Dutchess County Office For the Aging’s
AGING NEWS
- The Super Centenarians (And One Supercentenarian) of Dutchess
- Seniors Are Walking And Riding the Rail Trail And Walkway
- LTC Ombudsman Program Seeks Volunteers
- “Back School” at Northern Dutchess Hospital (5/9 – TODAY)
- Mobile Clinic (La Cliníca) Comes To Pine Plains (5/9 – TODAY)
- Help And Enjoy Dutchess Senior Picnics This Summer
- Lifelong Learning In Fishkill (5/9 – TODAY), Poughkeepsie (5/16) and Millbrook (5/23)
- Help For Alzheimer’s Caregivers in Red Hook (5/12, 19, 26)
- Citizens Preparedness Training in Pine Plains (5/12) – Others To Come
- Video: Roosevelt Grandson Reflects
- MORE AGING NEWS ONLINE
Golden Living . . . News for Senior Citizens
Dutchess County Office for the Aging
SUPER CENTENARIANS…AND ONE SUPERCENTERNARIAN
Dutchess County’s oldest living resident, 111-year-old Vera Van Wagner, is among the honorees scheduled to be present at the Office for the Aging’s annual “Celebration of Aging” coming up Monday, May 16 at Villa Borghese, 70 Widmer Rd. in Wappingers. Vera, who turns 112 in late May, is currently the 49th-oldest person in the world! Also being honored at the event are all county residents reaching birthday 100 and beyond during 2016, along with couples married 70 years or more and the Senior Citizens of the Year. A few seats still remain for the luncheon. Tickets are $40 per person, with registration in advance required. Call the Office for the Aging at 845-486-2555 for more information.
The Celebration of Aging is proudly sponsored by Wingate Healthcare, Prime Health Choice, Toll Brothers, EverCare, Hudson Cadillac Buick GMC, the Pines at Poughkeepsie, Zounds Hearing, Helping Other People Everywhere, Ulster Savings and Hamaspik Choice.
THEY’RE WALKIN’, YES INDEED
Spring’s in full swing now, and the Office for the Aging’s Senior Walking and Biking groups will be out on the Dutchess Rail Trail and Walkway over the Hudson until the end of November. The groups meet on Tuesdays at 9 a.m. at the entrance to the Walkway on Washington St. in Poughkeepsie, and on Fridays at 9 a.m. on the Rail Trail in the back parking lot of Gold’s Gym on Route 55 in LaGrange. Volunteers are needed to be co-leaders of both groups, and if you’re interested you can contact the Office for the Aging at 845-486-2555.
LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM NEEDS VOLUNTEERS
If you can put in two hours a week volunteering to help resolve issues affecting residents of long-term care facilities in Dutchess County, the state Long-Term Care Ombudsman office is looking for your help. After training and certification you would educate, empower and advocate on behalf of residents of nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and family-type homes. Similar opportunities are also available in neighboring counties. For more information, call 845-229-4680 or email Gloria@hudsonvalleyltcop.org.
GET BACK YOUR BACK TODAY (5/9)
Northern Dutchess Hospital physical therapy assistant Larry Flowers will present “Back School,” a back health education class, from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, May 9 in the boardroom of the hospital, 6511 Springbrook Ave. in Rhinebeck. Participants will learn how to avoid common mistakes that lead to strains and other muscle aches. You’ll also learn proper lifting and bending techniques that can minimize the chance of future pain or injury. For information or to reserve a seat, visit www.healthquest.com/wellness or call 845-871-3427 (TTY 800-421-1220).
PAWLING ELEMENTARY COOKS UP SOMETHING SPECIAL
Pawling Elementary School’s Stone Soup Committee is planning an event called “Making Memories with Grandparents” on Friday, May 20 at 6:30 p.m.They’re looking for “craft” volunteers to help new participants prepare for an event aimed at strengthening connections between Pawling grandparents and grandchildren. Find out how you can help by calling (845) 855-4695 or emailing robertsj@pcsdny.org.
Golden Living is prepared by the Dutchess County Office for the Aging, 27 High Street, Poughkeepsie, New York 12601, telephone 486-2555, email:agingservices@dutchessny.gov website: http://www.dutchessny.gov/CountyGov/Departments/Aging/AGIndex.htm
MOBILE “LA CLINÍCA” CLINIC ROLLS INTO PINE PLAINS TODAY (5/9)
A free mobile clinic will be set up from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. Monday afternoon in the parking lot next to the Pine Plains Laundromat at Memorial Hall on Route 199. Services available include physicals and cervical cancer screenings for women with Dr. Emily Hartzog, and nutrition consultation with Solange Muller, CDN. No appointment is necessary; for details call 845-803-3007 or visit www.laclinicahudson.org. Ellos hablan español.
HELP YOUR NEIGHBORS AT THIS YEAR’S SENIOR PICNICS
Last week we announced the return of Dutchess County’s annual Senior Picnics (full schedule at http://www.co.dutchess.ny.us/CountyGov/Departments/Aging/AGseniorpicnic.htm), and we’re looking for volunteers to help with all aspects of each picnic, from set-up to tear-down to everything in between. Whether you can help at one or all twelve picnics, we’d love to hear from you. Call 845-486-2555 or email outreach coordinator Brian Jones at bjones@dutchessny.gov – and thanks!
LIFELONG LEARNING ALL MONTH IN DUTCHESS, STARTING TODAY (5/9)
The Marist College Center for Lifetime Study begins their Spring Lecture Series today at 2:00 p.m. at Wingate in Fishkill, 3 Summit Court, with a talk by center president James O’Shea on the history of early business and industry in Dutchess County. More information at 845-891-3758. Two more lectures sponsored by the Center are also taking place in May: “The Impact of Climate Change on the Biodiversity of Dutchess County” by longtime Marist instructor John De Gilio, Monday, May 16th at 10:00 a.m. at the Vassar-Warner Home, 52 South Hamilton Street in Poughkeepsie. Call 845-454-3754 for more. Also, on Monday, May 23rd at 2:00 p.m., the Fountains at Millbrook will host speaker Esther Kando Odescalchi for a talk on the 60th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and her escape to freedom. 845-677-8550 for more. All three talks are free and refreshments will be served. Other information is available at https://www.marist.edu/professional-programs/center-for-lifetime-study/2016%20Spring%20CLS%20Lecture%20Series.pdf
MIDDLE-STAGE ALZHEIMER’S CAREGIVERS GET HELP IN RED HOOK
The Red Hook Public Library is hosting a three-part educational event for caregivers of those with middle-stage Alzheimer’s disease on the next three Thursdays in May – the 12th, 19th and 26th, all at 4:30 p.m. Register in advance by calling the library at 845-758-3241. Presenters from the Alzheimer’s Association of the Hudson Valley will discuss the most helpful strategies for safe, effective and comfortable care in the middle stage of Alzheimer’s. More information at http://redhooklibrary.org/calendar/
DUTCHESS CITIZENS PREPAREDNESS TRAINING: 3 SESSIONS IN MAY
If you want to know more about making yourself and your home ready for emergencies, come by the Pine Plains Community Center, 7775 Main St., this Thursday, May 12, at 7:00 p.m. for the latest Dutchess County Department of Emergency Response Citizens Preparedness Training event. Two other sessions are also taking place this month: on May 19 at the Beekman Fire Department, and on May 26 at Amenia Town Hall. Each family at the event receives a free Citizen Preparedness Corps Response Starter Kit, and the information to better prepare for and respond to disaster. For more information, call 845-486-2080 or go to www.dutchessny.gov.
ROOSEVELT GRANDSON REFLECTS
David Roosevelt, grandson of Franklin and Eleanor, recently sat down for an interview with the Poughkeepsie Journal for a look at what life was like with such notable grandparents.
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/media/cinematic/video/83715136/
OTHER AGING NEWS ONLINE
We know that a lot of older people are targeted by scammers. Now comes research as to why the older brain is more susceptible to being tricked, regardless of intelligence.
http://www.adn.com/article/20160501/new-science-decodes-aging-brain-and-why-its-susceptible-scams
For those who live alone without a spouse or children, there are extra challenges – but there are strategies to thrive while flying solo also.
http://seniorplanet.org/my-plan-for-actively-aging-alone/
With the number of people age 60 and over set to double by 2050, the nation’s strategies for handling with the challenge will need to evolve. Here are a couple of ideas proposed by the Brookings Institution.
http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/up-front/posts/2016/05/02-challenges-population-aging-nikolova
A study from Australia indicates that those with dementia are less susceptible to agitation in temperatures that are not too hot and not too cold – 22-23 degrees Celsius (about 71-74 Fahrenheit) seems to be about right.
An opera singer who made the jump to neuroscience has been using music to help people with dementia.
