Newsletter Senior Services, Inc. January, 2019 84 Social St. Woonsocket RI
WE WILL BE CLOSED NEW YEARS DAY TUESDAY, JANUARY 1ST
Hello and Happy 2019 to All!
As we welcome the new year, Senior Services, Inc. wishes health and happiness to all of you, our wonderful community!
Each January, we kindly ask that our members stop by the main office on the lower level of the center and submit the $12.00 membership Join us for entertainment in January fee for the year. Just one payment and your Thursdays at 10:30am membership is covered for the whole of 2019! January 3rd Be sure to let your friends know, too! If they are ROBERT BLACK not yet a member, they are welcome to join at Sponsored by anytime for the $12 membership fee! We would WOONSOCKET HEALTH & love to have them join us! REHABILITATION CENTRE January 10th We appreciate each and every one of you and look STEVE BURKE forward to a bright and exciting 2019! Sponsored by THE FRIENDLY HOME SENIOR SERVICES, INC. January 17th ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Barbara Waterman, MA RUSS MORENCY Executive Director Sponsored by Linda Paul OAKLAND GROVE HEALTHCARE Assistant Executive Director, CENTRE Finance Director January 24th Linda Thibault, RN VINI AMES Director, Senior Wellness Program Sponsored by Steve Healey TRINITY HEALTH & Director, Congregate Meal Program REHABILIATION CENTER Dana Chamberlin, RN January 31st Director, “A Home for the Day” Penny Belisle ENTERTAINMENT TO BE Accounting Manager ANNOUNCED Steve Westerman Recreation Therapist Director of Senior & Community Our heartfelt thanks and Programs gratitude to Mr. Peter Pezzelli of Woonsocket Health & OFFICE HOURS Rehabilitation Center! 8:00 am –4:00 pm, Monday—Friday (exclusive of holidays) Your generous donation is so Main Telephone (401) 766-3734 Fax (401) 765-5578 greatly appreciated and helps us to continue to provide our “A Home for the Day” services to our community! (401) 766-0516
7:30 am-4:00 pm Monday– Friday Thank you so very much! (exclusive of holidays) From all of us at visit us at www.seniorservicesri.org Senior Services, Inc. Senior Services, Inc. January, 2019
COMMUNITY INFORMATION SPECIALIST and POINT Network
Senior Services, Inc. is a member of THE POINT Aging & Disability Resource Center Network. We provide resources to seniors & adults with disabilities.
Ask us for valuable information regarding: Medicare Open Enrollment Health & Prescription Benefits DHS Application Assistance Housing Information Elder Abuse Medical Assistance Low Income Subsidy for Prescriptions Medicare Saving Program Supplemental Medical Plans Social Security and Medicare Senior Medicare Patrol & more…..
This service is free and confidential Call 766-3734 today to schedule your appointment with our Community Information Specialist
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Jolly tidings!
Our Christmas party with the children from Harris School was a wonderful success! The children and our seniors had a terrific time!
Our heartfelt thanks to all those who made this special day possible:
Helen Nichols for the beautiful hand-knit hats and scarves for the Harris School children, and for the hand-made potholders and tree ornaments for the children to give to their parents!
Katerina, a wonderful friend of Senior Services, Inc., who graciously donated ice-skating & bumper car passes to the children for the Alex & Ani Skating Rink!
A dear friend of Senior Services, Inc. (who wishes to re- main anonymous) who donated $200 to us!
Thank you so very much!
URI PHARMACY PROGRAM returns Tuesday, February 12th, 2019 10:30am upstairs lounge
URI NUTRITION PROGRAM returns Tuesday, March 5th, 2019 10:30am lower-level conference room
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TO OUR VALUED MEMBERS! Exercise/Dance Each January, we kindly ask that our members stop by the main office on the low- Classes er level of the center and submit the $12.00 Seniors in Motion membership fee for the year. Just one Mondays, 1:00pm payment and your membership is covered for the whole of 2019! Tap for Fun Tuesdays, 10:00 am Be sure to let your friends know, too! If they Zumba Gold are not yet a member, they are welcome to Tuesdays, 2:00 pm join at anytime for the $12 membership fee! We would love to have them as a member! Senior Fitness Wednesday, 10:00 am Thank you all, and Happy New year! Adult Tap Wednesdays, 1:45 pm “YOGALATES” Wednesdays, 3:00 pm Line Dancing Thursdays, 2:00 pm Ballet Class Thursdays, 3:00 pm BLOOD PRESSURE Chair Exercise CLINIC Fridays, 10:00 am
North Smithfield: Thursdays Zumba Gold 9:00-10:30 am Mondays, 10am Lower Level Wellness Room Chair Exercise (*NOTE: NO BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC Mondays, 11am THURSDAY JANUARY 3rd) Zumba Gold Thursdays, 10am
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SAVE THE DATE!!! Senior Services, Inc. Valentine’s Luncheon Dance!
Sunday, February 10th, 2019 Woonsocket Senior Center Main Dining Hall 84 Social St Woonsocket, RI
12:00pm to 3:00pm Lunch will be served and entertainment will be provided! Come dance the day away with your friends from Senior Services, Inc.!
The Valentine’s Luncheon Dance is FREE to our members! (Note: membership dues for 2019 must be received. All members who have submitted dues for 2019 may attend for FREE!) Tickets for guests will be $10
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JANUARY MOVIES!!! JOIN US!! 1:00pm in the lounge! (following BINGO) ENJOY the GOOD LIFE! FRIDAY JANUARY 4th The Lucky One PG-13 2012 ‧ Drama/ Are you an adult over sixty Romance ‧ 1h 41m 2012 or with a certified disability? U.S. Marine Sgt. Logan Thibault (Zac Efron) returns home from his third tour of duty in Iraq Delicious dining is served five days a week. with the one thing he believes kept him alive: a Two daily meal choices with a photograph of a woman he doesn't even know. He learns the woman's name is Beth (Taylor menu that changes monthly, planned Schilling) and goes to meet her, eventually taking by our caterer and reviewed by a a job at her family-run kennel. Though Beth is full of mistrust and leads a complicated life, a registered dietician. romance blooms, giving Logan hope that Beth could become more than just his good-luck charm. We know you will be pleased! FRIDAY, JANUARY 11th A Walk to Remember - PG 2002 ‧ Melodrama/ Join your friends for lunch at the Drama ‧ 1h 42m - 2002 Set in North Carolina, "A Walk To Remember" SENIOR SERVICES CAFES follows the rite of passage of a jaded, aimless high school senior (Shane West) who falls in love with at any of these sites: a guileless young woman (Mandy Moore) he and WOONSOCKET: Woonsocket Senior Center, Crepeau his friends once scorned. The two develop a powerful and inspirational relationship in which Court, J F Kennedy Manor, ( Parkview: Mon, Thurs., & Fri.) they discover truths that take most people a CUMBERLAND: Chimney Hill Apartments (Tues –Fri), lifetime to learn. Cumberland Manor, Cumberland Senior Center BURRILLVILLE: Bradford Court (Mon -Thurs)) FRIDAY, JANUARY 18th Message in a Bottle - PG-13 - 1999 ‧ Drama/ GLOCESTER: Glocester Senior Center Romance ‧ 2h 11m LINCOLN: Lincoln Senior Center During her morning jog on the beach, journalist NORTH SMITHFIELD: Scouter’s Hall (Mon & Thurs) Theresa Osborne (Robin Wright Penn) discovers a bottle protruding from the sand. Inside it, she finds a heartbreaking, anonymous love letter. Open Monday – Friday (exclusive of holidays) After her paper publishes the letter, Osborne tracks down the letter's reclusive author, world- Reserve meals by Thursday, 11:00am the week before. weary widower Garret Blake (Kevin Costner), in Please make your reservations with your site the Carolinas. But, as Osborne finds herself falling director or call 766-3734, if dining at Woonsocket hopelessly in love with Blake, she becomes Senior center wracked with guilt over the real impetus for her Suggested donation for each meal (appetizer, meal, visit. FRIDAY, JANUARY 25th drink and dessert) is $3.00 Nights in Rodanthe - PG-13 - 2008 ‧ Film Pub Option daily adaptation/Drama ‧ 2h 9m EBT cards (Food Stamp) accepted at main office When Adrienne Willis (Diane Lane) arrives at the 84 Social Street, Woonsocket coastal town of Rodanthe, N.C., her life is in cha- os. There, she hopes to sort through the trouble surrounding her, while tending a friend's inn for Stop by and pick up a monthly menu! the weekend. The only guest at the inn is Dr. Paul The ACTIVITY CALENDAR Flanner (Richard Gere), a man tormented by a is on the back! crisis of conscience. As a storm approaches the coast, Paul and Adrienne find comfort and a life- changing romance.
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SENIOR SERVICES, INC. “A HOME FOR THE DAY” From the desk of Dana Chamberlin RN, Director [email protected] 401-766-0516, 766-3734 ext. #28
Senior Services Inc. adult day care program, “A Home for the Day” is available to provide a safe place for you or your loved one to socialize with peers in a supervised, supportive and caring environment. “A Home for the Day” serves adults who: Have physical impairments that require assistance or supervision Have memory loss or cognitive impairments that interferes with daily functioning “A Home For The Day” is designed for seniors and disabled adults.
Services are provided by an on-site Registered Nurse and licensed staff with an in- dividualized care plan for each client
Assistance with eating, taking medicines, toileting, and/or walking Counseling, educational programs Exercise programs Health monitoring, blood pressures, blood sugars, diets Social Activities Wound care Immunizations Personal Care Therapeutic activities Advocacy and support for families Nutrition program and meals
We offer a competitive daily rate that is scaled according to income. “A Home For The Day” accepts Private Pay, Neighborhood Health Plan and Medicaid. For questions and possible financial assistance eligibility, please call us at 401-766-0516.
MISSION STATEMENT
A Home For The Day, a division of Senior Services Inc. of Woonsocket R.I. delivers supportive, social, economic, protective and health services that build better lives for individuals and families. A Home for the Day strives to maintain individuals in their preferred environment by keeping them healthy, happy, and active as well as helping them maintain their independence as long as possible.