Category: Services

Home delivery is available for our monthly newsletter, VOICES!

 

Subscriptions are available for $8 a year and begin with any month you choose.

Your newsletter will be mailed to your home as soon as it is ready for distribution.

There are 3 ways to sign up for home delivery:

  • Include an additional $8 when you mail in your Membership dues
  • Call and sign up over the phone and pay by credit card
  • Mail in your $8 check along with your name, mailing address and phone number

If mailed, please send to: Rose City Senior Center-VOICES, 8 Mahan Drive, Norwich, CT 06360

Thank you for your continued support of the Rose City Senior Center

 

 

 

Rose City Senior Center 8 Mahan Drive, Norwich, CT 06360 w Phone (860) 889-5960 w Fax (860) 885-1160 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

NAME:                                                                                                   DATE OF BIRTH:

(MINIMUM AGE – 55)

ADDRESS:

HOME PHONE:           CELL PHONE:

E-MAIL ADDRESS:

RACE: o Caucasian  o Hispanic  o African Amer.  o Native Amer.  o Asian  o Other

MARITAL STATUS:                GENDER: M F

LIVING ARRANGEMENTS: o Alone  o With Spouse.  o With Family  o Other

PRIMARY DOCTOR: PHONE:

DO YOU USE: o Wheelchair  o Walker  o Cane  o Scooter  o Other

HEALTH  PROBLEMS:

FOOD and/or MEDICINE ALLERGIES:

EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION (1)

NAME:  RELATIONSHIP TO YOU:

PHONE NUMBERS:  Home:            Cell:              Work:

EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION (2)

NAME:  RELATIONSHIP TO YOU:

PHONE NUMBERS:  Home:            Cell:              Work:

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INFO SHARING PERMISSIONS

I give permission for my information to be shared with other Members as follows:

o  PHONE                    o  MAILING ADDRESS                     o  E-MAIL ADDRESS

o  AS CHECKED ABOVE, BUT ONLY FOR THE FOLLOWING GROUP(S):

o  DO NOT SHARE            PLEASE SIGN HERE:

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Yearly Membership runs from July 1st to June 30th

Membership is required to participate in programs, classes, activities and events at the Senior Center

as well as for transportation, hairdressing services, Massage Therapy and utilizing different rooms in the building.

Norwich Residents: Suggested $25 yearly Membership*

Out of Town: $40 yearly Membership

*Financial Assistance Available For Norwich Residents (Please Call for Information)

All Member information is kept Confidential and used only for the purposes of notifying you about services;

in case of an emergency; and for statistics about the use of the Senior Center required by the City of Norwich.

The Rose City Senior Center is a Nonprofit Organization, which is funded through the Municipal Budget from the City of Norwich and through grant funding.  The Membership Fee is a necessary ingredient to the successful operation of the Senior Center in order to provide numerous and diverse programs.  Revenue from Membership Fees stay with the Senior Center and goes directly towards programming and other services offered.

 

 

 

Renter’s Rebate Program

Assistance is available over the phone to apply. 

No in-person appointments at this time.

Please contact the appropriate person (below) for more information.

A program for low income elderly (65+) or disabled individuals who have rented in CT in 2019 and have not applied for the homeowners Circuit Breaker Program.  Program open through October 1, 2020.

Income Limits:

Single: $37,000 yearly or less    Couple: $45,100 yearly or less

For assistance, please call:

Norwich residents, 55 and older call the Rose City Senior Center at (860) 889-5960.

Ask for Carolyn’s voicemail and leave a message.  Carolyn will call you back.

If you are under 55 and a Norwich resident, call Norwich Human Services at (860) 823-3778.

If you reside in Senior Housing, please call your

 Resident Services Coordinator at your housing complex for information.

 

SPEAKING OF NUTRITION…

Join Registered Dietitian, Alison Dvorak, for a virtual review of the healthy eating
opportunities for older adults in Eastern CT and beyond. We will discuss programs
funded by the Older Americans Act such as:
Farmers Markets, Restaurants, SNAP, Grocery Delivery,
and much more!
Send in your questions before or during the event. Mark your calendar for Thu, August 20th at 2pm.
This program is a free web-based event open to the public. Pre-registration is required at
www.seniorresourcesec.org or 860-887-3561.

HEAT SAFETY TIPS

Extreme heat is a period of high heat & humidity with temperatures
above 90 degrees for at least two to three days. In extreme heat your
body works extra hard to maintain a normal temperature, which can
lead to death. In fact, extreme heat is responsible for the highest
number of annual deaths among all weather-related hazards.
Remember:
Extreme heat can occur quickly and without warning.
Older adults, children and sick or overweight individuals are at
greater risk from extreme heat.
Humidity increases the feeling of heat as measured by a
heat index.
IF YOU ARE UNDER AN EXTREME HEAT WARNING:
Find air conditioning. Avoid strenuous activities.
Wear light clothing. Drink plenty of fluids.
Check on family members and neighbors.
Watch for heat cramps, heat exhaustion and

Foot Clinic with Dr. Thomas Walter- On one Friday a Month

Come and get the Foot Care you need. Our On-A-Good-Foot Program can help. Foot care not covered by Medicare will be paid by a grant received from Senior Resources with Title III funds made available under the Older Americans Act. A suggested donation of $6.00 is appreciated and helpful, not required. Dr. Thomas Walter, Podiatrist comes to our Center once a month to perform routine foot care. Call for an appt 860-848-0422.

(Please call Doctor if having issue- Home visits possible)

COASTAL CAFÉ TAKE OUT IS AVAILABLE WEEKDAYS

AT GROTON SENIOR CENTER
102 NEWTOWN ROAD, GROTON CT 06340
860-441-6785
 Orders can be called in starting at 9:00 am weekdays.
 At this time, we are only providing hot meals (NO soups,  sandwiches, salad bar).
 Orders will be picked up curbside- just pull up-11:30am-12:30pm.

Weekly menu is posted on Groton Senior Center Facebook page
Facebook.com/GrotonSC

RESOURCE SERVICES DURING COVID19

Both CHOICES Health Insurance Counseling and Benefits Counseling are going to continue via phone while we continue to deal with COVID19. Please call Senior Resources at 860-887-3561 for either program.

Senior Resources is pleased to announce the in-home version of the popular Live Well with Chronic Conditions workshop is now available to seniors in the comfort of their home without having to use technology beyond the telephone. The Active Living Everyday Toolkit can be sent directly to participants at no cost and includes a Living a Healthy Life Book, instruction booklet and exercise and relaxation CD’s. Weekly phone calls from a trained Live Well leader enhances the experience and can help to alleviate social isolation during the COVID epidemic.

Please note there is a limited supply of toolkits. Participants must share their name, address and phone number so the toolkit can be mailed directly to them and the leader can place the weekly call. The Agency on Aging Regional Coordinator will arrange to let you know ahead of time the name of the leader. Contact Lori Rygielski, Regional Coordinator at Senior Resources at 860-997-3561 extension 127 or lrygielski@seniorresourcesec.org if interested.

GROTON SENIOR CENTER TRANSPORTATION

Since March we have continued to provide transportation to seniors who reside in Groton for shopping and medical appointments in Groton, New London, Waterford, Gales Ferry, Westerly, Stonington, & Mystic.
For more information or a detailed flyer of our transportation program please call (860)441-6785 Monday through Friday.
*Please be aware that Groton Senior Center does not provide assistance to and from the vehicle.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

Groton Senior Center in collaboration with Town of Groton Police Department, Town of Groton Recreation Division and Groton Board Of Education Offices is proud to have brought the “Community First Dinner Program” to Groton. Our own fantastic Kathy Williams spearheaded the effort and never let up in creating this program to provide dinners twice a week to families and individuals struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Offering nutritionally balanced meals to the community at ZERO cost. The meal preparation, is headed by our own Lynnsie Manza, of our Coastal Café. The meals are prepared at the center and then individually packaged to be distributed at several meal sites in Groton. At this writing, over 1,400 dinners have been provided to Groton.

After a lot of behind the scenes work and collaboration, Kathy Williams and Jennifer Meakem scheduled numerous volunteers and the program kicked off on June 3rd. The individual dinners are packaged up, delivered and then distributed Wednesdays and Fridays between 4:30pm and 5:30pm at the following sites: St. John’s Christian Church, TVCAA on Central Avenue, Charles Barnum School /now Beacon Point Homes (Gungywamp Road). A first come, first served basis most nights we had just enough meals or ran out early! Rain or shine! 🙂

We are proud to announce many of the weeks meals were provided generously by Children First Groton Collaborative, William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund Covid Relief, Pfizer, Pepsi, Utz, Hartford HealthCare, Village Market, Paul And Angela McGuirk and a very large amount of generous people of our community who have donated to this cause. THANK YOU ALL!