Dutchess County Office for the Aging’s
AGING NEWS
For the week of January 16
Golden Living . . . News for Senior Citizens
Todd N. Tancredi, Director
Dutchess County Office for the Aging
MEDICARE WORKSHOPS COMING SOON
If you’re approaching your 65th birthday this year, or just want to learn more about the Medicare program, the Office for the Aging holds ongoing free training sessions to help familiarize you with Medicare.
There are monthly workshops in the Poughkeepsie Galleria Community Room on the third Wednesday of every month from 10 a.m. until noon. The next session takes place this Wednesday, January 18. Medicare Prescription Drug Plans, EPIC, Medicare Advantage Plans, Medigap plans and more will be discussed.
In northern Dutchess, classes on Medicare are held on the fourth Monday of every month at 4 p.m. the Center for Healthy Aging at Northern Dutchess Hospital in Rhinebeck. The next class is scheduled for Monday, January 23.
If you’re a little bit computer-savvy, the Adriance Memorial Library in the City of Poughkeepsie (93 Market St.) holds training sessions on navigating the website, Medicare.gov, on the fourth Wednesday of each month. The next session takes place on Wednesday, January 25 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Space is limited for all these workshops, so register in advance for any of them by calling the Office for the Aging at 845-486-2555.
AN ANNIVERSARY IN RHINEBECK
Happy first anniversary to the Office for the Aging’s Senior Friendship Center in Rhinebeck, which made the move one year ago to its current location at Memorial Lutheran Church (1232 Route 308), in the hamlet of Rock City near where the town borders of Rhinebeck, Red Hook and Milan meet. The Friendship Center is open every Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. All of our eight Senior Friendship Centers serve a nutritious midday meal and offer plenty of opportunities for socialization and events. For those without a car, transportation to the center and weekly grocery shopping may be available. For more information about the Rhinebeck Friendship Center, call 845-758-0571. For the Friendship Center nearest you, call 845-486-2555.
SAVE THE DATE
Spring will be here sooner than you think! The annual Celebration of Aging is taking place Monday, May 22 at Villa Borghese (70 Widmer Rd., Wappingers Falls). We will honor the Senior Citizens of the Year, Dutchess County residents turning 100 or older in 2017, and couples married for 70 years or more in 2017. If you know any seniors who meet any of those descriptions who’d like to be recognized, get in touch with the Office for the Aging at (845) 486-2555 or by emailing Outreach Coordinator Brian Jones at bjones@dutchessny.gov.
You can nominate a Senior of the Year now by filling out the nomination form available in the winter Spotlight on Seniors, available at all Dutchess County libraries or by following this link: http://www.co.dutchess.ny.us/CountyGov/Departments/Aging/SPOTLIGHTWinter2016final.pdf. Include whatever other documentation you think will distinguish your nominee as a Senior Citizen of the Year. Nominations are being accepted until March 31.
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 events:
Wednesday 1/25, 10:30 a.m. – “Successful Aging” at East Fishkill Senior Friendship Center
890 Route 82, Hopewell Junction
Snow date: Wed 2/1
Tuesday 2/7, 11 a.m. – “Successful Aging” at Tri-Town Senior Friendship Center
55 Overlook Rd., Poughkeepsie (rear of the American Legion building)
Includes “A Matter of Balance” informational presentation
Snow date: Thu 2/9
Tuesday 2/14, 1 p.m. – “Successful Aging” at Stanford Town Hall
26 Town Hall Rd., Stanfordville
Snow date: 2/28
Wednesday 2/8, 12 noon – “Successful Aging” at Pine Plains Community Center
7775 Route 82 (above the library)
Snow date: 3/8
Monday 3/6, 12 noon – “Successful Aging” at the Town of Fishkill Recreaction Center
793 Route 52
(845) 831-3371 for information
Snow date: 3/13
Monday 4/3, 2 p.m. – “Wills, Trusts and Elder Law” at Pawling Library
With John Wirth, Esq., Office for the Aging Advisory Board
11 Broad St.
(845) 855-3444 for information
Monday 5/22, 12 noon – The Celebration of Aging
Villa Borghese
70 Widmer Rd., Wappingers Falls
FREE FALL PREVENTION EVENT COMING UP THIS WEEK (Thu 1/19)
A free educational program on balance and fall prevention takes place Thursday, January 19 from 2:30-4:00 p.m. at the Manor at Woodside (168 Academy St., Poughkeepsie). The day’s presenter will be Chris Dayger, PT, ATC, of MidHudson Regional Hospital Therapy Connection. Space at the event is limited, so call (845) 483-5551 for more information.
The event is funded in part by the US Administration on Aging, New York State Office for the Aging and Dutchess County Office for the Aging.
VASSAR BROS. SEEKS VOLUNTEERS FOR EMERGENCY DRILL (2/28)
You can help our first responders and medical community prepare for the worst if you’re available on Tuesday, February 28 for an “OUREx” exercise at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie. The drill will help hospital personnel test their emergency response capabilities. . The exercise will focus on the hospital’s response efforts to a highly infectious strain of influenza with international impact. The “patients” – that’s you, the volunteers – will pretend to have flu symptoms and will go to the Emergency Department to be seen by our healthcare providers. At the conclusion of the exercise there will be a “hot wash”: a recap of the exercise, what went well and what improvements the hospital can make. For more information, get in touch with Health Quest System Safety & Emergency Preparedness Coordinator Lisa Corcoran at (845) 431-6829 or ecorcor1@health-quest.org.
OTHER AGING NEWS ONLINE
The health screenings to consider in 2017: http://health.usnews.com/wellness/slideshows/which-medical-screenings-should-you-have-in-2017
The upside of baldness: http://bigthink.com/scotty-hendricks/article-on-the-benefits-of-baldness
We know the number of Americans age 65 and up is growing relative to the general population, but the number of Asian-Americans age 65 and up is also growing within the general aging population: http://newamericamedia.org/2017/01/numbers-of-filipino-american-elders-other-aging-minorities-on-the-rise.php
Know anybody going to London between now and mid-February? There’s a fascinating pop-up exhibition on the technology of aging happening at the Design Museum over there. We’d love to know more about it: http://designmuseum.org/things-to-do/talks-and-events/pop-up-exhibitions/new-old
This week in senior birthdays:
Mon 1/16: Journalist/author William Kennedy (89)
Tue 1/17: Actress/comedian Betty White (95)
Wed 1/18: Actor/director Kevin Costner (62)
Thu 1/19: Actor Fritz Weaver (91)
Fri 1/20: Trumpeter/bandleader Ray Anthony (95)
Sat 1/21: Golf legend Jack Nicklaus (77)
Sun 1/22: Chef/author Graham Kerr (83)
Brian Jones
Outreach Coordinator
Dutchess County Office For the Aging
27 High Street
Poughkeepsie NY 12601
Phone: (845) 486-2555 Fax: (845) 486-2571
Email: bjones@dutchessny.gov
