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HomeMy Public PortalAboutJune 2017 Watertown Senior NewsCouncil on Aging Board Patricia Gold Watertown Senior News Cl/Senior Center Staff Anne -Marie Gagnon, MSW Chairperson Director of Senior Services Carol Airasian Watertown Council on Aging/Senior Center Deborah A. Dunn Bertha Anderson FrogramCoordinafor Dorothy Jean Brown 31 Marshall Street Marina Kirsanova, LSW Watertown, MA 02472 Case Worker Burt Greenberg Esther Keaney 617-972-6490 Rae Grassia PrincipalAccount Clerk Mary Keenan www.wateqown-ma.gov FoodPanfry Coordinator Linda Moffitt J U N E 2017 Jim Cunningham Alice Wadden Senior Shuffle Dr ver JUNE 2017 PAGE I J v-4 z Notes f roiw + z Direct-r Thank you friends, volunteers and Yard Sale supporters! The Yard Sale was a great success! Over 40 dedicated volunteers assisted with collecting, sorting and setting -up of the sale, and at the end of the event, a wonderful team of volunteers from the Watertown Community Foundation's Watertown Helps Out Day assisted in breaking down and cleaning up. We couldn't have had such a great day without everyone's support! Thank you! We kick-off June with a Lunch and Learn on June 6th that features a presentation about Memory Loss and Dementia by the Alzheimer's Association. On June 14th we will be offering a Musical Morning of Piano Tunes and Sing - along with Mel Stiller, and on June 21st we will be traveling to see the Tall Ships in Boston Harbor. We wrap up the month with a Personal Safety and Defense Workshop on June 28th. Starting June 6th, please stop by and take a look at the art on display from our Art Class participants. The Art Show will run for one week and a reception will be held on Wednesday, June 7th. All are invited. The Art Class meets every Monday morning at the Senior Center and the group is always looking for new friends to join them. As we greet the summer months, please remember to look in on your neighbors and remember that the Senior Center is an air-conditioned and enjoyable place to visit. Let us know if we can help! Wishing all fathers a very Happy Father's Day, avty e "a2iPi o- oo v Inside this issue: Dementia 2 Birthday Party 2 Patriots Place Trip 2 Dale Tamburro 2 Chris Grande 2 Herbs with Ernie 2 Travels with Tom 2 Exercise Programs 3 Art Exhibition 3 Transportation 4 Upcoming Trips 4 Movies 6 Book Club 6 Medical Screenings 6 CALENDAR 7 Social Services Resources 8 MEL STILLER CONCERT Mel Stiller has been playing the piano and leading sing-alongs at Jacob Wirth restaurant for the past 28 years. For many of those years he has also been performing at senior venues, where he hands out lyrics to standards and show tunes from the 1920's — 1960's, so that participants can sing along. Refreshments will be available prior to the show. WHEN: 1:00 p.m. M Wednesday, June 14 Pre -registration is L'WANGU required! DEFEND YOURSELFAGAINST THE AGGRESSOR - D. Y.A. T.A. Gain confidence and be empowered to be able to combat a potential assault in a real world scenario. Instructor, Kristin Ann LaShoto will highlight the aspects of awareness, including personal space, while giving us strategies and a wide range of methods and techniques used to safeguard and provide knowledge of individual protection. You will learn: The two methods of a physical assault, action vs. reaction, diversion/distraction and be educated on scams, holds and the physical aspect of self defense. The entertainment is being WHEN: 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 28 provided by Home Instead Senior Care Waltham. I Space is limited and sign-up is required. PAGE 2 WATERTOWN SENIOR NEWS JUNE 2017 Call the Senior Center (617) 972-6490 To Register for All Programs LUNCH & LEARN The Alzheimer's Association of MA/NH Presents The Basics: Memory Loss, Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease What You Need to Know Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at 11:00 AM SENIOR CENTER BIRTHDAY PARTY Join us for a fun afternoon including line dancing, the Mellowtones, gifts, and a delicious luncheon. Birthday cake and ice cream will round out your lunch. So, come enjoy an afternoon out and bring a friend. Cost: $14. WHEN: Friday, June 9 11:30-3:30 Presentation By Attorney Dale Tamburro Estate Planning Starting with What you Should do at Home to Legal Documents and Reasons for Them to Integrate with your Financial Plan. WHEN: Thursday, June 22, 11:30-1:00 PM Lunch will be served during workshop/ Pre -Registration Required ♦ Steps to Take in Advance of Death or Disability: Basic Documents We All Need ♦ Why a Living Trust Makes Sense for Most People and its only Drawback ♦ Why an Irrevocable Trust is only Right for Two Needs ♦ Massachusetts Estate Tax Basics/Credit Shelter Trusts ♦ Why a Reverse Mortgage is only Right for some people ♦ How your Financial Planner/Wealth Manager can help me and you. Public Safety Mornings at 9:30 AM ,-JIPW June 13 & June 27 Coffee with Police Chief Lawn and Friends June 20 Hot! Coffee with Fire Captain Ryan Nicholson CREATE AN r1tRb GARDEN WITH ERNIE Do you have a green thumb or are you always buying herbs at the store? Join Ernie Berardinelli as he shows us how we can have our own tabletop herb garden. All the supplies you need to make a beautiful garden is included. WHEN: Tuesday, June 20 TIME: 10:00 AM COST: $10 This program is funded in part by the Friends of the COA. SENIOR SHUTTLE BUS Senior LUNCH BUNCH Shuttle To PATRIOTS PLACE Enjoy lunch at the Red Robin and time to visit the museum or shop! THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 2017,11:30 AM Cost $5 for Bus & Lunch on Your Own. This trip is for Watertown residents only. Back bq PghY Del Travels with Tom Lewis A Pictorial Travel with Toni to India! Tuesday, June 27 from 1:00-3:00 PM Should I Downsize My Home? Join Chris Grande from Walnut Hill Adivisors as he holds a discussion on the decisions involved in downsizing your home. Is your home an asset or a liability? How to afford a retirement community. Should you get long term care insurance or pick a retirement community that covers this in the monthly bill? Most important - How to prepare if you live a long & healthy life! WHEN: Thursday, June 29 TIME: 11:30-1:00 Lunch will be served during the workshop. Pre -Registration is Required! UNE 2017 WATERTOWN SENIOR NEWS PAGE MONDAY EXERCISE Exercises include muscle strengthening, light -stretching, balance and posture improvement, and low -impact aerobics; all done to your favorite tunes! TIME: 11:00 AM COST: $4.00 TUESDAY EXERCISE Exercise class with Joanna Grubel Join the fun! Regular exercise can improve circulation, help to strengthen bones, Increase muscle mass, reduce joint stiffness, and improve general health. TIME: 9:30 AM COST: $4.00 TUESDAY CHAIR EXERCISE This group meets weekly for support and to socialize. Class is led by audio tape. TIME: 10:00 AM COST: FREE TUESDAY LINE DANCING Get up and get moving with this fun bunch! TIME: 11:15 AM COST: $5.00 WEDNESDAY EXERCISE Exercise class with Henry Oliveras. A Fun Work Out to Contemporary Jazz Music! Conditioning exercises geared towards building "dancer bodies' using Modern Dance movements. TIME: 11:00 AM COST: $4.00 or pay in advance 10 sessions for $35.00. THURSDAY YOGA Led by experienced yoga teacher, Henry Oliveras, LMT. A blend of yoga modalities from India and China using Traditional Chinese Medicine, 5 Elements Theory this class uses a chair or you can bring your own mat and provides a gentle stretch and limbering for the body to improve balance and restore the mind. TIME: 10:00 AM COST: $4.00 or pay in advance 10 sessions for $35.00. FRIDAY EXERCISE Exercise class with Henry Oliveras. A Fun Work Out To Contemporary Jazz Music! Conditioning exercises geared towards building "dancer bodies' using Modern Dance movements. TIME: 10:40 AM COST: $4.00 or pay in advance 10 sessions for $35.00. SEEKING CHESS PLAYERS! A small group has formed to play Chess on Mondays at 1:00 PM but they need a few more players! No reservations, just drop in! SENIOR SOCIAL CLUB SHINE What is PROGRAM MOON? Serving the Health Insurance Needs of Everyone For people with Medicare, MOON has a new meaning: Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice. This newly required notice must be given to some patients who have been admitted to a hospital for observation. Hospitals are increasingly admitting patients under observation status. You may be surprised to know that even if you are admitted to a hospital room overnight, you might not be an inpatient. If you are under observation, you are considered an outpatient even though you may stay in a hospital bed for many days. This changes how your Medicare coverage works. The MOON will explain the reason for observation status and how it affects your Medicare coverage. For example, if you have Original Medicare, with or without a Medigap plan, an inpatient hospital stay of at least three days is needed to get any coverage for skilled nursing facility (SNF) care. If you are under observation, you would not get any follow up SNF coverage paid for, even if it is medically necessary. However, if you are in a Medicare Advantage plan or your doctor is in an Accountable Care Organization, the rules are different and the three-day requirement may be waived. For further assistance about this or any Medicare issue, contact the SHINE Program. Trained SHINE volunteers offer free, confidential counseling on all aspects of Medicare and related health and drug insurance programs. ToscheduleaSH/NE appointment, call the Watertown Senior Center at (617) 972-6490. ESOL CLASSES ENGLISH For Speakers of Other Languages CLASSES FORMING NOW at the Center CALL THE SENIOR CENTER at 617-972-6490 COME MEET° q BONITA Bonita, a mixed !, x breed, has been trained as a therapy x� dog . She volunteers at hospitals and A assisted living facilities and colleges at exam time for stress relief for students. She and her owner, Esther Keaney, will be visiting us on Thursday, June 8 at 9:30 AM. Drop by and say hello! A Note from the Friends of the Council on Aging Thank you for your support of the Yard Sale and programs at the Senior Center! We are looking for volunteers to help with different projects. Please consider joining the Friends as an active member. Mary Keenan, Chairperson For more information call Mary at. 617-926-5295 Senior Center Art Class i� Annual Exhibition & Reception z�3« The Senior Center Art class works hard all year (and has fun too)! Every June we have a chance to admire their best works of the year in a week long exhibit that is open to the public. Be sure to come by and meet the artists and their talented teacher Dawn Scaltreto at the Artists' Reception! WHEN: Wednesday, June 7 TIME: 10:00 AM WHERE: Watertown Senior Center 31 Marshall Street Can't make it that week? The exhibition will be on display at the Watertown Free Public Library during the entire month of July. e Ste/ July Paint Party! Windsor House will be here at the Senior Center on Thursday, July 13 at 10:30 to host a Paint Party! All supplies are included for a fun time. A light lunch will be served. Seating is limited 8s pre- registration is required. PAGE 4 WATERTOWN SENIOR NEWS JUNE 2017 Ride the Watertown Senior Shuttle! Call the Senior Center at (617) 972-6490for more information. The Watertown Senior Shuttle travels a fixed route throughout Watertown to take seniors grocery shopping. We continually adjust the route to accommodate new riders. The bus goes to the Stop & Shop on Watertown Street on Tuesdays, and to the Super Stop and Shop on Pleasant Street on Fridays. It also goes to the Watertown and Arsenal Malls on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month. Take the bus, and leave the driving (and parking) to us! Starting January 1st you must give 2 days notice if you are new or want to change from your scheduled day. The suggested donation is $1.00 round trip and there is a 3 bag limit. Options for rides to doctors' appointments are also available through Busy Bee Transportation. Call the Senior Center for more information. 2017 TRIPS! June 21— 2017 Tall Ships Regatta with food bar onboard & Quincy Market COST: $79 July zo—NH Lake Region Theatre, South Pacific and lunch at Hart's Turkey Farm COST: $85.00 (note price change) August—TBA September zz—Scallop Festival and JFK's Memorial & Museum where they are celebrating his Booth Birthday. COST: $74 October 17— Indian Princess Riverboat ride and lunch at the Point Breeze Restau- rant on Lake Webster and a stop at Foppema's Farmstand. COST: $84 AND watch for our trips using the Senior Shuttle! PLEASE NOT THE CHANGE IN COST FOR TRIPS! PAGE 6 WATERTOWN SENIOR NEWS JUNE 2017 JUNU Movie Matinee A Relax and enjoy a movie in our comfortahle lounge Thursdays at 1: 00 p. m. so rZ mmacwll WZ PZ WZ 6/1 La La Land —While pursuing showbiz fame, jazz pianist Sebastian falls for aspiring actress Mia, and the two embark on an intense love affair. But as their separate paths of ambition force them to make tough choices, their rela- tionship starts to fray. Cast: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, John Legend. 2016 PG-13 128 mins. 6/8 Sing - Animals of all stripes -- including an underappreciated mother minding 25 piglets, a young gorilla trapped in gang life and a shy elephant -- find hope in a life - changing singing competition to save the local theater. Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Seth MacFarlane Reese Witherspoon. 2016 PG 108 mins. 6/15 Moonlight - Growing up in the drug -soaked world of 1980s Miami, young Chiron struggles to make his way through a helter-skelter adolescence while also grappling with confusion and anxiety about his emerging sexuality. Cast: Trevante Rhodes, Andre Holland, Janelle Monae. 2016 R 110 mins. 6/22 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - This wizardly spin-off from the cinematic world of Harry Potter relates the wondrous and exotic life of "magizoologist" Newt Scamander, who wrote the Hogwarts School's textbook on magical creatures decades before Harry Potter would lay eyes on it. Cast: Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Alison Sudol. 2016 PG-13 133 mins. 6/29 Queen of Katwe - Disney presents Queen of Katwe, a movie based on a true story. A Ugandan girl's life changes forever when she discovers she has an amazing talent for chess, r in this celebration of the human spirit. Cast: David Oyelowo, Lupita Nyong'o, Madina LNalwanga. 2016 PG 124 mins. HEALTH SCREENINGS are held on Thursday mornings V�,111 JUNE 15 - Podiatry Clinic -11:00 a.m. Toenails, corns, callus care only. The cost for this service is $25.00 payable to Dr. Alper. Insurance is not accepted. JUNE 22 - Blood Pressure at 9:30 a.m. by Linda Micklay, R.N. from CareGroup Home Care. Free THE SENIOR CENTER BOOK CLUB WHEN: Wednesday, June 21 at 9:30. WHERE. Senior Center, 31 Marshall Street Join us to discuss Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Copies of the book are available at the Watertown Free Public Library. Set on the French f� Riviera in the late 1920s, - Tender Is the Night is the tragic romance of the young actress Rosemary Hoyt and the stylish American couple Dick and Nicole Diver. A brilliant young psychiatrist at the time of his marriage, Dick is both husband and doctor to Nicole, whose wealth goads him into a lifestyle not his own, and whose growing strength high- lights Dick's harrowing demise. A profound study of the romantic concept of character. New members are always welcomel FIRE ALARMS AND CARBON MONOXIDE The Senior SAFE program provides fire & life safety education for seniors. As part of this The Watertown Fire Department will conduct an in -home visit and provide and install smoke and carbon monoxide alarms to those in need. To qualify for the install you must be 65 or older and own and occupy the home. 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She speaks English, Armenian and Russian. (617) 972-6490 mkirsanova@watertown-ma.gov Wayside Watertown Social Services Resource specialist Help for residents under 60 and families with fuel, housing, food, counseling and other emergency resources. (617) 744-9585 SENIOR PARKING PERMITS For Watertown residents 65+, parking permits available for meters in municipal lots. Call the Senior Center for info. WATERTOWN FOOD PANTRY For Watertown Residents Belmont -Watertown UMC (Rear) 80 Mount Auburn Street Watertown, MA 02472 (617) 972-6490 Hours of Operation: Tuesday 10:00 —11:30 AM Thursday 4:00 — 6:00 PM Residents may visit once a month Home delivery available for homebound individuals. WATERTOWN VETERANS SERVICES Assistance to veterans and their dependents with all Federal and State benefits and services. Mark R. Comeiro, USN, (RET) Veterans Services Officer (VSO) Town of Watertown 617-972-6416 WATERTOWN COUNCIL ON AGING SENIOR CENTER 31 MARSHALL STREET WATERTOWN, MA 02472 (617) 972-6490 RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED Find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/WatertownMACouncilOnAging SPRINGWELL COMMUNITY DINING Springwell offers a Community Lunch Program for all seniors age 60 and older, Monday - Friday, at Woodland Towers. The purpose of the program is to provide those in need with a nutritious meal as well as the opportunity to socialize with others from their community. Any Watertown resident age 60 years and older can participate and there is a suggested $2.00 donation. Call today for menu information and to register with the dining manager. Monday through Friday Woodland Towers - 55 Waverley Ave. Call (617) 923-2769 for Menu Information and to Register.