to choose music which resonates with our participants, particularly with singing songs from a person’s younger years. “This is helpful because with Alzheimer’s disease, the longer-term
memories are what stay intact for the longest amount of time.” Using music associated with personal memories helps reach and engage the person with dementia even as memory fails, Maturano said.
Personalized music can also help decrease difficult behaviors and assist the person with dementia in communicating and connecting with loved ones. The Sing for the Moment choir,
which is made possible through the Mechanicsburg Foundation, will perform its concert Sunday, Nov. 17. For more information, call Maturano at (717) 651-5020, ext. 2123, or email omaturano@alz.org.
At Your Fingertips Helpful numbers, hotlines, and local businesses and organizations eager to serve you—all just a phone call away. Emergency Numbers American Red Cross (717) 845-2751
Healthcare Information Pa. HealthCare Cost Containment Council (717) 232-6787
Central Pennsylvania Poison Center (800) 521-6110 Cumberland County Assistance (800) 269-0173
Hearing Services Duncan Nulph Hearing Associates 5020 Ritter Road, Suite 10G Mechanicsburg (717) 766-1500
Energy Assistance Cumberland County Board of Assistance (800) 269-0173
Pennsylvania Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (800) 233-3008 V/TTY
Eye care services Kilmore Eye Associates 890 Century Drive, Mechanicsburg (717) 697-1414
Home Care Services Asbury Home Services (717) 591-8332
Funeral & Cremation Services Cremation Society of Pennsylvania Serving Cumberland County (800) 720-8221 Funeral Directors Cocklin Funeral Home, Inc. 30 N. Chestnut St., Dillsburg (717) 432-5312 Health & Medical Services Alzheimer’s Association (717) 651-5020 American Diabetes Association (800) 342-2383 Arthritis Foundation (717) 763-0900 CONTACT Helpline (717) 652-4400 The National Kidney Foundation (800) 697-7007 PACE (800) 225-7223 Social Security Administration (Medicare) (800) 302-1274 Vision Resources of Central Pennsylvania (717) 238-2531
Hospice Services Homeland Hospice 2300 Vartan Way, Suite 115, Harrisburg (717) 221-7890 Housing Assistance Cumberland County Housing Authority 114 N. Hanover St., Carlisle (717) 249-1315 Property Tax/Rent Rebate (888) 728-2937 Salvation Army (717) 249-1411 Insurance Apprise Insurance Counseling (800) 783-7067 KeyNet BusinessNetwork (877) 753-9638 lift chairs Sofas Unlimited 4713 Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg (717) 761-7632 Nursing/Rehab Homeland Center 1901 N. Fifth St., Harrisburg (717) 221-7902
Nutrition Meals on Wheels Carlisle (717) 245-0707 Mechanicsburg (717) 697-5011 Newville (717) 776-5251 Shippensburg (717) 532-4904 West Shore (717) 737-3942
Domestic Violence (800) 799-7233 Drug Information (800) 729-6686 Flu or Influenza (888) 232-3228 Health and Human Services Discrimination (800) 368-1019 Internal Revenue Service (800) 829-1040
Orthopedics OSS Health 856 Century Drive, Mechanicsburg (717) 747-8315 Personal Care Homes Homeland Center 1901 N. Fifth St., Harrisburg (717) 221-7902
Medicare Hotline (800) 638-6833 National Council on Aging (800) 424-9046 Organ Donor Hotline (800) 243-6667 Passport Information (888) 362-8668 Smoking Information (800) 232-1331
Pharmacies CVS/pharmacy www.cvs.com
Social Security Fraud (800) 269-0217 Social Security Office (800) 772-1213
salons Earl Gibb for Hair 123 Third St., Lemoyne (717) 737-4347
Veterans Services American Legion (717) 730-9100
Services Cumberland County Aging & Community Services (717) 240-6110
Governor’s Veterans Outreach (717) 234-1681
Toll-Free Numbers Bureau of Consumer Protection (800) 441-2555 Cancer Information Service (800) 422-6237
Liberty Program (866) 542-3788
Lebanon VA Medical Center 1700 S. Lincoln Ave., Lebanon (717) 228-6000 or (800) 409-8771 Veterans Affairs (717) 240-6178 or (717) 697-0371
Consumer Information (888) 878-3256 Disease and Health Risk (888) 232-3228
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