THE

TEAM

Barbara Waterman, MA

Executive Director

Linda Paul Assistant Executive Director ,

Finance Director

Linda Thibault, RN Director, Senior Wellness Program

Steve Healey

Director, Congregate Meal Program

Dana Chamberlain, RN

Director, “A Home for the Day”

Holly Desrosiers

Director of Senior & Community Programs

Laura- Jean Ferranti

Project Director, RSVP

Penny Belisle

Accounting Manager

OFFICE HOURS 8:00 am –4:00 pm, Monday—Friday

(exclusive of holidays)

Main Telephone (401) 766-3734 Fax (401) 765-5578

“A Home for the Day” (401) 766-0516

7:30 am-4:00 pm Monday– Friday (exclusive of holidays)

Visit us at www.seniorservicesri.org

Senior Services, Inc. 84 Social St. Woonsocket RI, 02895

Newsletter March 2018

2nd Annual

Senior Services Inc. Fundraiser

An extraordinary afternoon with BETTE MIDLER and

BARBRA STREISAND STARRING

MR. EDDIE EDWARDS

of the Edwards Twins and

The Fancie Senior Follies

Sunday, April 22nd

2:00pm North Smithfield High School Auditorium

$25.00 in advance per person $30.00 at the door

Tickets on sale at the

Senior Services, Inc. main office. Reserved Seating (401) 766-3734

Dinner Dance Wed., March 21st 5:00pm -8:00pm

Woonsocket Senior Center ~ Main Dining Room

$13 per person ~ Tickets at Office

MENU:

Staying Alive Italian Wedding Soup

Bee Gee’s Beef Brisket

Travolta Taters

Donna Summer Squash (Butternut & Apples)

Groovy Brownie & Ice Cream

“CAN YOU DIG IT?”

ENJOY the GOOD LIFE!

Are you an adult over sixty

or with a certified disability? Delicious dining is served five days a week.

Two daily meal choices with a menu that

changes monthly, planned by our

caterer and reviewed by a

registered dietician.

We know you will be pleased!

Join your friends for lunch SENIOR SERVICES CAFES

at any of these sites: WOONSOCKET: Woonsocket Senior Center, Crepeau Court, J F Kennedy Manor, CUMBERLAND: Chimney Hill Apartments (Tues –Fri), Cumberland Manor, Cumberland Senior Center BURRILLVILLE: Bradford Court (Mon -Thurs)) GLOCESTER: Glocester Senior Center LINCOLN: Lincoln Senior Center Open Monday – Friday (Exclusive of Holidays) Reserve meals by Thursday, 11:00am the week before.

Please make your reservations with your site

director or call 766-3734, if dining at Woonsocket

Senior center

Suggested donation for each meal (appetizer, meal, drink and dessert) is $3.00

Pub Option daily

EBT cards (Food Stamp) accepted at main office

84 Social Street, Woonsocket

Stop by and pick up a monthly menu!

The ACTIVITY CALENDAR

is on the back!

Senior Services, Inc. March 2018

Friday Afternoon

MOVIES &

POPCORN

Showing in the Lounge

1:00 pm (following Bingo)

We can now play DVDs

so bring in your favorites

and share the fun! Soda & water

are available for purchase

March 2, 2018---Back to the Future PG

Fantasy/Science fiction film In this 1980s sci-fi classic, small-town California teen

Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) is thrown back into the

'50s when an experiment by his eccentric scientist

friend Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) goes awry.

March 9, 2018—National Treasure PG

Thriller/Action Historian and code-breaker Ben Gates (Nicolas Cage)

has been searching his whole life for a rumored treas-

ure dating back to the creation of the United States.

March 16, 2018--The Final Countdown PG

Action/Adventure Due to a freak electrical storm, the USS Nimitz, the

world's largest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, is

transported back to December 6, 1941, in time to head

off the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

March 23,2018--Turner & Hooch PG Ac-

tion/Comedy Det. Scott Turner (Tom Hanks) is an uptight, by-the-

book police officer who hopes to leave his sleepy Cali-

fornia town and work in the big city. When his friend

Amos Reed (John McIntire), the proprietor of a junk-

yard, is killed, Turner reluctantly inherits the man's

dog.

March 30, 2018-- The Cold Light of Day

PG-13 Thriller/Action Young business consultant Will Shaw (Henry Cavill)

flies to Spain for a vacation aboard his family's sail-

boat. When Will returns from some on-shore shopping,

his family is gone and will be killed if he does not de-

liver a missing briefcase within 24 hours.

Senior Services, Inc. March 2018

We’re on the air! “SENIOR SCENE” RADIO WOON 1240AM from 9:00-9:30 am

on the fourth Thursday of each month. This is a

great resource for people wanting to stay current on the local scene, including

special events, classes, new programs and important deadlines. Special guests

describe and discuss benefits, services, and issues of

interest to Northern Rhode Island senior citizens WE’RE ON TV!

“The PRIME of LIFE” Check us out on Public Access Television!

We are on everyday at 7am!

Cox Channel 18 Verizon Channel 23

Hosted by: Linda Thibault & Steve Healey

COMMUNITY INFORMATION SPECIALIST and POINT Network Senior Services, Inc. is a member of THE POINT Aging & Disability Resource Center Network.

We provide resources to seniors & adults with disabilities.

Ask us for valuable information about: Health & Prescription Benefits * Housing Information * Elder Abuse *Medical Assistance *

Low Income Subsidy for Prescriptions * Medicare Saving Program * Supplemental Medical Plans *

Social Security and Medicare * Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) and more…..

This service is free and confidential. Call 766-3734 today to schedule your appointment .

SIGN UP TODAY in the office. Work in acrylic

paints on seashells, rocks and canvas. Create

shell wreathes, jewelry, plastic stained glass fish.

Find your Hidden Talent

Join us in the Artsy Room on 1st Floor

FRIDAYS 8:15 AM Supplies are provided. A three dollar suggested donation is collected at

class to defray supply cost.

Senior Services, Inc. March 2018

SAVE Wednesday, March 21st 5-8pm DISCO DINNER DANCE

March 2018

Medicare Coverage

of Hospital Visits

When you enter a hospital for

treatment you can be classified as

an inpatient or an outpatient, and

your status affects Medicare

costs and coverage. You are an

inpatient if your attending

physician has formally admitted

you as an inpatient.

Know if you are a hospital in-

patient or outpatient.

Understand Original Medicare

costs for a hospital stay.

Know what services Medicare

covers during a hospital visit.

Take Action: If you are admitted to the hospital, ask your

physician if you are an inpatient or an

outpatient. Your caregiver can also ask.

Ask about the services you receive and

which part of Medicare will cover them.

Hold on to any paperwork you receive. It may

contain important information about your

care.

Contact your SHIP for information about

Medicare’s coverage rules.

Contact your SMP if you think you are being

charged for services you did not receive.

For additional information,

contact your local POINT

Network Partner

Senior Services Inc. Woonsocket

Senior Center-401-766-3734

WOW! Are we in

New Orleans?

Outfits

befitting

A King and

Queen of

Mardi Gras.

“Paul & Loraine

Jacobs”

Senior Services, Inc. March 2018

SAVE Wednesday, March 21st 5-8 DISCO DINNER DANCE

Can you volunteer one hour or more per week delivering meals to our community

homebound seniors?

MEALS ON WHEELS NEEDS YOU! Please call the

“Retired Senior Volunteer Program” (RSVP) at

Senior Services, Inc. at 401-766-3734

BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC

Held every Thursday

9:30-11:00 am

VALENTINE JAR OF CANDY WINNER Bamitale Adisa The count was 295

pieces she guessed 245

“Youth is the gift of nature,

but age is a work of art.” ~Garson Kanin

THE POOL ROOM IS OPEN!! WEDNESDAYS AND FRIDAYS

PUB LUNCH & POOL FROM 10:00am till 2:00pm

Register in Main Office

CHECK OUT OUR PUB MENU! Please place lunch order

two days in advance with main office. $3 suggested donation.

Pub Menu lunch served in lower level conference room

THE POOL ROOM will be

open daily for your enjoyment.

Please sign the sheet so that we

will know who is enjoying pool.

We hope you all have fun !

We are hoping to start a

POOL LEAGUE in the future,

so start practicing.

Professor Pen’s School of Pool Classes will be held on Tuesdays 3pm-4pm

Please sign up at Main Office

Senior Services, Inc. March 2018

VOLUNTEERISM “2018”

Do you enjoy helping others? Looking for a volunteer opportunity?

Join the Senior Medicare Patrol or the State Health Insurance Assistance Program!

Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP)

The mission of the SMP program is to empower and assist Medicare beneficiaries, their families,

and caregivers to prevent, detect, and report health care fraud, errors, and abuse through outreach,

counseling and education.

State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)

SHIP provides free unbiased, conflict-free, confidential counseling and assistance to help

beneficiaries better understand their Medicare benefits, the supplementary programs

associated with Medicare, and programs that help beneficiaries to pay for the costs

associated with Medicare.

Volunteer Opportunities Available: Counseling, Staffing Exhibits, Making Group Presentations, Assisting with Administration

For additional information, please call:

Michelle Boudreau Rhode Island Division of Elderly Affairs (401) 462-0194

Your local SHIP Counselor/POINT Network Partner

Senior Services Inc. Woonsocket Senior Center 401-766-3734

Exercise/Dance Classes

Seniors in Motion

Mondays, 1:00 pm

Tap for Fun with Fran

Tuesdays, 10:00 am

Zumba Gold with Fran

Tuesdays, 2:00 pm

Senior Fitness with Karen

Wednesday, 10:00 am

Adult Tap with Fran

Wednesdays, 1:45 pm “YOGALATES”

Wednesdays, 3:00 pm

Line Dancing with Fran

Thursdays, 2:00 pm

Ballet Class

Thursdays, 3:00 pm

Chair Exercise with Karen

Fridays, 10:00 am

THURSDAY NIGHT

CRIBBAGE The ten week cribbage program

starts on MARCH 22

At 6:30 pm

Call the office 766-3734

to sign up.

North Smithfield : Zumba Gold Mondays, 10am

Chair Exercise Mondays, 11am

Zumba Gold Thursdays, 10am

Services are provided by an on-site Registered Nurse and licensed staff with an

individualized care plan for each client

Assistance with eating, taking medicines, toileting, and/or walking

Counseling, educational programs

Exercise programs

Health monitoring, blood pressures, blood sugars, diets

Social Activities

Wound care

Immunizations

Personal Care

Therapeutic activities

Advocacy and support for families

Nutrition program and meals

SENIOR SERVICES, INC. MARCH “A HOME FOR THE DAY”

From the desk of Dana Chamberlin RN, Director

dchamberlin@seniorservicesri.org 401-766-0516, 766-3734 ext. #28

Senior Services Inc. adult day care program,

“A Home for the Day” is available to provide a safe place for you or your loved one to socialize with peers in a

supervised, supportive and caring environment.

“A Home for the Day” serves adults who: Have physical impairments that require assistance or supervision Have memory loss or cognitive impairments that interferes with daily functioning Have caregivers in need of respite

We offer a competitive daily rate that is scaled according to income. “A Home For The Day” accepts

Private Pay, Neighborhood Health Plan and Medicaid. For questions and possible financial assistance

eligibility, please call us at 401-766-0516.

MISSION STATEMENT

A Home For The Day, a division of Senior Services Inc. of Woonsocket R.I. delivers supportive, social, economic, protective and health services that

build better lives for individuals and families. A Home for the Day strives to maintain individuals in their preferred environment by keeping them

healthy, happy, and active as well as helping them maintain their independence as long as possible.

“A Home For The Day” is designed for seniors and disabled adults.