Seniors urged to review plan options
TAMPA BAY NEWSPAPERS | AROUND TOWN: REGIONAL NEWS BRIEFS ST. PETERSBURG — The Area Agency on Aging of Pasco-Pinellas Inc. is reminding residents that its Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders program has trained counselors to help Medicare beneficiaries, their families and caregivers understand their health care options during open enrollment. During the enrollment period, […]
Healthy aging: Former 10 Tampa broadcast journalist Kathryn Bursch supports seniors in need
By NANETTE WISER, TBN Correspondent Aug 29, 2025 Former 10 Tampa Bay Emmy-award winning broadcast journalist and Community Relations Manager Kathryn Bursch is passionate about her encore chapter as outreach manager at the Area Agency on Aging of Pasco-Pinellas which turned 50 in 2024. Founded in 1974, the nonprofit organization has served 63,593 seniors in […]
Area Agency on Aging of Pasco-Pinellas Newsletter – August 2025
Program helps protect Pasco-Pinellas seniors from Medicare fraud
Click here to watch the news story BAY NEWS 9 | BY Melissa Eichman PUBLISHED 7:10 PM ET Aug. 25, 2025 NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. — The Area Agency on Aging of Pasco-Pinellas is putting out a fraud alert, with hopes of preventing senior citizens from falling victim to Medicare scams. What You Need To Know The Area […]
Ramp Installation Program Restores Freedom for Seniors
AGING OUTLOOK | BY Kathryn Bursch, Outreach Manager, Area Agency on Aging of Pasco-Pinellas PUBLISHED Summer 2025 Imagine feeling trapped in your home. That’s how Elizabeth M. felt. The former paramedic had spent decades helping others, but now, she needed help herself. Back in the 1992, while responding to a roadway emergency, Elizabeth was […]
Area Agency on Aging of Pasco-Pinellas Newsletter – June 2025
Program helping Pasco and Pinellas seniors pay utilities may face elimination
Click here to watch the video BAY NEWS 9 | BY Melissa Eichman PUBLISHED 8:40 PM ET Jun. 25, 2025 Click here to watch the video ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A program that helps senior citizens pay their utility bills faces federal funding cuts under President Donald Trump’s proposed budget. What You Need To Know A […]
New data shows more people 65 and older are renting rather than owning a home
BAY NEWS 9 | BY Melissa Eichman PUBLISHED 10:41 PM ET Jun. 17, 2025 Click here to watch the video ST PETERSBURG, Fla. — The number of seniors calling the Area Agency on Aging of Pasco-Pinellas for help with housing has increased 40 percent since before the COVID-19 pandemic to now, according to Area Agency on Aging […]
Health & Human Services budget includes deep cuts to senior services
CATALYST | By AA Catalyst PUBLISHED MAY 28, 2025 As America grapples with the future of federal aging services, one thing remains clear: Older adults and their caregivers rely on critical programs that cannot be left to wither. While the Administration for Community Living (ACL) faces potential dismantling, the Older Americans Act (OAA)—the bedrock of […]
DHS cuts threaten senior services
TAMPA BEACON | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | By: Ann Marie Winter PUBLISHED APRIL 30, 2025 Seniors rely on critical programs that cannot be left to wither. While the Administration for Community Living (ACL) faces potential dismantling, the Older Americans Act (OAA) – the bedrock of aging services in this community – remains vital. Full […]