Champion Your Health
This year’s Older Americans Month (OAM) highlights the theme “Champion Your Health”. Join us in celebrating and highlighting all of the older adults in our community through supporting programs that support prevention, wellness, and personal responsibility for every person on their aging journey. Learn more about Sourcewise programs and our community partners that are all working together to empower older adults to age with dignity and choice.
Our Health Insurance Counseling & Advocacy Program (HICAP) has a real impact on enabling healthy aging through unbiased, free Medicare counseling. The program provides 1:1 Medicare counseling appointments with our trained Medicare counselors, many of whom are older adults themselves. The HICAP counselors may inform you about key Medicare plans that could affect your coverage and help ensure you are prepared for any unwanted health surprises. Remaining up-to-date on your insurance coverage and taking preventative measures is integral for any older adult or their loved one striving to age well.
Our Care Management programs all work to support the wellness and personal responsibility aspects of healthy aging by connecting vulnerable adults with care managers. The Multipurpose Senior Services Program (MSSP) is designed to help clients to remain living safely at home for as long as possible. Enhanced Care Management (ECM) assists clients in clinical and non-clinical circumstances to identify community-based programs and county resources that can help get them back on their feet. Care management programs such as MSSP and ECM empower participants by providing person-centered and directed care, and by emphasizing wellness, allow anyone in their program to be a champion of their own health.
Beyond our own internal programs, Sourcewise supports healthy aging in the community through partnerships with Hearts & Minds Activity Center and Avenidas. These two community-based organizations offer vital programs like adult day activity programs and caregiver support services that meet the diverse needs of the Santa Clara County population.
This Older Americans Month, we can work together to create stronger support systems that help older adults feel valued, informed, and empowered. Call (408) 350-3200, option 1, to see how you can get involved today.