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Show Area Conference on Aging Scheduled full replacement value rider cost-effective for you? -How can a person cover nursing home costs? -What are appropriate alternatives to institutions? -What housing needs' can be handled through ' legislation? Y - JK( : Recommendations ' - ; gathered from v senior' i citizens will be compiled and referred to the Governor's Annual Conference on Aging . in September. "Ultimately, this information will be forwarded to the 1981 White House Conference on . Aging," stated Mr. Bruce Brandler, Conference Coordinator for the Utah State Division of Aging. There is no charge for the conferences and lunch will be provided for small suggested donation at some of the conference sites. Further information can be obtained by calling 533-6422, ; or by contacting your local senior citizen center. Area meetings will be held in Cedar City Senior Citizen Center, on May 14 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. and at the Minersville Center (lunch will be served), from 10 a.m. . to 12 noon on May 13. i. j f The Governor's Annual ' Area Conferences on Aging will be held from April 2nd to June 3rd. The Utah State SI t Division of Aging holds conferences to assist the staff on planning for the needs of the elderly. "the schedule for this year's conferences is an , ambitious one," said Leon PoVey, State Division of v Aging Director. "We will be visiting 40 Senior Citizen jCenters throughout the State, as compared to 11 Centers visited last year. , These conferences provide I i the opportunity for senior citizens to express their opinions to state officials about major issues of concern con-cern to the elderly." Facts gathered from the State Division of Aging show that at today's rate of in-flation, in-flation, a fixed benefit pension will lose one-half of its purchasing power in five years, and that one-half of Utah's senior citizen's in-. in-. come is under $4,800 a year. Inflation and long-term care are the issues for this year's conferences. Specifically, the conerencjBS' will zero in on the following questions: -To offset high medical cost, should your area be provided with clinics, or , health screening centers for simple medical services such as blood pressures, diabetes checks, etc. ? -How can the elderly maximize their financial control instead of handing it over to their children? -How can the state effectively ef-fectively inform senior citizens about social programs and services? -What are useful household tips to economize? -What are your three greatest economic burdens: taxes, utility rates, food prices, housing, etc.? -Are rising property values, prices of materials 'and labor, and other related costs, fueled by inflation, eroding the value of your insurance policies? Is the |