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Welcome to the Council on Aging, a non-profit organization providing services, support and information to older adults of Buncombe County.

Our Mission . . .

We are dedicated to assisting and linking senior adults and their families with information, opportunities and services that promote and enhance quality of life.

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We have been helping older adults, their families and caregivers deal with life's changes since 1972.  

Let this website be your guide to the many services we offer and also find links to other aging program sites both local and national.

To learn more about us, click here.

 

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Important Service Information:   The COA  has had to put a 'moratorium' on the 'Friendly Visiting' program for now due to funding constraints.  This is a temporary 'hold'.  Please check back again in the future about this service or call Wendy Marsh with questions.    
The North Carolina Medical Society and other organizations that have joined the Texas Medical Association’s Stop the Medicare Meltdown Petition Campaign continue to seek signatures before the document is presented to Congress in early June  CLICK HERE to read the flyer and see how you can help.   
Important Medicare NEWS:  Effective June 1, there are changes to Medicare Supplemental Insurance policies. Some policies will no longer be sold; new policies are being added; and changes to existing policies are made. If anyone has questions regarding the new supplements they should contact their current supplement plan provider.  If they do not currently have a supplement plan, they may contact Sybil French at the Council on Aging for further information.    Please CLICK HERE to read the annoucement.  
 2010 Older Americans Month theme is 'Live Strong! Live Long!'.  Exercise at any age is essential to 'Live Strong, Live Long.  According to the International Council on Active Aging a t ages 75, 78, and 82 even two hours of exercise a week for people who do not smoke was linked to the delaying of a disability by as much as ten years . Also, older adults who participated in the Senior Sneakers exercise program for a period of two years spent an average of $1,200 less each year for health care needs. Older adults hurt their health far more by not exercising than by exercising.  Even with some disability, exercise (strength, balance, stretching, endurance) can be crafted to individual limitations.   Talk to your Doctor about exercise to coordinate activities with your medical care. With exercise, do what you can as often as you can.  Project EMMA(Eat better, Move More, Age well) helps Buncombe County elders live strong at locations around the county.  Read a feature article about it at the Asheville Citizen Times by Clicking Here. 

 

 
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