Community Health Nurse

Barbara Boiselle LPN of Harford Healthcare Community Health provides preventative screenings, disease specific education, medication education, and care coordination to Norwich seniors (age 55 and older).  Barbara is at Rose City Senior Center on Mondays and Thursdays and in the community at various Norwich senior housing locations on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.

Barbara is focused on screenings, education, and referrals only, and will not provide any active treatment.  She will record vitals and can provide testing as needed.  Barbara can also help with scheduling physician appointments, as well as medication refills and concerns.

Appointments are needed.  To schedule an appointment with Nurse Barbara LPN,

Call: (860) 889-8331 x6416  or  Email: Barbara.Boiselle@HHChealth.org

 

Beginner Pickleball Lessons

Interested in learning how to play Pickleball?  Now is your chance!

Beginner Pickleball lessons will be available to Senior Center members this Summer! 

You must sign up if you are interested.  Class will be held on the outdoor Pickleball courts.  Paddles available to borrow or bring your own.  Class will tentatively be held on Mondays.  Start date TBD.

Lessons are for those who have never played Pickleball and want to learn the basics of the game

Sign up at Reception if interested.  Class size is limited.

 

AARP Smart DriverTEK Class

Thursdays: June 20th or October 17th

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m (please arrive by 10:15 a.m.)

Wonder what all those warning lights, beeps and alerts mean when in your vehicle?

Smart DriverTEK is a free, 1½ hour, AARP program which offers a step-by-step guide of how these safety technologies work and how they can benefit drivers through engaging video segments and informative discussion.  As a result of attending this program, you will become more up-to-date on available safety technologies in vehicles and how to use them effectively to help you drive more safely.

You must sign up to attend this program.  Sign up at Reception ~ Space is Limited.

 

AARP Driver Safety – Smart Driver Course

Thursdays: August 22th or October 24th

9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (please arrive by 8:45 a.m.)

The AARP Smart Driver™ course, is a classroom based refresher course for drivers age 50 and older.  Auto insurance companies in most states provide a multi-year discount after showing proof of completing the course.  Consult your auto insurance company on discounts available to you.

Cost: $20 AARP Members (bring your AARP Card)      $25 AARP Non-Members

Pay directly to AARP by check or exact cash on the day of the class. 

You must sign up to take the class.  Sign up at Reception ~ Space is Limited.

 

Craft Class: Bee Watering Station

Wednesday, June 26th at 10:00 a.m.

Sign up starting June 6th

Bees need water, too!  Not only do bees drink water, but they also use it for various other reasons, including cooling their hives and producing honey.  Senior Center member Beryl Fishbone will be leading this craft class to create a bee-safe outdoor watering station.  All materials will be provided.

This class is free to Senior Center members.  Limited spots are available.

Please sign up at Reception if you will be attending.

 

“It’s My Party!” Concert

Golden Oldies and Favorites

Tuesday, June 18th at 1:30 p.m.

The Golden Nuggets Glee Club will be presenting their Spring concert It’s My Party! Golden Oldies and Favorites.  They will be performing songs that members of the Golden Nuggets (and their parents!) grew up listening to ~ including a selection of golden oldies and favorite songs (remember that song about Johnny leaving the party with Judy?).  They will also share a patriotic song medley that we’re sure that you will recognize and enjoy!  This concert is sure to bring back memories for many!

This event is free.  Cookies and drinks will be served.

Please sign up at Reception if you will be joining us!

 

June Boston Trips

Boston Red Sox vs. Atlanta Braves   Wednesday, June 5th

Game time 1:35p.m.  Seat location is on the third base side in Grandstand section 30

COST: $105 per person includes charter bus transportation and game ticket.

Boston on Your Own   Wednesday, June 5th

COST: $40 per person includes charter bus transportation.

Bus leaves promptly at 8:45 AM.  Return time approx. 8:00 PM.

 

For both:  Waiting list only   (860) 889-5960

 

Trip: Captain Scott’s Lobster Dock

Tuesday, June 18th

Sign up at Reception (by phone or in person) starting on Thursday, June 6th

Join us for lunch at Captain Scott’s Lobster Dock in New London.  This casual, outdoor restaurant is a local favorite for seafood lovers!  They offer seafood dinners, lobster rolls, chowder, salads, hamburgers, chicken sandwiches and more!  Have room for dessert?  Captain Scott’s also sells ice cream!  Located right

on the water, Captain Scott’s offers beautiful views of Shaw’s Cove Marina while enjoying your lunch.

(Please note: Dining is on outdoor picnic tables with a covered seating area available).

Cost: $2 for transportation (Senior Center bus).  Lunch is on your own.

Bus leaves the Senior Center at 11:00 a.m. and returns approx. 1:45 p.m.

 

Upcoming Trip: “Nunsense- A Musical” at Newport Playhouse

 

Nunsense – A Musical!

Newport Playhouse & Cabaret Theater, Newport, RI

Wednesday, July 31st

Start with a delicious, all you can eat, buffet lunch featuring a large selection of freshly prepared food.  After lunch, enjoy the hilarious performance of Nunsense – A Musical!  Following the show, return to your seat in the dining room for dessert, drinks and a fun-filled Cabaret Show!

Nunsense – A Musical! ~ A hilarious musical comedy about the misadventures of five nuns trying to manage a fundraiser.  Sadly, the rest of the sisterhood died from botulism after eating vichyssoise prepared by Sister Julia (Child of God).  Thus, the remaining nuns – befuddled Sister Mary Amnesia; ballet-loving Sister Leo; street-wise Sister Robert Anne; the Mother Superior Sister Regina, and (mistress of the novices) Sister Mary Hubert – decide the best way to raise the money to bury their dearly departed is to stage a talent show ~featuring their own “talents”!

COST: $99 per person includes charter coach bus transportation, fabulous buffet lunch, matinee performance of Nunsense – A Musical!, and Cabaret Show.  Driver tip is not included.

9:45 AM Depart Rose City Senior Center, 8 Mahan Drive, Norwich

6:00 PM Approximate return time to Norwich

 

REGISTRATION BY TELEPHONE

*On your registration day, Dial (860) 889-5960.  When you hear the message

 saying the Senior Center is closed, dial 3433 and follow the instructions.*

Senior Center Members, Norwich Residents

-Beginning Tuesday, June 18 at 5:00pm

Senior Center Members, Non-Residents

-Beginning Wednesday, June 19 at 5:00pm

Open Registration (Any Adults, aged 18 and older)

-Beginning Thursday, June 20 at 5:00pm

 

Housing Support Group

3rd Tuesday of the Month from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.  

Noreen Zupnik, Housing Counselor from New London Homeless Hospitality Center – Housing Resource Center will be at Rose City Senior Center the 3rd Tuesday of every month to answer questions, listen to your concerns, and help with your complaints on your current housing situation.

The goal is to ensure ongoing support to seniors currently in housing and dealing with landlords, management companies or housing authorities.  With limited housing inventory and prices soaring it has become critical that our senior population is experiencing Fairness, Security and Affordability.

Noreen will be here to listen, educate, and help seniors in understanding their tenant rights that will include the how-to of landlord communication including: complaints, lease explanations, letters to landlords and housing commissions to mention a few.

You will not be alone in working through your concerns…

So let’s take the fear away, go forward, and build strength through knowledge and partnership.