Dutchess County Office for the Aging’s
AGING NEWS
For the week of February 26
Golden Living . . . News for Seniors, Their Families and Caregivers
Todd N. Tancredi, Director
Dutchess County Office for the Aging
SEARCH CONTINUES FOR SENIORS OF THE YEAR
The window of opportunity to nominate someone for the 2018 Dutchess County “Senior Citizen of the Year Award” is closing at the end of March.
Nominations are being accepted through March 31st in the categories of senior male, senior female, or senior citizen couple of the year. The awards are presented at the Celebration of Aging, held Monday, May 21st at Villa Borghese in Wappingers Falls in observance of Older Americans Month. The nomination form and more information are available by emailingbjones@dutchessny.gov or calling our office at (845) 486-2555. If you’d like to print your own copy, look for it on page 4 of the Winter 2017-18 Spotlight on Seniors newsletter. It’s available in our archives at http://dutchessny.gov/CountyGov/Departments/Aging/Spotlight-on-Seniors-Winter-2017.pdf. You may nominate as many people as you wish, in any or all three categories. Eligible nominees must be over age 60 and live in Dutchess County.
The Celebration of Aging also honors residents of Dutchess County who have achieved outstanding feats of successful aging. Let us know of any Dutchess County resident you know who will be turning 100 or older any time this year, or celebrating their 70th or greater wedding anniversary during 2018 by emailing or calling us. We would like to invite them to be our guests at the Celebration of Aging.
If you’ve been to a Celebration of Aging, you’ve heard the inspiring stories our “super seniors” have to tell, and it’s always a treat to welcome new seniors to the county’s most exclusive club, and hear them share their wisdom with us, youngsters. We hope to see you at the Celebration of Aging in May.
PAID AND VOLUNTEER DRIVERS NEEDED
The Office for the Aging is looking for experienced paid and volunteer drivers to help deliver hot meals to homebound seniors in all areas of Dutchess County, and to help deliver hot food from the OFA’s central kitchen to its eight Senior Friendship Centers. A commercial driver’s license (CDL) is required for the paid drivers’ positions, with a CDL with passenger endorsement needed for any positions that may involve transporting seniors to and from the Friendship Centers. To apply for both the paid and volunteer positions, contact the Office for the Aging at (845) 486-2555, and an application packet will be mailed to you. Please note: a criminal background check and confidentiality training will be required. The Office for the Aging is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For more information on this, and other employment opportunities with Dutchess County, visit www.dutchessny.gov/jobs.
Golden Living is prepared by the Dutchess County Office for the Aging, 27 High Street, Poughkeepsie, New York 12601, telephone (845) 486-2555, email: ofa@dutchessny.gov website:www.dutchessny.gov/aging
Office for the Aging upcoming events:
Tue 2/27, 11 a.m. – “Reducing Risk for Heart Disease”
With OFA nutrition coordinator Nimesh Bhargava
Pawling Senior Friendship Center, 154 Charles Colman Blvd.
(845) 486-2555 for more info
Tue 3/6, 2 p.m. – “Successful Aging and OFA Services”
With OFA outreach coordinator Brian Jones
Blodgett Library, Fishkill
(845) 486-2555 for details
Snow date t/b/d
Thu 3/15, 10 a.m. – “Successful Aging”
With OFA outreach coordinator Brian Jones
HRHCare Health Center at Amenia
(845) 486-2555 for details
Mon 3/19, 10 a.m.-noon – Grand Opening, Red Hook Senior Friendship Center (59 Fisk St.)
With “OFA On The Road” (more on that in the weeks to come)
Wed 3/21/18, 11:30 a.m. – “Successful Aging”
With OFA outreach coordinator Brian Jones
At “Lunch and Learn”, Temple Beth-El
118 South Grand Ave., Poughkeepsie
(845) 486-2555 for details
To request an Office for the Aging presentation for your senior, social and/or civic group, get in touch with outreach coordinator Brian Jones at (845) 486-2555 or bjones@dutchessny.gov. All your group needs to provide is a venue that’s wheelchair-accessible and open to the public, with space to set up a projector and screen. We have our own projector and screen – but if you have those, let us know. This time of year, we recommend you come up with an alternate presentation date you can make available in case of inclement winter weather.
We feature presentations on Successful Aging, Office for the Aging services, Medicare/Medicaid, senior housing, a wide range of topics related to nutrition, and more!
HEARING LOSS GROUP MEETS IN MARCH
The Hearing Loss Association of America’s Mid-Hudson chapter will meet on Thursday, March 8 at Taconic Resources for Independence (82 Washington St., Poughkeepsie – suite 214) at 7 p.m. to hear from Dr. Elias Moor, Au.D., on the topic “Beyond the Hearing Test.” Dr. Moor will review hearing tests and what they tell him about an individual’s hearing loss. Bring a copy of your test to learn what it all means.
Earlier that day, at 1:30 p.m. there will be a discussion of hearing assistance technology at the library in the Ulster County community of Gardiner (133 Farmers Tpke.).
For more information email Alice Tenuto at atenuto@optonline.net, or Florence Butler at florencebutler@gmail.com.
STILL TIME TO SIGN UP FOR LONG TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN TRAINING (March)
The Hudson Valley Long Term Care Ombudsman Program (www.hudsonvalleyltcop.org) is looking for new volunteers to assist residents living in nursing homes, assisted living, adult homes, and family type homes in Dutchess, Ulster, Orange, Sullivan, Greene, and Columbia Counties, so that residents’ rights are understood and assured.
Free training for the ombudsman program is taking place in Kingston at a five-day session on March 14-16 and 20-21, held at the Ulster County Office for the Aging (Veterans Administration entrance), 5 Development Court, Kingston. Attendance at all five sessions is mandatory. For more information, email gloria@hudsonvalleyltcop.org or call 845-229-4680.
STISSING THEATRE GUILD PRESENTS “THE WILL ROGERS FOLLIES”
Will Rogers ranks among the finest performers, comedians and social commentators in American history, and the Pine Plains-based Stissing Theatre Guild (www.facebook.com/StissingTheatreGuild) is presenting “The Will Rogers Follies” on March 9 and 10 at 7 p.m. and March 11 at 2 p.m., at Stissing Mountain Jr/Sr High School on Route 199 in Pine Plains. For ticket information, go to www.seatyourself.biz/stgboxoffice or call 518-398-1272. Senior discounts available!
UNDERSTANDING MEMORY LOSS, DEMENTIA, AND ALZHEIMER’S, IN LaGRANGE
Come to the LaGrange Library (488 Freedom Plains Rd., Suite 109, www.laglib.org) on Wednesday, March 28 from 6-7 p.m. for a discussion of dementia-related issues with Alzheimer’s Association Community Engagement Manager Joan Carl. You can find out the difference between aging-related memory loss, dementia, and Alzheimer’s disease, and much more. Register in advance using the library’s online events calendar at their website, or call (845) 452-3141.
Other aging news online:
Dementia will eventually affect a person’s ability to drive; here are some ways to handle the “taking the keys” subject as delicately as possible: https://www.alz.org/care/alzheimers-dementia-and-driving.asp?WT.mc_id=enews2018_02_21&utm_source=enews-aff-118&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=enews-2018-02-21
What the new federal tax law means for retirees and retirement planning: https://www.kiplinger.com/slideshow/retirement/T055-S003-how-new-tax-law-affects-retirees-retirement-plans/index.html?cid=56&kwp_0=696338&kwp_4=2465707&kwp_1=1042888
You might assume that raw vegetables are the healthier choice as opposed to cooked vegetables – but in some cases, vegetables are healthier when cooked: https://www.consumerreports.org/fruits-vegetables/vegetables-that-are-healthier-cooked/?EXTKEY=I175E000&utm_medium=paid_social&utm_source=keywee&utm_campaign=Health&utm_content=vegetables-that-are-healthier-cooked&utm_keyword=desktop&kwp_0=553496&kwp_4=1989457&kwp_1=832708
For those of you who receive the Aging News and work in the field of aging research, an interesting opportunity: https://www.nia.nih.gov/research/blog/2018/02/adventure-and-opportunity-ahead-apply-2018-butler-williams-scholars-program
If you spend a lot of time on Facebook and other social media and it’s become a frustrating experience, here’s how to stay connected while filtering out the noise: https://www.nextavenue.org/dont-let-facebook-make-crazy/
This week in senior birthdays:
2/26: Singer/songwriter Michael Bolton (65)
2/27: Actress Joanne Woodward (88)
2/28: Actor Gavin MacLeod (87)
[2/29: NHL Hall of Famer Henri Richard (82)]
3/1: Singer/activist Harry Belafonte (91)
3/2: Journalist/author Tom Wolfe (87)
3/3: Singer/songwriter Jennifer Warnes (71)
3/4: Actress Paula Prentiss (79)
And as your reward for reading the Aging News in its entirety, a bad joke:
Q: Why do chicken coops only have two doors?
A: Because if they had four, they would be chicken sedans!
Brian Jones
Outreach Coordinator
Dutchess County Office For the Aging
Phone: (845) 486-2555 Fax: (845) 486-2571
Email: bjones@dutchessny.gov
Website: www.dutchessny.gov/aging
