HomeMy Public PortalAboutDecember 2015 Watertown Senior NewsCOUNCIL ON AGING BOARD
Patricia Gold, Chairperson
Carol Airasian
Bertha Anderson
Dorothy Jean Brown
Burt Greenberg
Mary Keenan
Genevieve C. Martin
Linda Moffitt
Alice Wadden
DECEMBER 2015
Watertown Senior
Watertown Council on Aging/Senior Center
31 Marshall St.
Watertown, MA 02472
617-972-6490
www.watertown-ma.gov
DECEMBER 2015
The Law Office of Da le J. Tamburro presents the :
HOUSING OPTIONS and TRUSTS FOR SENIORS
• Staying Home Benefits and Disadvantages Issues
• Irrevocable Trust to Protect from Nursing Home and
other Creditors
• Mortgage Options: Home Equity, Reverse Mortgages
• Homestead
• Reverse Mortgages in some detail
• Downsizing in General
• Renting, Children move in with you
• Assisted Living Facilities or Continued Care Com-
munities basics
• Special options if you own a multi -family
• Creative Asset Protection if you want to move in with
someone else
WHEN: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 16th
WHERE: Watertown Senior Center, 31 Marshall St.
Please pre -register by calling 617-972-6490.
Inside this issue:
December Movies 2
Shopping Bus
Meet Your Veteran's
Agent
Agapi Chroma /Color
Fuel Assistance
Books Needed
Medicare Update
Book Club
Medical Update
Be The First To Know
Snow Policy
CALENDAR
A Matter of Balance
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News
COA/SENIOR CENTER
STAFF
Caryl Leslie Fox, Director
Deborah A. Dunn
Marina Kirsanova
Rae Grassia
Alfredo Bartolozzi
Joseph Cavallaro
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FLORAL ARRANGEMENT
WORKSHOP
Come join us as Ernie
Berardineli shows us how
to decorate a beautiful
flower arrangement for the
holidays. Center it on your
mantelpiece or dining room
table. No experience is
needed! We will have all the supplies
available for you add your own personal
touches to the design.
The cost for this program is $20.00.
WHEN: 10:00 Wednesday, December 9
WHERE: Watertown Senior Center,
31 Marshall St.
Please pre -register by calling
617-972-6490.
J� JYI-OWN
3-fOLIDA1J PARTY
Join us for an afternoon of music, dancing, and
door prizes. Well enjoy a delicious luncheon with
entertainment by the Mellowtones.
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11:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Senior Center
31 Marshall St.
$14.00
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December Mcvie Matinee
Relax and enjoy a movie in our comfortable lounge Thursday afternoons
at 1:00 p. m.
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12/3 - Letters To Juliet - By
responding to a letter addressed
Letters to Shakespeare's
',Juliet tragic heroine Juli-
m.. • et Capulet, a young
American woman
vacationing in Ve-
rona, Italy, sets in
motion a series of
events that leads her -- and the
missive's lovelorn author -- in
search of romance. Cast: Aman-
da Seyfried, Christopher Egan,
Vanessa Redgrave 2015 111
mins R
12/10 No Reservations - Kate
is a terrific chef at a Manhattan
restaurant, sent to therapy by
the restaurant owner because
she is cold, unyielding, rule -
bound, and a pain in the neck.
Kate's world is
flipped over wheni �� i
her only sister
dies and her ten- � a
year -old niece,
Zoe, comes to
live with her. As
Kate struggles to
be a parent to a grief-stricken
child, the one world she used to
control - the restaurant kitchen -
is changed utterly by the restau-
rant's hiring a second chef, the
loose, operatic, Italian -trained
Nick, who claims it's an honor to
work in Kate's kitchen but who
she suspects wants to replace
her. Can the music of Puccini and
the taste of good pasta soften
Kate's heart? Cast: Catherine
Zeta -Jones, Aaron Eckhart, Abi-
gail Breslin 1977 93 mins PG
12/17 The Christmas Card -
Edward Asner received an Emmy
nod for his role in this holiday
story about a soldier stationed in
Afghanistan who gets a Christ-
mas card addressed to "Any Sol-
dier" and decides to track down
the sender. When Sgt. Cody Cul-
len (John New-
ton) returns TFEE.=�"
CHRISTMAS
home, he traces `'CARD
the sender, Faith vn
Spelman (Alice
Evans), to her
small town,
where he ends
up saving her
father (Asner) and falling for the
warm-hearted young woman.
The only problem? She's en-
gaged. Cast: Ed Asner, John
Newton, Alive Evens 2006 84
mins NR
1/7/16 Knight and Day -
June has a garage in Boston. At
an airport heading home, a man
bumps into her a few times and
tries to keep her off the plane.
He's under FBI surveillance; they
wonder if he and
she are working DA`Y
together, so they 1►
let both on a y
flight full of F.
armed men want-
ing to arrest the
stranger. He's
Roy, he shoots his way out of
trouble and tells her she's in dan-
ger. She's home the next day,
miraculously, when agents pick
her up; Roy saves her again, and
a transcontinental chase ensues
with Roy convincing her that he's
the good guy, protecting an ener-
gy source that a rogue agent
wants to sell on the black mar-
ket. Can she trust Roy, and will
trust matter when the bullets
start flying? Cast: Cameron Dias,
Tom Cruise, Peter Sarsgaard
2010 109 mins PG-13
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SENIOR SHUTTLE
The Watertown Senior Shuttle
travels a fixed route throughout
Watertown to take seniors gro-
cery shopping on Tuesdays and
Fridays. Questions? Call the
Senior Center at 617-972-6490. It
also goes to the Watertown &
Arsenal Mall on the second and
fourth Wednesday of the month.
This month it runs December
9th and December 23rd.
Watertown Savings Bank
Customer Choice Awards!
Cast your ballot for the
Watertown Senior Center.
Deadline is December 31st.
DECEMBER 2015 WATERTOWN SENIOR NEWS
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AGAPI CHROMA
What is the one thing that surrounds you all the
time and without which your world would be
very dull? The answer, COLOR. Because color
is so basic you may not realize how the
decisions you make about it have a significant
influence on your everyday life. Maralin
Manning will help you understand how and why
your color decisions are so very important. She
will make you aware of how the right choices
will enhance your lifestyle and your thinking
and how you can use color to enhance your best.
WHEN: Wednesday, December 23
TIME: 10:00 A.M.
WHERE: Senior Center
31 Marshall St.
Pre -registration is requested.
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COME MEET
YOUR VETERAN'S
SERVICE OFFICER
Mark Comeiro, Watertown's
Veteran's Service Officer, will beat
the Senior Center to meet with
veterans and their families. Mr.
Comeiro will answer any questions
and talk about services available to
you and how to apply for them.
WHEN: Wednesday, December 2
TIME: 10:00 A.M.
WHERE: Senior Center
31 Marshall St.
Pre -registration is requested.
The Senior Center is in need of paperbacks and magazines for
our exchange program. Are you looking forward to curling up
with a good book? Check out our library at the Senior
Center. When you're finished with the book or magazine
"recycle" it by passing it on to another reader or donating it
back to the Center.
FUEL ASSISTANCE
The Low -Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is a Federal Program
that operates between November ist and April 3oth to provide home heating assistance
to residents who are at or below 6o®/® of the state median income level. Eligibility is based
on household size and the gross annual income of every household member, 18 years of
age or older. Household income cannot exceed 6o% of estimated State Median Income
(see chart below.)
Household of one- $33,126
Household of two - $43319
Household of three - $53,511
Household of four - $63,704
Watertown seniors (first-time applicants) may apply at the Senior Center.
Call 617-972-6490 to make an appointment starting November i.
If you received fuel assistance last year, you should have received a renewal application
in the mail. This application must be filled out and returned to remain eligible for the
program.
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DECEMBER 2015 1
With Medicare Plans, does it matter which pharmacy you use?
For many Medicare plans, the pharmacy you use could make a big difference in the cost of your drugs!
All Medicare drug plans and Medicare Advantage plans (HMOs, PPOs) have network pharmacies. Most
pharmacies accept most plans. However, if you go to a pharmacy that is not in your plan's network, your
drugs will not be covered, and you will pay full retail price.
For 2016, 80% of the Medicare drug plans have preferred pharmacies. By using a preferred pharmacy,
you can save money! Some plans have changed their preferred pharmacies for next year. You should check
that the pharmacy you currently use is the best one to use with your plan.
Most plans have a mail-order program that allows you to get a 90-day supply of your covered prescription
drugs sent directly to your home. Mail order sometimes costs less, but using preferred pharmacies may cost less
than mail order.
MEDICARE OPEN ENROLLMENT ENDS DECEMBER 7!
IF YOU WANT TO CHANGE YOUR MEDICARE PLAN, DON'T WAIT!
CALL 1-800-MEDICARE NOW!
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COUNCIL ON AGING BOARD
The COA Board will meet next at 5:30 pm,
Wednesday, December 9 at the Watertown
Senior Center, 31 Marshall St.
THE SENIOR CENTER BOOK CLUB
WHEN. 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 16
to discuss Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walters
Copies of the book are available at the Water-
town Free Public Library.
Here is a brief synopsis of the book: The story
begins in 1962. On a rocky
patch of the sun -drenched Ital-
ian coastline, a young innkeep-
.Q
er, looks out over the waters of
r N the Ligurian Sea and spies an
apparition: a vision in white,
~ , approaching him on a boat. She
is an actress, he soon learns, an
American starlet, and she is dying.
And the story begins again today, half a world
away, when an elderly Italian man shows up
on a movie studio's back lot —searching for
the mysterious woman he last saw at his hotel
decades earlier.
Gloriously inventive, constantly surprising,
Beautiful Ruins is a story of flawed yet fasci-
nating people, navigating the rocky shores of
their lives while clinging to their improbable
dreams.
BE THE FIRST TO KNOW!
Have the Watertown Senior News emailed
to your home computer every month by go-
ing to the Town website: www.watertown-
ma.gov and signing up on the `Notify Me'
list. Follow the link on the left side of the
home page, scroll down to Watertown Sen-
ior News and check it off. Or call the Senior
Center at 617- 972-6490 with your email
address & we'll add it for you!
AIRCAL UPDATE
Medical screenings listed
below are all held on
Thursday mornings
December 10 - Hearing Screening with hearing special-
ist Steve Bennett from Miracle Ear. Already have a
hearing aid - he will clean them for you and replace the
batteries at no charge. Call the Senior Center at 61 7-
972-6490 for an appointment.
December 17 - Podiatry Clinic - at 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.
December 17 - Blood Pressure by Linda Micklay, R.N.
from CareGroup Home Care in order of sign -in starting
at 9:30 a.m. There is no charge for this service but do-
nations to the Senior Center are appreciated.
SENIOR CENTER SNOW POLICY
If Watertown public schools are cancelled for inclement
weather, all Senior Center programs, and shopping bus
runs, are cancelled. If school opening is delayed, the
morning shopping bus run is cancelled, and Senior Center
programs may be cancelled at the instructor's discretion, so
call before coming over.
Staff members will be available during regular business
hours. School cancellation information is broadcast on local
cable, radio and network TV.
Remember, safety is your first priority. Use your own good
judgment to
decide if you should go out in bad weather.
Questions?
Call the Senior Center at 617-972-6490.
Senior Center Holiday Schedule:
Thursday, December 24:
closes at noon
Closed Christmas Day 12/25
Thursday, December 31:
closes at noon
Closed New Year's Day 11112016
Happy Holidays to all!
`
Health and happiness
f,
for the New Year!
DECEMBER 2015 WATERTOWN SENIOR NEWS PAGE 8
r iA MATTER O F DO YOU HAVE CONCERNS •
BALANCE ABOUT
MANAGING CONCERNS ABOUT FALLS
YOU WILL LEARN TO:
• view falls as controllable
• set goals for increasing activity
• make changes to reduce fall risks at home
• exercise to increase strength and balance
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
• anyone concerned about falls
• anyone interested in improving balance,
flexibility and strength
• anyone who has fallen in the past
• anyone who has restricted activities be-
cause of falling concerns
WATERTOWN COUNCIL ON AGING
SENIOR CENTER
31 MARSHALL ST.
WATERTOWN, MA 02472
Many older adults experience concerns about
falling and restrict their activities.
A MATTER OF BALANCE is an award -winning
program designed to manage falls and increase
activity levels.
This eight week series is sponsored by New-
ton -Wellesley Hospital and will take place:
WHERE: Watertown Senior Center
31 Marshall St.
WHEN: Fridays from 1:00- 2:30 pm
January 8 through February 26
Pre -registration is required. Please call the
Senior Center @ 617-972-6490 to register.