Dutchess County Office for the Aging’s
AGING NEWS
For the week of October 31
Note: If you’re in a volunteering state of mind and have this Thursday morning (11/3) available, we could use a few wise hands at the Senior Seminars taking place at New Hackensack Reformed Church in Wappingers Falls. Read below for more on the event…but if you can help out with setup, breakdown, cleanup, parking and/or registration, drop outreach coordinator Brian Jones a line at bjones@dutchessny.gov or (845)486-2555.
Golden Living . . . News for Senior Citizens
Todd N. Tancredi, Director
Dutchess County Office for the Aging
A BUSY NOVEMBER
Three events of major interest to Dutchess County seniors are coming up in November, and two of them are taking place this week.
Eleven of the Office for the Aging’s annual Senior Seminars are taking place this Thursday morning, Nov. 3, at the New Hackensack Reformed Church, on Route 376, just south of the Dutchess County Airport in Wappinger. The seminars are free to attend but registration is required; to register for a seminar, or for more information, call the Office for the Aging at 845-486-2555. If you have registered previously and are now unable to attend, please let us know so we can free up a space at any of the seminars that could be fully booked.
Also on the way this week is the second annual “Thriving in Rhinebeck,” a free showcase of services and resources for older adults, presented by Rhinebeck@Home on Saturday, Nov. 5 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The Office for the Aging will be there along with many local organizations, including health care and home care organizations, cultural and educational groups, transportation services and many civic groups that serve older adults. If you have any questions, call 845-876-4663 or email Rhinebeckathome2016@gmail.com.
Coming up on Friday, Nov. 18 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. is the 12th annual Dutchess County Caregiver’s Conference, held this year at The Grandview, 175 Rinaldi Boulevard in Poughkeepsie. This year’s theme is “Caregiving: Learning to Dance in the Rain.” For more information and to register, call 1-800-272-3900 by November 11.
SUCCESSFUL AGING GOES RURAL
OFA Outreach Coordinator Brian Jones presents two more of his “Succesful Aging” presentations in the first half of November, focusing on the needs of seniors in rural Dutchess County. He’ll be at the North East / Millerton Library (75 Main St., Millerton) on Thursday, November 10 at noon, and at the Pleasant Plains Presbyterian Church (2 Fiddlers Bridge Rd., Staatsburg) on Tuesday, November 15 at 11 a.m. You’ll be able to learn how to maximize your opportunity to live safely and happily in your own home for as long as is possible.
If your civic organization, house of worship or senior group would like to arrange a “Successful Aging” presentation, call 845-486-2555 or email bjones@dutchessny.gov.
CONGRATS TO THE 2016 DUKE AND DUCHESS
This year’s 21st annual Office for the Aging Senior Prom, presented Oct. 17 in conjunction with The Pines at Poughkeepsie, was a great afternoon out for over 350 seniors who filled the dance floor at Villa Borghese in Wappingers Falls to the music of the Bob Martinson Band. Larry Wagner and Helene Gross were named this year’s Duke and Duchess of the Prom.
Many thanks to the Prom’s platinum sponsors: Wingate Healthcare, EverCare, Hudson Cadillac Buick GMC, Zounds Hearing, Helping Other People Everywhere, Toll Brothers, Hamaspik Choice, TEG Federal Credit Union, and Avalon Assisted Living and Wellness Center.
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: http://www.dutchessny.gov/CountyGov/Departments/Aging/AGIndex.htm
UPCOMING OFFICE FOR THE AGING PRESENTATIONS AND SPECIAL EVENTS
Thursday 11/3, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. – Senior Seminars @ New Hackensack Reformed Church
1580 Route 376, Wappingers Falls
Space limited; advance registration required at (845) 486-2555
Saturday 11/5, 9 a.m.-12:30 p. m. – at “Thriving in Rhinebeck” presented by Rhinebeck@Home
Rhinebeck High School, 45 North Park Rd.
Thursday 11/10, 12 noon – “Successful Aging” at North East-Millerton Library
75 Main St., Millerton
Tuesday 11/15, 11 a.m. – “Succesful Aging” at Pleasant Plains Presbyterian Church
2 Fiddlers Bridge Rd., Staatsburg
Thursday 11/17, 2 p.m. – Office for the Aging Services presentation at Clinton Town Hall
1215 Centre Rd. (DC route 18), Rhinebeck (just north of Schultzville)
Friday 11/18, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. – Caregiver Conference at The Grandview
175 Rinaldi Blvd., Poughkeepsie
Registration: 1-800-272-3900 by November 11
Monday 12/5, 1 p.m. – “Successful Aging” at Kings Apartments, 20 Pine Dr., Pawling
MINDFULNESS FOR CAREGIVERS THIS WEEK
MidHudson Regional Home Care (26 IBM Rd., Poughkeepsie) will host a free caregivers’ workshop “Mindfulness and Stress Reduction” this Thursday, November 3, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Caregivers will hear from Stephanie Speer, MA, a mindfulness-based stress reduction instructor and training specialist, who will provide an opportunity to receive support and to learn some simple practices of mindfulness that can easily be integrated into caregivers’ daily lives. Advance registration is required by calling (845) 483-5551.
“A MATTER OF BALANCE” GETS READY FOR 2017
Fall classes have just wrapped up for “A Matter of Balance,” the award-winning evidence-based balance improvement program now entering its third year of operation in Dutchess County, and now the Office for the Aging is accepting a limited number of applicants for late winter/spring 2017 classes in Dover Plains, Pleasant Valley, Rhinebeck, City and Town of Poughkeepsie, Town of Fishkill, and Village of Wappingers Falls. Additionally, if there is sufficient enrollment interest there may be “A Matter of Balance” classes in Beekman and Millerton as well. Classes are limited to a maximum of 14 participants and a minimum of 8 participants. Each class consists of eight two-hour sessions. For more information, call (845)486-2555. Participants must be age 60 or older, ambulatory and able to problem-solve. “A Matter of Balance” is made possible with support from Health Quest.
READY, PET, GO
The Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) of Dutchess County is offering a Pet Preparedness program this Thursday, November 3, at 7 p.m. at the Dutchess County Department of Emergency Response, 392 Creek Road in Poughkeepsie. Whether you’ve got just one cat or a whole herd of livestock, a plan for what to do in the event of an emergency affecting your animals should be a key consideration, especially with winter approaching. The Dutchess County Animal Response Team, part of the county’s Department of Emergency Response, will present their work and provide information on how to include animals in personal emergency preparedness planning. You’ll also get pet first aid tips from Paula Benjamin of Health Quest Community Education, who has worked in the veterinary field for more than 16 years.
It’s a free event, but seating is limited so registration is required. Call MRC coordinator Joe Ryan to find out more, at (845) 486-2493, or email jryan@dutchessny.gov.
BIG NOVEMBER BOOK SALE IN PLEASANT VALLEY
It’s great to have a little extra reading and/or viewing material around during the winter months when the weather may keep you indoors – and you can get yourself set for winter, or maybe pick up some early holiday gifts, all while helping a good cause, on the weekend of November 11-13 at the Pleasant Valley Town Hall at 1554 Main St. (Route 44). Almost 25,000 books, CDs, and DVDs will be available for purchase, and anyone who brings a non-perishable food item for the local food pantry will receive a free book. The preview sale takes place Friday evening (Nov. 11) from 6 to 9 p.m.; admission for the preview sale is $5 and it’s free admission for the rest of the weekend. Veterans will receive free admission to the preview sale on Friday, or a free book on Saturday or Sunday with military I.D. Saturday (Nov. 12) the sale runs from 8:30 a.m. – 7 p.m. Kids’ books and pocket sized paperbacks start at five for $1 and adult books, CDs & DVDs are five for $5. Sunday (Nov. 13) there’s a giant $5/bag sale from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Books are free (with donations appreciated) after 2 p.m. on Sunday. For more information call the library at 845-635-8460.
OTHER AGING NEWS ONLINE
Another week, another scam – this version of the “blessing scam” is targeting Chinese immigrants, especially the elderly: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/21/nyregion/chinese-blessing-scam-arrests.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FElderly&_r=0
Is it worth it to return to work to boost your Social Security payments? That depends: http://www.nextavenue.org/pay-return-work-boost-future-social-security-benefits/
PBS is airing a documentary on Tuesday (11/1) on the Korean War battle of the Chosin Reservoir and its veterans, now in their mid-80’s and older: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/chosin/
Research into the aging process of people with autism is still in its early stages: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/what-happens-when-people-with-autism-grow-old-a7355131.html
Not a lot of us were around the last time the Chicago Cubs won the World Series, so let’s have a closer look at life in 1908: http://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/sporting/news/g2963/what-world-like-1908-cubs-world-series/
Shall we dance? http://health.usnews.com/wellness/aging-well/articles/2016-10-21/ballroom-dancing-boosts-fun-and-healthy-aging
This week in senior birthdays:
Mon 10/31: US astronaut Michael Collins (86)
Tue 11/1: Golfer Gary Player (81)
Wed 11/2: Singer Jay Black (Jay and the Americans) (78)
Thu 11/3: Singer/songwriter Lulu (68)
Fri 11/4: Singer/songwriter Delbert McClinton (76)
Sat 11/5: Singer/songwriter Art Garfunkel (75)
Sun 11/6: Actress Sally Field (70)
Brian Jones
Outreach Coordinator
Dutchess County Office For the Aging
27 High Street
Poughkeepsie NY 12601
