Aging Best

Applying for Medicare may seem really scary, but this week we hear from Shannon Hasenstein with Aging Best in Columbia. Her job is to help Missourians find the Medicare plan that is best for them.

"There comes a time when a decision has to be made whether a person needs long-term care, to be in a nursing home - and the doctor is involved, and the caregiver is involved - but the significant thing about caregivers is that many times these are people 70 and 80 years old who have promised a spouse, you know, "you can stay at home, I'll take care of you"; and when that becomes impossible, I think it's important that caregivers know that they are able to have the support of an organization like Aging Best." -- LOIS LONG, advocate/volunteer March 3, 2023

It's open enrollment season once again, and there's good news to share! ALLYSSA HUSKEY, Cover Missouri, tells us that pandemic-era tax credits have been extended or increased thru 2025 for about 90% of people who take advantage of the Health Insurance Marketplace. Also, we're less than a month away from Capital City Productions' 'Annie: The Musical'. Actors BEN MILLER and BRYNN MEYER are here to tell us how rehearsals are going and why you shouldn't wait to reserve your seat! (4:24) November 7, 2022

Get details on a "lovely" concert next month courtesy of the Daniel Boone Regional Library, and a reminder that you still have a couple of weeks to finish up the summer reading program, 'Tails & Tales'! Guest: SARAH HOWARD | Also, ALICE PEARCE introduces us to Aging Best, a local non-profit agency that assists senior citizens with various challenges. Their focus - as of late - is educating seniors about (and coordinating seniors to get) the COVID vaccine. (3:31) July 30, 2021