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Who to Call? ..........................................................2 Fall & Winter Reminders ......................................4 Be Prepared if the Power Goes Out ....................5 Phone Scams ........................................................6 Money Transfer Scams.........................................7 Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens ............................8 Business Spotlight ...............................................9 Newtown Square Public Library: Artist Series.................................................10-11 Area Antique Map ..........................................12-13 Historic Sugartown's Book Bindery.............14-15 Dog Training: Praising Your Dog.......................16 Chanticleer: Wonderful 2015 Season................17 Medicare Open Enrollment ................................18 Senior Lifestyles: Great Apps............................19 Wayne Art Center Class Schedule ...............20-22 This publication is an effort to keep the community informed with what is actually happening in your area.

For future editions, I welcome your thoughts on topics that affect the community. I'd be happy to publish your opinions on any relevant topics.

Do you have an event that you'd like to publicize? Let me know, and I'll do my best to incorporate your event into the newsletter.

This is your community. This is your home. Use this publication to share your thoughts and ideas with your neighbors. Are you ready to get involved in your community? Why not head over to the Wayne Art Center and sign up for a class or visit Historic Sugartown.

Looking forward to the Holiday Season!

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Who to Call? Area Contact Information Easttown Administration Bldg.

566 Beaumont Road P.O. Box 79 Devon, PA 19333-0079 Phone: 610-687-3000 Fax: 610-687-9666 www.easttown.org

Newtown Administration Bldg.

209 Bishop Hollow Road Newtown Square, PA 19073 Phone: 610-356-0200 Fax: 610-356-8722 www.newtowntownship.org Newtown Township Police 209 Bishop Hollow Road Newtown Square, PA 19073 Emergency: 911 Officer Phone: 610-356-0600 Administrative: 610-356-0602

Easttown Township Police 566 Beaumont Road P.O. Box 79 Devon, PA 19333-0079 Emergency: 911 Phone: 610-341-9780 Fax: 610-341-9779

Newtown Township Library 201 Bishop Hollow Road Newtown Square, PA 19073 Phone: 610-353-1022 www.newtownlibrary.org

Easttown Library 720 First Avenue Berwyn, PA 19312-1769 Phone: 610-644-0138 www.easttownlibrary.org Tredyffrin/Easttown School District Office Closing Number 854 West Valley Business Center 940 West Valley Road, Suite 1700 Wayne, PA 19087 Phone: 610-240-1900 www.tesd.k12.pa.us

Marple/Newtown School District Office Closing Number 454 40 Media Line Road Newtown Square, PA 19073 Phone: 610-359-4200 www.mnsd.net

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40 Lloyd Avenue Suite 204/206 Malvern, PA 19355 Phone: 610-647-5300 Fax: 610-647-8156 www.willistown.pa.us Willistown Township Police 688 Sugartown Road Malvern, PA 19355 Emergency: 911 Administrative: 610-251-0222 Dispatch: 610-647-1440 www.willistownpolice.org Malvern Public Library 1 East First Avenue Malvern, PA 19355-2743 Phone: 610-644-7259 www.ccls.org Great Valley School District Office Closing Number 855 47 Church Road Malvern, PA 19355 Phone: 610-889-2100 www.gvsd.org

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Fall Chores & Winter Reminders Tackling Fall Chores With an Eye on Stream Pollution

SNOW, Sidewalks & Streets

There are many sources at this time of year that can pollute stormwater - the rainwater that makes its way into storm drains or runs off properties into streams. Leaf litter and yard waste dumped into a stormwater basin or near a waterway can cause harmful nutrient accumulation. Leaves swept into the street can enter storm drains and make their way into the nearest creek as well. Excess lawn fertilizer can wash away with the rain and bare soil can also run off into streams and cause sediment pollution.

As always, the cooperation of residents and businesses is appreciated by the Townships to help them keep your streets and sidewalks safe during inclement weather. Please remember:

As you tackle fall cleanup chores, put these tips into practice: Shred yard and leaf waste for use as mulch or fertilizer. Or, place out for yard waste collection.

Don't fertilize immediately before a rainstorm and don't apply fertilizers in excess.

Always follow the directions on the bottle for safe application and disposal whenever you use a chemical product.

deposited at driveways during plowing.

Please do not shovel or blow snow from driveways into the street.

Trash receptacles should not be placed on the street. This inhibits the snow removal vehicles from doing their job. Please place your trash cans either on the lawn or curb in front of your property.

From the beginning of the storm until the roadway is cleared, vehicles, trailers, boats or campers should not be parked in the roadway.

Tenants and owners of properties abutting public streets are required to clear a pathway in the sidewalk. A path at least 30 inches wide must be cleared within 48 hours after it stops snowing/sleeting. Tenants/owners also are required to cover the sidewalk with ashes, sawdust or similar materials in the event of ice or sleet. Placing snow in the gutter or roadway is prohibited.

As long as it's snowing, the first priority is keeping main roads open and passable. Under normal circumstances, cul-de-sacs and dead end streets are typically plowed last because they carry the lowest volume of traffic. State highways and county roads are cleared by state and county snow removal crews.

If you have a fire hydrant on your property, please clear the snow away from the area around it (leaving the markers intact).

Please keep in mind that it is almost impossible to keep snow from being

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Be Prepared This Winter With any luck, winter will come and go without the crippling storms we endured last year. Mother Nature, though, isn't known for her predictability so here are some tips from www.ready.gov, a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) preparedness campaign, to help you weather winter's worst.

Maintain ventilation when using kerosene heaters to avoid build-up of toxic fumes.

Place the generator outside in a wellventilated, dry area, away from air intakes to the home.

Refuel kerosene heaters outside and keep them at least 3 feet from flammable objects.

If you will be going away during cold weather, leave the heat on in your home and don't set the temperature any lower than 55 degrees.

In advance: Stock up on rock salt or an environmentally safe product to melt ice; antiskid materials such as sand; snow shovels; fuel for fireplace or wood-burning stove; and warm clothing and blankets. Once a storm arrives or temperatures dip to single digits:

Never run a generator indoors or in an attached garage.

If the Power Goes Out Check the fuse or circuit breaker box to see if a fuse tripped inside the home and check with neighbors to see if their power is out. Call PECO at 1-800-841-4141 as soon as possible. The automated, interactive system allows the company to accept thousands of calls at a time and get your information to the right people faster. Don't assume someone else has called: When more customers call, PECO can better manage their response efforts. Be sure to request a customer service representative if you can describe damage that has occurred, such as a downed pole or wires.

Stay indoors as much as possible.

Avoid overexertion when shoveling snow. Take breaks, p u s h t h e s n o w instead of lifting it when possible, and lift lighter loads.

Change wet clothing frequently to prevent a loss of body heat.

Drive only if it is absolutely necessary. If you must drive, travel during the day, don't travel alone,keep others i nfo rme d of your schedule, and avoid back roads and shortcuts.

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Phone Scam Warning - Don't Be a Victim Over the past year, there has been an increase in phone scams targeting Township residents.

Two of the most common ones are the IRS scam and the grandparent scam. Please take time to read about these scams and ways to prevent becoming their next victim.

IRS-Impersonation Telephone Scam An aggressive and sophisticated phone scam targeting taxpayers has been making the rounds throughout the country. Callers claim to be employees of the IRS, but are not. These con artists can sound convincing when they call. They use fake names and bogus IRS identification badge numbers. They may know a lot about their targets, and they usually alter the caller ID to make it look like the IRS is calling. V ictims are told they owe money to the IRS and it must be paid promptly through a pre-loaded debit card or wire transfer. If the victim refuses to cooperate, they are then threatened with arrest, deportation or suspension of a business or driver's license. Or, victims may be told they have a refund due to try to trick them into sharing private information. If the phone isn't answered, the scammers often leave an "urgent" callback request.

Remember, the IRS will never: 1)

Call to demand immediate payment, nor will the agency call about taxes owed without first having mailed you a bill;

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Demand that you pay taxes without giving you the opportunity to question or appeal the amount they say you owe;

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Require you to use a specific payment method for your taxes, such as a prepaid debit card;

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soldier's social networking site, a con artist will contact the soldier's grandparents, sometimes claiming that a problem came up during military leave that requires money to address. While it's commonly called the grandparent scam, criminals may also claim to be a family friend, a niece or nephew, or another family member. To avoid being victimized: -Resist the pressure to act quickly -Try to contact a family member to determine if the call is legitimate -Never wire money based on a request made over the phone or in an e-mail Here are some tips to remember:

Grandparent Scam In this scam, a grandparent receives a phone call (or sometimes an e-mail) from a "grandchild." If it is a phone call, it's often late at night or early in the morning when most people aren't thinking that clearly. Usually, the person claims to be traveling in a foreign country and has gotten into a bad situation, like being arrested for drugs, getting in a car accident, or being mugged and needs money wired ASAP. And the caller doesn't want his or her parents told.

Sometimes, instead of the "grandchild" making the phone call, the criminal pretends to be an arresting police officer, a lawyer, a doctor at a hospital, or some other person.

And we've also received complaints about the phony grandchild talking first and then handing the phone over to an accomplice who further spins the fake tale. We've also seen military families victimized: After perusing a

1. Don't answer phone calls from unfamiliar phone numbers. Let those calls go to your voice mail and decide after listening whether you want to call back.

2. Never provide anyone with personal information such as bank accounts, social security numbers, or personal identification numbers (PIN).

3. If you get a call saying you're a winner, don't pay any money to collect a prize. A legitimate sweepstakes will never ask you to pay to collect your winnings.

4. Never wire money to anyone with whom you are not familiar.

5. Remember that old saying, "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is."

6. When in doubt, call the police and ask them.

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Money Transfer Scams

Scam artists use a number of elaborate schemes to get your money, and many involve money transfers through companies like Western Union and MoneyGram or the purchase of a GreenDot Money Pak or Walmart MoneyCard. These are legitimate companies being used by criminals to take advantage of you. Many money transfer scams involve dramatic or convincing stories that play on your optimistic nature, your altruism or your thriftiness. But no matter how you parse it, they always cost you money.

Here are some scams involving money transfers that you may recognize: Counterfeit Check Scams Someone sends you a check with instructions to deposit it and wire some or all the money back.

Lotteries and Sweepstakes You just won a foreign lottery! The letter says so, and a cashier's check is included. All you have to do is deposit the check and wire money to pay for taxes and fees.

Overpayment Scams Someone responds to your posting or ad, and offers to use a cashier's check, personal check or corporate check to pay for the item you're selling. At the last minute, the so-called buyer (or the buyer's "agent") comes up with a reason to write the check for more than the purchase price, and asks you to wire back the difference.

Online Purchase Scams If you are buying something online and the seller insists on a money transfer or prepaid card as the only form of payment, consider it a red flag: ask to use a credit card, an escrow service (PayPal) or another way to pay.

Family Emergency Scams You get a call out of the blue from someone who claims to be a member of your family and needs cash to get out of a jam to fix a car, get out of jail or leave a foreign country. He begs you to wire money right away or to provide the card number to a prepaid money card and to keep the request confidential.

Never wire money or provide prepaid card numbers to anyone in these or similar situations, they are all scams. If something like this is happening to you or you believe you are the victim of a crime please contact the Radnor Township Police Department by dialing and ask to speak to an officer. portions taken from the FTC website https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0090-usingmoney-transfer-services Please Support Our Advertisers 路 To Advertise Call 610-265-6277

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Forever Jenkins Endowment Campaign ENDOW AN ACRE Preserving a Garden Sanctuary and Living Museum Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens of Devon is one of eastern Pennsylvania's major horticultural and environmental assets. It preserves and nurtures 48 acres of Chester County's rapidly disappearing natural terrain, sited on a ridge above the historic and once agriculturally rich "great valley" with Valley Forge National Historic Park to the northern horizon.

With a tall tree layer and multi-layered shrub understory, the Arboretum provides the community with a tranquil oasis for the enjoyment of all. Further, the Arboretum ensures the integrity and conservation of over 10,000 plants in our living collections with rigorous museum and scientific standards in labeling, mapping, and database recordkeeping.

Fulfilling a Vision Since opening in 1976, the Arboretum has been built on Mr. Jenkins' intention to honor his wife, Elisabeth and celebrate her life.

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ENDOW AN ACRE is the theme of our Forever Jenkins Campaign for Endowment. Endowing an acre will allow each donor to secure the future of this remarkable botanical garden.

The goal of the Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens Forever Jenkins Campaign for Endowment is to build the endowment so that it can serve as the Arboretum's major source of financial security in perpetuity. Your gift will help Jenkins achieve that goal.

What part of Jenkins' mission is most important to you?

Preserving a Garden Sanctuary and Living Museum Showcasing Unique Botanical Collections Promoting Environmental Stewardship No matter your choice, this is your opportunity to participate in protecting this treasured community resource for generations to come.

Our Goal Our Goal is to grow our endowment to $20,000,000 by 2020. We have designed a funding concept for ENDOW AN ACRE that will allow everyone to participate in this endowment campaign in a way that is meaningful to that person. The progress of the Forever Jenkins Endowment Campaign will be charted by a map in the lobby that will become greener and greener as acres are endowed and by moveable signage in the gardens measuring the endowment growth with tangible visual markers.

Join Others in Endowing an Acre!

Donation amount Endowment $500,000 1 acre Progress Map $250,000 .5 acre as of June 2015 $125,000 .25 acre $50,000 4,000 sq.ft. $25,000 2000 sq.ft. $15,000 1225 sq.ft. $10,000 800 sq.ft. $5,000 400 sq.ft. $2,500 200 sq.ft. $1,500 120 sq.ft. $750 50 sq.ft. $500 40 sq.ft. $250 20 sq.ft. $100 8 sq.ft.

For more detailed information about the ways you can give or how to make a pledge, please contact Janet Bauman, Director of Development at 610-647-8870 x152 or janet@jenkinsarboretum.org

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Newtown Square Public Library Newtown Square Public Library Welcomes Dr. Cheryl Koch, Physician and Artist, this December!

member of Newtown Square Presbyterian Church. But precious few know that over the last few years, Dr. Koch has been pursuing a new avocation - art.

And this December, Newtown Square Public Library is pleased to feature the terrific results. How did a physician with a hectic schedule get absorbed in acrylics?

"I started the year I turned 50, ostensibly because my husband, Joe Talento, and I became empty nesters. I thought I should direct my energies towards something that I would enjoy and always wanted to learn.

It started with a class called "Anyone Can Draw" at Delaware County Community College. That course was the backbone, the basics for everything: perspective, light, shadow, shapes. The other classes built on each other, and two years later here I am!"

Most people know Dr. Cheryl Koch as a respected endocrinologist who practices a highly specialized field of medicine at Bryn Mawr Hospital. Or, they may know her as a devoted wife, mother, friend, and active

are so engrossing, they seem to take shape of their own accord, and fly into existence. Then I'll look up, and it's one in the morning -- and I don't feel tired at all! For me, painting is both relaxing and energizing. So sometimes I have to force myself to walk away and take a break. Of course, when I come back, I can immediately see what I have to fix."

What Cheryl didn't mention is the way she approaches her art with the concentration and focus of a highly trained physician.

"After dinner is over and the house is quiet, I may start a painting at the kitchen table around 9pm. Sometimes the subjects

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Newtown Square Public Library about working with a complicated background and not having it overwhelm the subject. You learn from every piece…like my alpaca. We were visiting an alpaca farm, and there he was - standing in a barn door, half of him shining in the sunlight, staring at me. Of course I just had to paint him!"

"Like any job, the field of medicine can be demanding, and the creativity of art helps because it does alleviate stress. I enjoy painting a variety of subjects things that interest me, like the vegetables from my garden, or a little girl blowing bubbles (I wanted the challenge of painting the reflection of the floating water). It's a gut feeling when a subject catches me in some way. There is one painting of my daughter Suzanna, who was asked to emcee a tug-ofwar at a fraternity/sorority event while she was in college. That painting taught me a bit

Cheryl's life is filled with the results of the good work that she puts into it. And this new avocation is no different. W ithin two years, Dr. Koch has gone from "Anyone Can Draw" to her own art exhibit at Newtown Square Library! And she is also putting her art to work - all proceeds from the sale of Cheryl's pieces will go to Stop Hunger Now! www.stophungernow.org This charity feeds school children in need, and Newtown Square Presbyterian Church http://nspconline.org will be sponsoring and packing 10,000 meals for them! You can hear more about Dr. Koch's process of learning to paint during a very special "Evening with the Artist Dr. Cheryl Koch" on Friday December 11th at 7PM. The Friends of the Library are delighted that Dr. Cheryl Koch's artwork will warm the library this December and we welcome the public to the "Evening with the Artist Dr. Cheryl Koch" event on December 11th at 7 PM! Come enjoy a festive night with friends and refreshments!

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Amid the historic structures in the 19 -century village of Sugartown, stands a small, studio building, painted in vibrant brick red colors.

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bookbinding shop together in Ardmore, and over the years, drew national recognition for their skills as conservators. A two-volume set of The Federalist Papers, Broadside announcing the Declaration of Independence, and the original works of John James Audubon are among the important documents that the Shihadehs restored. The Shihadeh's work can be found in rare book collections of museums, universities, dignitaries and serious collectors throughout the world.

After the Shihadeh's retired in 2000, Sugartown's founder John C. Nagy, did not want to see such a beautiful collection get sold off in pieces. Historic Sugartown purchased the collection and constructed the Book Bindery to preserve and interpret the increasingly rare artisanship of book binding.

The collection features many early rare brass tools, including decorative pallets, fillets, and decorative rolls, with examples by makers from the United States, England and France. It is thought to contain the largest collection of Philadelphia-crafted tools in the United States.

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In addition to the Book Bindery, Historic Sugartown stewards the c. 1880 General Store, the c. 1805 William Garrett House and the Carriage Museum which showcases a rare

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Dog Training - Praising Your Dog Why is it so hard for your dog to understand praise including a cue? You will often see directions on the internet with phrases such as, "Every time his rump hits the floor, tell him 'Good sit!'" This is meant to help your dog pair their current act with the word "sit."

As humans, we are able to understand the various ways words can be used. We understand that one word can have many meanings in various situations and that different words can be used to mean the same thing. Unfortunately, your dog is not so lucky when it comes to verbal communication. Dogs are phenomenal at exhibiting and reading body language, but they have a vocabulary of approximately 12-20 vocalizations (depending on which study you read).

This number range is way less than the thousands of words humans have adapted to understanding, and that doesn't even include tone, context, etc.

Once you know and accept this idea, it becomes a little more understandable when your trainer tells you that "down" can only mean one thing and that "put your belly on the floor" can't also mean "don't jump." Other than overusing words and leading to misunderstandings, there is one other instance where people misuse words with their dogs, and this is a big one "sit" followed by "good sit" or some other variation of using a command word in praise.

Why is this such a bad idea? Well, you are going to be spending quite a bit of time teaching your dog a few key words, such as sit, down, stay, etc., and pairing them with specific behaviors. Each time you use a word differently, you are adding a little confusion to the mix and potentially making it harder for your dog to learn the true meanings of the behaviors. We generally refer to this as the power or value of the cue. You want the cue to be very strong and for your dog to understand its meaning clearly.

associate it with good feeling and drive them to work for the chosen praise word.

To be extremely clear and consistent you can choose a unique word or sound and pair it exclusively with a food reward to help build a stronger drive for reinforcement. This is one reason why many trainers recommend clickers for training.

The clicker is used as a primary reinforcer since it is always paired with food. Even if you accidentally click, you still treat to ensure the clicker is highly reinforcing.

Here is why that doesn't work: your dog does not understand grammar. Simply stated, you understand that "sit" can be both a verb and noun, as in "sit down" and "the act of sitting." Your dog does not. For your dog, "sit" is technically a discriminative sound or stimulus.

A good example of a discriminative stimulus that may be easier to understand is the sound of a whistle in sporting events. The whistle tells you to start, whether that means dive off of the block in swimming, or to stop due to a penalty, as seen in football. The whistle means only one thing in each sport and is never repeated right after the start or stop to tell the players they did a good job. This is how it feels to your dog.

The sound "sit" means that they are likely to get a reward if they put their bum on the floor. Once their bum is down, repeating the cue with the praise does not tell your dog that they did a good job sitting. That would mean that they understand "good" is being used to describe the act of sitting.

You're essentially wasting the power of the word "sit" by repeating it with the praise.

So what does this mean for praise? You might have come to the conclusion that words matter for your dog. This is absolutely true! So what about the power of your chosen praise word? Well, you give a word power through consistency and clarity by using each word for only one meaning.

Secondary reinforcers, like praise, are also used once a dog has a good history of reward and is preforming extremely well so that you can fade out the clicker or primary reinforcer. I, for one, tell my dogs they are good and beautiful and the best dogs ever all the time, which is why I specifically do not use the word "good" in training. My primary reinforcer is "yes." Rarely would I say "yes" to a dog in regular every day interactions. I use "rockstar" as my secondary reinforcer, letting my dog know they are on the right track or that a treat will be coming imminently (it's a great way to utilize praise for performance dogs since you are not allowed to treat them during competition).

Hopefully now you understand that words have power and meaning for your dog, just maybe not the meaning you expected. By communicating clearly and consistently with your dog, you can build a stronger relationship and see better training results.

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Chanticleer - A Wonderful 2015 Season Chanticleer is pleased to announce, the major new book, The Art of Gardening: Design Inspiration and Innovative Planting Techniques from Chanticleer by the Gardeners of Chanticleer and Bill Thomas.

The book is now available in bookstores and online. Enhanced by photographs taken by Rob Cardillo, the book is filled with practical and illustrative techniques used by the gardeners at Chanticleer. The garden will open at 10 am on Wednesday, March 30, 2016. For more information about the garden and to plan your 2016 visit please visit, chanticleergarden.org.

Chanticleer thanks all our visitors for a wonderful 2015 season. Even though the gates closed for winter on November 1, fall programming gains you access to the garden and exclusive instruction from the Chanticleer staff. Two classes are being offered in November; putting the garden to bed on November 7 and seasonal branches and holiday table arrangements on November 21. These classes will be demonstration-based and provide time to enjoy the garden.

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Medicare Annual Open Enrollment Period Time to Check Your Health and Drug Plan

and ordering medications online. However, there may be a different plan available that has your medication on their formulary.

The Chester and Delaware County Departments of Aging through their APPRISE programs of trained Medicare counselors, helps Medicare beneficiaries understand the health care options specific to their health needs and financial resources.

Access to specific pharmacies. Many seniors say it is important to have access to a specific pharmacy or a specific pharmacist. Each Part D plan has a network of pharmacies offering the best price for members of that plan. When considering a switch, it is easy to check the pharmacies in other plans' networks to ensure similar access.

Each year during the Open Enrollment period, October 15 - December 7, Medicare beneficiaries should check their health plans and drug plans, but many don't. Here are some of the most important reasons to consider changing your plan.

Top Considerations for Drug (Part D) Plan Change: The cost of the plan. Most Medicare beneficiaries consider the premiums, deductibles and co-pays when initially selecting a Part D plan, butÊtheyÊdon't continue to shop for the lowest cost plan each year. Plans may change premiums, deductibles and co-pays each year, so it is important to consider the cost of all the plans that cover your medications.

Top Considerations for Medicare Advantage Plan (HMO,PPO,)Change: The cost of the plan. Most beneficiaries do not realize that there may be various levels of plans offered by their current insurer; for example, there may be a "Basic" plan and a "Preferred" plan. The "Preferred" plan may offer the same benefits with slightly lower copays but higher monthly premiums. Changing a level of plan with the same insurer could save a significant amount of money while providing the same benefits.

Covered benefits. As long as their medical and prescription benefits remain covered, some seniors may not opt to change plans. Another company, however, may offer additional benefits at no additional cost.

Access to specific physicians and hospitals. As long as their physicians and desired hospitals remain in their network, most seniors will stay in their current plan. However, those physicians and hospitals may also participate in another plan which has lower costs and/or more benefits.

Don't be fearful of changing plans. Remember that making a change in your drug plan or Medicare Advantage plan should be done to optimize your benefits and minimize your costs.

Don't let the Annual Enrollment Period (October 15 - December 7) go by without meeting with an APPRISE counselor to review your Part D and/or Medicare Advantage plan!

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Senior Lifestyles: Great Apps for Seniors From games that promote brain fitness to apps that track health information, more seniors are using smart phones, iPads and tablets for more than just email.Ê These devices, and their wide variety of uses can positively impact older adults' lives. The devices are lightweight, their touch screens are easy to use, and font sizes can be adjusted for easier reading.

While some older adults are fearful of the technology, others are embracing it. Imagine having a magnifying glass, a medication tracker and the ability to actual see your relatives as you speak with them, all through your phone. That is what "Apps" enable you to do. There is a huge selection of applications or "Apps," as they are commonly called, that can improve your daily life. Here is a list of a few highly rated free apps to try.

Magnifying Glass with Light Available for: iPhone, iPad, Android Description: Uses the camera function to light and magnify books, magazines and restaurant menus.

to the top news of the day and stories curated for you through your preferences. You can pause, skip ahead or rewind with a touch of your phone.

Dragon Dictation Available for: iPhone, iPad Description: Voice recognition app that allows you to dictate your email or text messages and instantly see them before sending. Much easier than typing.

MedCoach Available for: iPhone, iPad, Android Description: MedCoach is an easy-to-use medical app that helps you remember to take your medications and pills at the right time and day. MedCoach can also connect to your pharmacy to refill your prescriptions.

Lumosity Available for: iPhone, iPad Description: A brain training program consisting of games in the areas of memory, attention, flexibility, speed of processing, and problem solving.

Skype Available for: iPhone, iPad, Android Description: Enables you to talk to your family or friends "face to face."

NPR One Available for: iPhone, iPad, Android Description: An audio app that lets you listen

SOSAFE Available for: iPhone, iPad Description: First, you will set up an emergency contact. Then, if you have an emergency and need help, simply hit the SOS button and a message will be sent to your emergency contact, police, fire or ambulance along with your address and location determined using your phone's GPS. These are just a few of the useful and fun tools at your disposal. Surrey Services for Seniors offers classes and programs to help you get the most from your devices. Call the Surrey Center nearest you or 610-647-9172 for more information.

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