Savvy Senior: Misleading Medicare Advantage Ads: What to Look For
Dear Savvy Senior, I’m currently enrolled in original Medicare but have been thinking about switching to a Medicare Advantage plan during the open enrollment period. Many of the Medicare Advantage ads I’ve seen offer lots of extra benefits beyond what traditional Medicare offers and no monthly premiums. What are your thoughts? Considering a Switch Dear…
Adams County Foundation Accepting Scholarship Applications
The Adams County Community Foundation has announced it will start accepting scholarship applications on Wednesday, November 1, 2023. Applications are available to high school graduates in Adams County who will be attending college or trade school in 2024. The window to accept applications will close February 14, 2024. Applicants should go to the Adams County…
Savvy Senior: Three Vaccines Seniors Should Consider Getting This Fall
Flu Shots for Seniors, RSV Vaccines, COVID-19 Boosters, Medicare Coverage, Vaccination Information, Healthcare Updates
Savvy Senior: How Seniors Can Protect Themselves from Cybercrimes
Dear Savvy Senior, I spend a lot of time online and love the convenience of paying bills, shopping, and keeping up with my grandkids on Facebook and Instagram. But a few months ago, my computer was infected with malware, and I just found out some cyber crook opened up a credit card using my identity…
Savvy Senior: Best Medical Alert Systems You Don’t Have to Wear
Dear Savvy Senior, Are there any monitored medical alert devices that you know of that don’t require pushing a wearable help button? My 82-year-old father, who lives alone, has fallen twice during the past year but doesn’t like wearing an SOS pendant button. Searching Daughter Dear Searching, Yes, there are actually several monitored medical alert…
Savvy Senior: How Does Medicare Cover Preventive Health Services?
Dear Savvy Senior, How does Medicare cover preventive health screenings? I’m due to get a physical and a colonoscopy this year, but I want to find out what I’ll have to pay for before I go in. Just Turned 65 Dear Just Turned, You’ll be happy to know that Medicare covers a wide array of…
Savvy Senior: Retirement Planning Tips for Single Women
Dear Savvy Senior,What retirement planning tips can you recommend to single women? I’m a divorced 58-year-old women with a teenaged son and have very little saved for retirement.Financially Vulnerable Dear Vulnerable,It’s an unfortunate reality, but many single women – whether they’re divorced, widowed or never married – face much greater financial challenges in retirement than…
25 Scholarships Awarded by the Adams County Community Foundation
Thanks to a group of generous donors who created four scholarship endowment funds, the Adams County Community Foundation will award 25 scholarships to Adams County students attending college or trade school. C.E. Smith Family Scholarship Fund will award 10 scholarships: Tanner Adkins from West Union High School will attend Cincinnati State Technical and Community College…
MCGOVNEY MAKES FOURTH GIFT TO FOUNDATION
The Adams County Community Foundation recently announced that it received a fourth gift from Sue McGovney to the Charles Hugh McGovney Scholarship Fund. Ms McGovney established the Scholarship Fund several years ago in memory of her late husband, Charles Hugh McGovney, who passed away in 2018. Hugh McGovney was a graduate of the University of…
ARE YOU AGE 72?
If so, you can make tax-free gifts directly from your Individual Retirement Account (IRA) through a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD). Your gift to the Adams County Community Foundation will never count as income but will always make a difference. INCREASE YOUR IMPACT WITH THE IRA CHARITABLE DISTRIBUTION Giving from your IRA is a tax-smart way…
