Team Senior Referral Services, Inc.

10/25/2025

Love numbers? Love helping people?
JOCO Vita needs local volunteers to help seniors file their taxes, for free!
No experience needed. Full training provided.
👉 Join a team making a real impact in Southern Oregon this tax season.
Learn more at jocovita.org

10/25/2025

Free Tax Help for Seniors — and Volunteers Needed!

This week on the Team Senior Podcast, Jamie Callahan sits down with Kathie Sauders from JOCO Vita, a local nonprofit offering free income tax preparation for seniors and low-income residents right here in Southern Oregon.

JOCO Vita is looking for volunteers to join their team before tax season.
💡 No experience needed — full training and mentorship provided!

If you enjoy helping others, love numbers, or just want to make a difference in your community, this is a great way to give back.

🌐 Learn more or volunteer: www.JOCOVita.org

📞 Call 541-326-8182
🎧 Listen to the episode: https://teamsenior.buzzsprout.com

Society grooms us to prepare for retirement, but very few people plan for Life Beyond Retirement. This podcast will take a deep dive into all the things that seniors and their families need to know in consideration of aging; from navigating compli...

10/20/2025

What happens when a lifetime of memories becomes too much to manage? There is a solution.

Professional organizer Michelle Meilicke of Rogue Organizer helps seniors and veterans turn chaos into calm: making moves easier, safer, and more meaningful.

In this episode:
✨ Simple ways to make downsizing less emotional
✨ How organization supports safety and peace of mind
✨ Why letting go can actually add freedom

🎧 Listen now → https://teamsenior.buzzsprout.com

📞 Michelle Meilicke: 541-261-2012 | RogueOrganizer.com

📞 Team Senior: 541-295-8230

10/17/2025

Yes, it is another late night that I am returning home to my family. And this appears to be just another takeout dinner that I will bring to them.

What you don’t see is the time I spent waiting for this food in the lobby with a veteran’s wife, who is struggling to take care of her husband. We discussed several things that are available to her that she had never heard anything about despite the fact that her husband is 100% service connected.

While chatting, another gentleman chimed in who is a former marine… We will see him at the Veterans Breakfast in November!

I will never get tired of this… I love my job, I love serving seniors, and I love veterans! Thank you all for your service!

10/14/2025

🌟 Welcome, Veronica Noble — Our New Relationship Manager! 🌟

We are thrilled to announce and celebrate the newest addition to the Team Senior family: Veronica Noble, who has stepped into the important role of Relationship Manager.

Veronica comes to us with many years of hands-on experience serving seniors, doing her work with integrity, compassion, and a heart full of dedication. She’s been welcomed into the homes of seniors across our region as a true advocate — someone people trust, someone who listens deeply, and someone who shows up in the hard moments. Her reputation for being “loved by so many” is well earned.

Over the short time she’s been with us, Veronica has already built strong connections with our team, collaborating seamlessly and bringing new energy, empathy, and insight to our mission.

At Team Senior, our goal has always been to ease the burden on seniors and their families, to provide free, honest, face-to-face guidance, and to be a trusted local partner (not a distant national referral service). Veronica embodies all those values. We believe her heart, experience, and relational talent will make a tremendous difference in the lives of those we serve.

Please join us in welcoming Veronica to the team! Drop a comment below or send her a message to say hello. We’re so glad she’s here.

www.teamsenior.org
(541) 295-8230

10/11/2025

🌊 The Age Wave is Here. Are We Ready?

By 2030, one in four Americans will be over 65 — and Southern Oregon is already ahead of that curve.
In this week’s episode of the Team Senior Podcast, Jamie Callahan breaks down what families need to know about aging in America — from Social Security shortfalls and housing gaps to the rising cost of care and the health effects of loneliness.

🎧 Listen now: https://teamsenior.buzzsprout.com

📞 Need help or local resources? Call Team Senior at 541-295-8230

Society grooms us to prepare for retirement, but very few people plan for Life Beyond Retirement. This podcast will take a deep dive into all the things that seniors and their families need to know in consideration of aging; from navigating compli...

10/04/2025

✨ New Episode – Team Senior Podcast ✨

This week, Jamie Callahan talks with Sabrina Zehe of Riverside Home Health & Hospice about care that comes right to your door. 🏡💙

From physical therapy to wound care, Riverside’s skilled team helps seniors stay safe and independent at home—without the exhausting trips to appointments.

🎧 Listen now: https://teamsenior.buzzsprout.com

📞 Need guidance? Call Team Senior at 541-295-8230

09/29/2025

🚨 Adult Foster Homes in Crisis? 🚨

In this week’s Team Senior Podcast, Jamie Callahan sits down with Kim Oley, President of the Independent Adult Care Home Association, to talk about the real impact of legislation on adult foster homes in Oregon.

👉 Without advocacy, laws can pass that force foster homes to close their doors—leaving seniors with nowhere to go.
👉 Right now, Oregon needs twice as many foster homes as we currently have. Losing even one is a major blow to families and communities.
👉 We also dive into House Bill 2560 and why Medicaid reimbursement rates are critical for keeping providers afloat.

🎧 Watch the clip below, then catch the full conversation on the Team Senior Podcast:
📍 https://teamsenior.buzzsprout.com

09/23/2025

📸 Photos from the 2025 Southern Oregon Senior Resource Fair! IT'S A WRAP!

This year’s fair was the most well-attended, well-organized, POSITIVE, exciting and seamless event we’ve ever had. 💙 It really makes a difference when our team is made up of men and women who truly love working together, supporting each other, and want to give back to the community!

The classrooms and halls were packed with people! See you all again in 2027 (this is an every other year event).

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who participated—and a HUGE thank you to our sponsors and volunteers. We truly could not do this without you! 🙌

🌟 Our Amazing Sponsors 🌟
Trinity Home Care
Sunshine In Home Care
Home Instead
Horton Plaza
Fountain Plaza
Twin Creeks
Futurity First
Options of Southern Oregon
The Rogue Valley Manor
Rogue Valley Council of Governments
Lori Patch
WellCare
The Insurance Lounge
Rogue Credit Union
YMCA Grants Pass
Riverside Home Health & Hospice
Volare
Shield Guardant Health
Terral Blalock
Atrio Insurance
BBSI
AllCare
Highstreet Insurance Financial Services

✨ Thank you for helping us make this event such a success for the seniors and families of Southern Oregon!

Another BIG thanks to Jill Hamm and the crew from the Fruitdale Grange, as well as Casa Amiga, Saucy Grooves, the NCOA, KDRV and KAJO :)

09/20/2025

🚐 New Episode of the Team Senior Podcast!

Transportation isn’t just about getting from Point A to Point B—it’s about dignity, safety, and care along the way. 💙

In this week’s episode, we with Ron and Randy of Meraki Transport, a family-owned company that’s been serving Southern Oregon for over 10 years. From doctor’s appointments to even a day at the beach, Meraki goes above and beyond to make every ride count.

🎧 Full episode here: https://teamsenior.buzzsprout.com

09/20/2025

Huge shout out to Dave Johnson at Thermal Supply for connecting us with Kyle at Chase Air, who generously repaired one of our client’s heating system at no cost. 🔧🔥

An equally big thank you to James Douglas, who fixed a client’s kitchen sink faucet so they could have running water in their home again — also at no cost. 🚰💙

We are so grateful for this incredible generosity and the support that makes such a meaningful difference in our clients’ lives.

09/17/2025

Volunteer appreciation luncheon for the volunteers that worked at the senior fair! I am so extremely grateful to every single one of you.

Thank you so very much! And thank you Casa Amiga for the wonderful lunch 🙏❤️🙏