Dutchess County Office for the Aging’s
AGING NEWS
For the week of March 25
Golden Living . . . News for Seniors, Their Families and Caregivers
Todd N. Tancredi, Director
Dutchess County Office for the Aging
LAST CHANCE TO NOMINATE A SENIOR OF THE YEAR
There’s still a little time to nominate your favorite senior volunteers for the Dutchess County “Senior Citizen of the Year” awards. This week is the last week when nominations can be submitted.
Think of all the good deeds your nominees have done for the community over the years, and when you’ve gathered that information together, you can send it to the Office for the Aging via regular mail, email or hand delivery. Your entries must be delivered, emailed or postmarked by this Friday, March 29th.
Enclose as much supporting material as you think you need, keeping in mind that we will not be able to return original photographs or news clippings. A nomination form is not required, but helps many people organize their thoughts. You can get one by emailing bjones@dutchessny.gov, or by looking in the winter 2018-19 “Spotlight on Seniors” newsletter, which is archived at the following link: (link will go here)
An Office for the Aging Advisory Board subcommittee will select the honorees in early April. They will be publicly congratulated at the Celebration of Aging luncheon, Monday, May 20th at Villa Borghese, 70 Widmer Rd. in Wappingers Falls.
MORE CELEBRATION NEWS
The “Celebration of Aging” also honors county residents who are turning 100 years old or more in 2019, along with married couples who celebrate a 70tt or greater wedding anniversary this year. If you know anybody who fits either of those descriptions, we’d love to invite them to be our guests on May 20th. They don’t have to make up their minds right away about whether to attend, but it’s a unique opportunity for those who’ve achieved rare life milestones to share their amazing stories. We hope they can be there!
RURAL HOUSING CONVERSATION IN MILLERTON
Rural Dutchess County residents concerned about scarce housing options for seniors may want to explore an event taking place next month in Millerton.
“Housing: A Key to a Strong Local Economy” will be the topic of a community conversation on Friday, April 12thfrom 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at American Legion Post 178, 155 Route 44. The event is hosted by Hudson River Housing and the North East Community Center, with support from Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation.
Golden Living is prepared by the Dutchess County Office for the Aging, 114 Delafield St., Poughkeepsie, New York 12601, telephone (845) 486-2555, email: ofa@dutchessny.gov website: www.dutchessny.gov/aging
Office for the Aging upcoming events
Unless otherwise indicated, call (845) 486-2555
or email bjones@dutchessny.gov for more information
All events subject to unannounced schedule changes
Mon 3/25, 1 p.m. – OFA Scam Prevention, with outreach coordinator Brian Jones
Wells Manor Community Room, 6 Wells Manor Rd., Rhinebeck
Wed 3/27, 11 a.m. – Keeping Your New Year’s Resolutions
With OFA nutrition coordinator Nimesh Bhargava
South Amenia Friendship Center, 229 South Amenia Rd., Wassaic
Thu 3/28, 11 a.m. – Keeping Your New Year’s Resolutions
With OFA nutrition coordinator Nimesh Bhargava
East Fishkill Friendship Center, 890 NY 82, Hopewell Junction
Fri 3/29, 5 p.m. – OFA Senior Citizen of the Year nomination deadline
To find out more about the Senior Citizen of the Year event, coming up at our Celebration of Aging on Monday, May 20, email bjones@dutchessny.gov
Tue 4/2, 11 a.m. – OFA Scam Prevention, with outreach coordinator Brian Jones
Beacon Senior Friendship Center, 1 Forrestal Heights
Tue 4/2, 11 a.m. – Keeping Your New Year’s Resolutions
With OFA nutrition coordinator Nimesh Bhargava
Pawling Senior Friendship Center, 154 Charles Colman Blvd.
Thu 4/4, 1 p.m. – Eating Healthy for Longevity
With OFA Nutrition Coordinator Nimesh Bhargava
Town of Wappinger Senior Center
Sat 4/13, 10 a.m. – OFA Scam Prevention, with outreach coordinator Brian Jones Stanford Free Library, 14 Creamery Rd., Stanfordville
Sat 4/27, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. – Senior Expo
Red Hook Community Center, 59 Fisk St.
For more information, call Rose Rider at (845) 758-8626
Mon 5/20, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. – The Celebration of Aging
Villa Borghese, 70 Widmer Rd., Wappingers Falls
Admission information at this link: https://www.dutchessny.gov/Departments/Aging/Docs/Celebration-of-Aging-Reservation.pdf
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.
We feature presentations on Successful Aging, Office for the Aging services, Medicare/Medicaid, scam prevention, senior housing, a wide range of topics related to nutrition, and more!
WANTED: KNITTING/CROCHETING SUPPLIES
For a future project at the Senior Friendship Center here at OFA headquarters, they’re looking for knitting needles, crocheting needles, and yarn. Find out more by calling (845) 486-2564 or emailing clefebvre@dutchessny.gov .
MAH-JONGG TOURNAMENT (Sat 5/18)
Friends of the Poughkeepsie Library District is hosting a Mah-Jongg Tournament on Saturday, May 18th from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Boardman Road Branch Library (141 Boardman Rd., Poughkeepsie). The $40 entry fee includes a continental breakfast, lunch, and tournament play.
Bring a non-perishable food item and receive one free raffle ticket; items collected will be donated to Dutchess Outreach.
For more information and an entry form, email Rose Shron at rosesny1@gmail.com or call (845) 440-6950.
Mail the completed entry form and entry fee to: Friends of PPLD Mah Jongg Tournament, 141 Boardman Rd., Poughkeepsie NY 12603.
WORLD ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS DAY 2019 (Fri 6/14)
This annual event has drawn attention from around the Hudson Valley, and now rotates between Orange and Dutchess Counties…and 2019 is Dutchess County’s opportunity to host. This year’s WEAAD event takes place on Friday, June 14th, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., at Drumlin Hall on the campus of Dutchess Community College.
The event is presented by EverCare At Home with cooperation from the Dutchess County Office for the Aging, Dutchess County Adult Protective Services, and Dutchess Community College.
Space will be limited, so register by emailing weaad2019@evercare.org, or by calling the Office for the Aging at (845) 486-2555.
FRIENDS OF SENIORS GOLF BENEFIT (Mon 6/10)
Join Friends of Seniors on Monday, June 10th for the Friends of Seniors second annual golf tournament, at McCann Memorial Golf Course (Wilbur Blvd., Poughkeepsie).
Featured again at this year’s event will be a million-dollar hole-in-one challenge.
Friends of Seniors (FoS) is an independent nonprofit volunteer-based program that provides free, safe, reliable support services to Dutchess County seniors, taking them to non-emergency medical appointments and grocery shopping. FoS also visits with seniors, calls them on the phone, and provides respite services for primary caregivers. Last year, 100 FoS volunteers made over 3,400 trips totaling more than 87,000 miles on behalf of 335 senior clients.
To contact Friends of Seniors about a corporate sponsorship of the tournament, donating a prize, joining them for a round of golf, or volunteering for Friends of Seniors, contact them at (845) 485-1277 or friendsofseniors@hotmail.com.
To reserve a seat at the WEAAD event, call the Office for the Aging at (845) 486-2555. The event is free, but seating is limited. A light lunch is provided.
Other aging news online:
Important for those of you using Medicare and concerned about costs – when you schedule your annual checkup, be sure to use the phrase “annual wellness visit” and NOT the word “physical.” The wellness visit is covered by Medicare; the physical is not. Learn the other differences as well, at this link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/medicare-wellness-visits-are-supposed-to-be-free–unless-you-call-it-a-physical/2019/03/15/0f69bc74-3eb4-11e9-a0d3-1210e58a94cf_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.dd135c3b914b
You waited a while to get fit? You’re still waiting? That might not be an issue when it comes to lifespan:https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2019-03-08/did-you-wait-until-middle-age-to-get-fit-it-could-still-boost-your-life-span
Antibiotic over-prescription may be a particular issue for seniors: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/15/health/antibiotics-elderly-risks.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FElderly
In one of the stranger stories about Alzheimer’s research we’ve read in a while, researchers are trying to find out if subjecting people with Alzheimer’s disease to a combination of sound and flashing light will reverse signs of the disease:https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/an-hour-of-light-and-sound-a-day-might-keep-alzheimers-at-bay/?linkId=64806299&fbclid=IwAR0_ijyC_BW-Zk97gJ49-TBEDTokk-ld5bl5wq9AHz_cs0RUXWPJLa5edgE
Facebook (and Instagram, which Facebook owns) this year will stop allowing the targeting of ads for housing, credit and employment based on race, location, gender…and importantly for seniors, age: https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/613153/facebook-is-going-to-stop-letting-advertisers-target-by-race-gender-or-age/?utm_medium=tr_social&utm_campaign=site_visitor.unpaid.engagement&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR2HFwWVK4unrkJeZYIVd0C-pM7xJMcpqfqPSE2f01LJ_aUnac8nc7wao3Q
The lineups for the concerts marking the 50th anniversary of the Woodstock festival were announced this week. The ‘official’ concert will take place out in Watkins Glen, while another concert to mark the weekend will happen at the original site in Sullivan County. Even though a lot of time has passed since 1969, a few names may be familiar: https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/entertainment/2019/03/20/woodstock-50-2019-what-to-know-lineup-tickets-festival/3205172002/
(Video) Anybody go on the rides at Coney Island in the 30’s and 40’s? These were some of the safer ones, if you can believe it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sz7UXGBDj6g
This week in senior birthdays:
3/25: Film critic Gene Shalit (93)
3/26: Singer/songwriter Diana Ross (75)
3/27: NASCAR driver Cale Yarborough (80)
3/28: TV theme composer Alf Clausen (78)
3/29: Comedian/actor Eric Idle (76)
3/30: Actor Warren Beatty (82)
3/31: Actor Richard Chamberlain (85)
And our week-ending Bad Joke…is for everybody who’s a stickler about grammar:
Knock-knock.
Who’s there?
To.
To who?
To WHOM.
Brian Jones
Outreach Coordinator
Dutchess County Office For the Aging
NEW ADDRESS
114 Delafield St., Poughkeepsie NY 12601
