Medicare Mondays at the Senior Center, new grant available

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Our Medicare volunteers come in on Mondays from 9:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. to help you with your Medicare questions. Please call 264-0502 to schedule an appointment.

We now have a Caregivers Material Aid Grant available. The grant will pay up to $500 towards hearing aids, glasses, dentures, bridges, and PERS (personal emergency response system) equipment, such as Lifeline.

For more information on the guidelines for this grant, please call 264-0502 or come by our office on 451 Hot Springs Blvd.

Tax preparation

The Durango-La Plata Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program returned this year to prepare 2014 tax returns for seniors.

March 7 and April 4 were successful days, with nine VITA volunteers assisting our seniors with their tax returns.

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