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800-564-1856 419-624-1856
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Investment Advisor Representative
310 E. Boalt Street Unit D, Sandusky, Ohio 44870 • 419-626-1765 ext. 101
Long Term Care Insurance • Life Insurance • Individual and Group Health Insurance
Medicare Supplements • Annuities • Our Agency has served the area for over 40 years
Registered Representative/Securities and Investment Advisory Services offered through Signator Investors, Inc.,
Member FINRA, SIPC, a Registered Investment Advisors. 6500 Busch Blvd, Ste. 105, Columbus, OH 43229,
614-846-6000, Offering John Hancock Insurance products 134-20101118-63234
Signature Financial Group, LLC
What Is An
Advocate for Senior Citizens?
There was a day when older people
were minimized and treated as less
of a person because of their age,
ailments or limitations. Some were
treated as if they were incompetent
and incapable, when that wasn’t the
case at all. In reality, the older
person may have had some functional
limitations, but if properly diagnosed, treated and given
some help and support, that older adult could live
independently – quite well!
What was true back then still holds true today.
Few people want to get involved in the personal lives
of older people – especially when things start to become
“complicated”. It is in the midst of the complexities of
later life that an advocate for senior citizens is needed.
At Serving Our Seniors, our Senior Advocate is
Anthony Pool.
Anthony is in the business (so-to-speak) of advocating
for the rights of senior citizens who are physically and
mentally capable of maintaining their ability to live
independently. But they need an informed professional to
take the lead and advocate for their rights. Anthony’s role,
as a Senior Advocate, is to help older adults maintain
their independence. He is a troubleshooter working to
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fnd solutions to help residents of Erie County, age 60+ to
compensate for functional defcits. Each case is different.
For some, he identifes specialists who know how to treat
conditions unique to people of older age. For others he
might coordinate care and assistance in the home at a
cost the person can afford. Or it may be flling out the
complicated applications to become eligible for various
services. He doesn’t stop there. He follows up to ensure
what has been coordinated and implemented is working
to the client’s satisfaction.
Are you noticing changes in yourself, a friend or a
neighbor age 60+ and you don’t know what to do? Call
Serving Our Seniors (419-624-1856 or 800-564-1856)
and ask for an appointment with our Senior Advocate.
His job is to help older adults maintain their ability to live
independently and with dignity.
Anthony Pool,
Senior Advocate