- What to eat
- Low and High blood sugar
- Tips for dealing with stress
- Foot care
- Sick day guidelines
- How to set small and achievable goals
PREVENTIVE HEALTH Clinic – Leonna White, RN -by appointment
**PREVENTIVE HEALTH Clinic – Leonna White, RN**
Appointments available one Saturday per month.
You must be a member of the Rose City Senior Center to make an appointment. Leonna is now a Certified Foot Care Specialist and can accept patients that are Diabetic or on blood thinning medications.
Toenail Cutting—is offered for $15.00 per visit.
Ear Flushing—is available for $3.00 for one ear, or $5.00 for both ears.
Please call (860) 889-5960 to schedule an appointment.
**THE ROSE CITY SENIOR CENTER PREVENTIVE HEALTH CLINIC IS FUNDED THROUGH THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF THE EDWARD AND MARY LORD FOUNDATION.**
Emergency Food Delivery
A service provided by Senior Resources Agency on Aging
Are you having difficulty adjusting to the new normal? Do you need assistance buying groceries?
Are you finding it difficult to safely go grocery shopping? Senior Resources can help!
Contact Senior Resources at (860) 887-3561
Ask to speak to one of the staff regarding the Emergency Food Delivery Program.
Senior Resources can purchase a $50 maximum household grocery order and deliver it to you. Please have your grocery list ready when calling and be prepared to answer a few eligibility questions.
You will be asked if you are 60 years old or older and if you are enrolled in certain programs. You may be eligible for other programs that can help you. In order to be screened for eligibility for other programs Senior Resources can assist you with, please know your gross monthly income.
Contact Senior Resources with any questions. (860) 887-3561
DoorDash Food Box Delivery
DoorDash, the popular food delivery app, is helping to bring non-perishable food boxes from the Salvation Army to people in need. This program is in collaboration with United Way.
Food boxes sent out to individuals and families typically including oats, rice, dry beans, tuna, peanut butter, canned vegetables, canned fruit, and powdered milk. All shelf-stable food items.
The program is aimed to address the needs of high risk individuals during the COVID pandemic and to help those who are homebound, individuals who are high-risk of severe complications from COVID, those aged 65 years and older or those in quarantine.
TO RECEIVE A FOOD BOX:
Call United Way 2-1-1 and tell them you are interested in the DoorDash Food Box Delivery through the Salvation Army. United Way will communicate your request to the Norwich Salvation Army who will contact you to arrange delivery. DoorDash will pick up the food box from the Salvation Army and deliver it to you. Deliveries are normally on Thursdays.
This program is though a partnership with the State of Connecticut, Salvation Army, United Way and DoorDash and is overseen by Connecticut Agriculture Commissioner Bryan P. Hurlburt
TVCCA Home Heating Assistance Now Available
Winter is coming and home heating costs can be a struggle for many. There is help.
TVCCA is now taking applications for the Connecticut Energy Assistance Program which provides assistance towards a homes primary source of heat. Priority is given to “vulnerable households” with young children, elderly or disabled individuals.
Income and Asset Limits apply:
Household Size:
1 Annual Income $37,645
2 Annual Income $49,228
Asset Limits:
Homeowner $15,000
Renter $12,000
Applications can be done over the phone and through the mail for homebound individuals.
To schedule an appointment or for additional information, please call (860) 425-6681.
Live Well with Diabetes
In Home Version! All you Need is a Telephone!
Live Well with Diabetes is a toolkit and program through Senior Resources that you do in the comfort of your own home without having to use any technology beyond a telephone.
FREE Active Living Everyday toolkit includes a Living a Healthy Life Book and Exercise & Relaxation CD.
A new 6-week workshop starts every month!
Participants will learn about:
For more information, contact Lori Rygielski, Senior Resources Regional Coordinator LRygielski@seniorresourcesec.org OR (860) 887-3561 ext. 127
Sponsored by the Connecticut Department of Public Health, the Department of Aging & Disability Services, and Senior Resources Agency on Aging.