computer Repair and Sales

Computer Exchange.........................p12 Martinez – 3835 Washington Rd. (706) 651-1900 South Augusta – (706) 793-2700 Grovetown – (706) 910-0825 North Augusta - (803) 279-9404

Roofing

All South Roofing...............................p7 Serving all CSRA www.allsouthsidingandroofing.com Kevin or Chris (706) 495-510

Computer Training

Transportation

Handyman

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Savvy Senior Training.......................p11 Serving all CSRA Melonie Holmes, (800) 964-1236

Caring Man in A Van ...........................p4 Serving all CSRA Scott Chamberlain, (706) 769-0075

Hey! Handyman..................................p7 Rich Hinson, (706) 550-3727

Augusta Travel Agent 917 Druid Park Avenue, Augusta Patty Font, (706) 737-2308

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