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Jefferson County Area Agency on Aging- General Happenings |
Home Heating
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Jefferson County Recycling News
Linking Volunteers to Quality e-Learning Solutions
Regional Library for the Blind Serves Jefferson County Library Also Serves Low Vision Readers
TIPS for CHOOSING a NURSING HOME
Choosing the right nursing home is a decision we all face sooner or later.
Appearance alone does not always indicate a quality home. Consider the following: smell, noise level, friendly staff, residents appropriately dressed, and how does the food look and smell.
Check inspection reports. A true reflection of the quality of care a facility provides. Talk with residents and families. They can tell you how they feel about the care at the facility. Call the Jefferson County Area Agency on Aging at 1-800-852-8036.
Stay Warm This Winter in PA
This winter, record prices are expected for natural gas and home heating fuel. That's why Pennsylvania wants to help you prepare, so you can save energy, money and stay warm this winter. Whether it's assistance paying home heating bills or tips on weatherizing your home, there are resources and funds that can help you stay warm this winter. For more information, contact Jefferson County Area Agency on Aging, or visit www.staywarmpa.com
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Help with heating bills and emergency situations - contact your local County Assistance Office or apply for LIHEAP online at www.compass.state.pa.us
Make your home more energy efficient - contact Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development at 1-866-466-3972. This call is toll-free.
Help with utility billing disputes and termination notices - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) can help to resolve billing disputes with utility companies. Call 1-800-782-1110. For help with a termination notice, call the PUC at 1-800-692-7380. Consumers should first try to resolve problems directly with their utility company before calling the PUC.
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Jefferson County Recycling News
Don't Just Throw it Away ... Recycle. That's our motto at the Jefferson County Solid Waste Authority and we'd like you to know that we can help you recycle too.
Jefferson County has 21 drop off recycling sites scattered throughout the county. You can recycle aluminum cans, tin cans, plastic bottles and jugs, glass bottles and jars, newspapers and magazines at these sites.
Last year Jefferson County residents recycled over 360 tons at these sites. Let's see if we can beat that in 2006. Contact the Jefferson County Solid Waste Authority at 849-1521 for the drop off site closest to you or visit www.jeffersoncountypa.com.
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Linking Volunteers to Quality e-Learning Solutions
Link & Learn Taxes, linking volunteers to quality-learning is the web-based program providing five courses: Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, Military and International, along with a refresher course for returning volunteers. This training prepares SPEC partners and volunteers to provide quality tax return preparation services in their local communities. This fun, interactive course teaches the basics to accurately prepare income tax returns for individuals AND users can obtain volunteer certification along the way at their own pace. Check out the following web page for details: www.irs.gov/app/vita/index.jsp
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Regional Library for the Blind Serves Jefferson County Library Also Serves Low Vision Readers
Do you find yourself needing larger print to read? Does a friend or relative have trouble holding a book or turning pages? Large print books or books on tape may be the answer. The regional Carnegie Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (LBPH) can help.
Most of the library's customers are seniors who are not blind but have low vision. Conditions such as diabetes or macular degeneration are two of the causes. Others who use the library's services have severe arthritis or Parkinson's that make holding a book difficult.
Residents of Jefferson County can order books on tape or large print books by phone or online and receive them promptly by mail in special mailing containers. They can be returned to the library postage-free by dropping them off in the nearest mailbox or giving them to your postal carrier. Borrowing books by mail is completely free.
Registration for library service can be done by mail. All that's required is a signature by a professional, such as a family doctor, social worker, librarian or optometrist to certify your disability. For further information, call toll free 1-800-242-0586 or e-mail the library at lbph@carnegielibrary .
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