Select Physical Therapy will be here on September 6th at 1:00pm for a physical therapy talk on Fall Prevention. Call (860)434-1605 ext. 240 to register.
Category: Resources
BENEFITS at Groton Senior Center
We have A LOT of fun here but we also have a serious side and provide many useful benefits to our Groton Seniors. Here is an overview.
Renter’s Rebate Program
Renters Rebate is a program for low-income, elderly or disabled people who rented in Connecticut in 2015, have not applied for homeowners Circuit Breaker Program and who currently live in Norwich.
Income limits:
Singles $35,200
Couples is $42,900.
Call 860-889-5960 for an appointment.
Holiday Eating – Nutrition Presentation
Holiday Eating – Nutrition Presentation
Healthy nutrition tips and recipes to Handle the Holidays.
Memorial Day -Father’s Day -Flag Day -July 4th and more
All wonderful opportunities to celebrate and thank our servicemen and women and be proud of our country.
Downside?
A lot of opportunities to make poorer EATING choices.
Join Deb Downes, Registered Dietitian,
to learn how to enjoy the food portion of these celebrations without breaking the calorie budget.
Learn about strategies, food groups to help (and hinder!), how to lighten up recipes, and taste some summer fare!
Bring a recipe to lighten up – we’ll do as many possible in time allotted.
$10 per person
Wednesday, May 25th 10:30 am
at Groton Senior Center
Impact of the Rising Cost of Healthcare Costs on Retirement Savings.
Impact of the Rising Cost of Healthcare Costs on Retirement Savings. Join us on May 17th as Edward Jones Financial Advisor, Maureen Brubaker discusses Medicare coverage and traditional medical expenses, long-term medical care expenses, and strategies for addressing uncovered expenses. To register for this free program, call (860)434-1605 ext.240.
Back Pain
Back Pain. Select Physical Therapy will be here on May 3rd at 1:00pm for a physical therapy talk on back pain, what causes it, how to prevent it, and tips for dealing with it along with exercises for it. Call (860)434-1605 ext. 240 to register.
Creating and Maintaining Change- The Path to Healthy Living
Creating and Maintaining Change- The Path to Healthy Living will be held on April 26th at 1:00pm. Are there areas of your life that you would like to improve? Do you look at your-self in the mirror and say “if only I could be thinner, stronger, happier…” or “I wish I could worry less, have more energy …” you fill in the blank. Research shows us that even small changes in lifestyle can have a big impact on our improving our health. So why do we feel overwhelmed and powerless to change? This interactive workshop will help you explore what is important to YOU and get you started with an action plan for success. Strategies for making healthy lifestyle changes you can live with will be explored. Deborah Ringen MSN, RN-BC Faith Community Nurse, Visiting Nurses of the Lower Valley will offer tips to promote healthy behavior change that will “stick.”. To register for this free program please call the phone number listed above.
COLORING (Program) ~NOT JUST FOR KIDS
COLORING ~NOT JUST FOR KIDS
Coloring has been found to relieve stress/anxiety, helps you relax, helps the brain focus and concentrate. Join us for this fun way to unwind.
Coloring Program
Thursdays, March 10 – April 28 11am – 12pm
Classroom 3 Cost: $8 for 8 week session
We have many options of pages to color and pencils.
Feel free to bring your own.
Who needs a ride to Groton Regional Theater dinner show?
TRANSPORTATION AVAILABLE TO GRT DINNER THEATER
FRIDAY MARCH 11TH
SEE THE FRONT DESK OR CALL 860-441-6785 TO SCHEDULE YOUR RIDE
Groton Regional Theatre presents Dixie Swim Club
The Friday show is a dinner show at 6:30 PM.
Call 860-446-1363 for show reservations
or go to the website www.grotontheatre.org
AARP Foundation Tax-Aide
AARP Foundation TAX-AIDE is offered in conjunction with the IRS. Its Tax Counseling for the Elderly program (TCE), provides free tax help to low- to moderate-income tax-payers, with special attention to those 60 and older. Counselors will be available on the following dates to complete your Federal and State Income Tax Returns: March 3rd, March 24th and April 14th. To schedule an appointment at the Lymes’ Senior Center in Old Lyme, call the Estuary Senior Center in Old Saybrook at 860-388-1611 and tell them you wish to sign up for the Old Lyme site.