Hickman News
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Medicare, I’m Confused!
by Jen Harris, Communications and Outreach Manager As this year continues to fly by, open enrollment for Medicare in 2019 is quickly approaching. Medicare is very complex and confusing. However, APPRISE, Pennsylvania’s State Health Insurance Assistance Program,...
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The Not So Silver Screen
by Charles "Ebbie" Alfree III, Director of Advancement Every year about 600 films are released in the United States and millions of people are flocking to multiplexes and art houses to see them. However, I’ve heard some older adults say they don’t feel there is...
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Letting Go of the Wheel
by Samantha Fruchtman, Development Associate. My father turned 96 last month and it was only a few years ago that he gave up driving. My sisters and I did not have to intervene as he thankfully recognized his limitations and he didn’t want to get into an accident...
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Life for LGBT Elders in America Today
by Charles "Ebbie" Alfree III, Director of Advancement Recently, my partner and I began discussing our future; we want to be prepared to live a comfortable life once we reach our twilight years. Being that we are both healthy men in our early 40’s, neither of us are...
read moreLife in the Anna T. Jeanes Building
As you may have read in the Spring/Summer 2018 edition of Directions, The Hickman staff members, Ebbie Alfree and Jen Harris had a wonderful time chatting with new residents (Dick, Donna, Josie, Marie, and Pete) to learn about life in the new Anna T. Jeanes Building....
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