Webster Parish Council on Aging

The "Client of the Week" for July 6th - 10th is Robin Willard.

Robin has been a regular attendee for the past three years at the Council on Aging. She loves our folks here and enjoys coming as often as she can.

Robin is from Tarrytown, (Sleepy Hollow) New York, where she attended the Sleepy Hollow schools and graduated from Spring Valley Senior High School!

Robin married, and she and her husband moved to Minden.
She also lived in Mississippi for several years, but moved back to Minden, four years ago, and she has made MInden her home.
She has two sons and three grandchildren, two boys and a girl.

Robin served as a Certified Nursing Assistant for over forty years.
She also worked at a hospital for a while, but returned to her first love, working with nursing home residents and the elderly.

One of Robin's favorite things to do is call Bingo here at the COA. She said it not only makes the clients happy, she also enjoys it so much. She says, "It makes me happy."

Her motto is: "Be good to everyone and treat others as you would like to be treated.,"

She says one of her greatest accomplishments is "Taking care of her clients and providing comfort and care in their final days and hours."

Congratulations Robin, and thank you!

A Little Thought

Well folks, the scam artists are at it again in Webster Parish!
One of our clients, here at the COA, called this afternoon to tell me about a possible scam going around.

She received a call today concerning her Medicare. The caller stated that she needed to update so she would not lose her benefits. She hung up quickly because she knew not to give out personal information over the phone. She got the number of the person who called her. After a little research, I learned that the number had been spoofed. We called it back and the person answering said that it was the Claiborne Parish Sheriff's Department, and after a couple of phone calls we found that it was not the Sheriff's Department at all, but a random number.

I then called the Webster Parish Sheriff's Office and gave them the information since she is a resident of Webster Parish. They are constantly dealing with these scams as well!

Number one - Social Security, Medicare nor Medicaid will call you asking for information, ever. unless you call them and they are returning your call. They do not initiate the call.

Number two - Never give out information over the phone, or anywhere, unless you personally know the individual you are speaking with, or you have directly contacted them concerning your information.

Number three - Scammers prey on seniors! Please be aware and alert. If it seems too good to be true....it usually is.
If they ask questions concerning your personal information, they are after much more than your information. Just hang up.

Thanks to our client for bringing this to our attention!