Director’s Report - July 13, 2023

Senior Center Board of Directors Meeting

July 13, 2023

Director’s Report

Administration: Juli Moreno

Site:

• New staff computers installed, Dells. Minimal to no issues with installment.
• The chairs returned from MassCorps, all four re-upholstered, look great!
• Awning coming in a month or so, King Awning creating and installing. Cobalt Blue, gable style, very nice.

Network:

• Successful event with Historical Society, hoping to do more collaborations in coming months.
• Working with Emergency Management team to establish site as Cooling Center
• Collaboration with Libraries (A, S, B) for Community Discussion July 17^th on how to best spend accessibility grant for libraries serving seniors.
• Digital Equity Grant was submitted, still under review, waiting for news July 28.
• Open Air committee, Rec Committee, and some local businesses are now in network, sharing items for newsletters and postings.
• YMCA has an Enhanced Fitness class, looking to partner and sponsor class at Center.
• LifePath conducting a Fall Prevention series in September

Staffing:

• Agenda-driven weekly staff meetings occurring, meeting notes available.
• Twice weekly cleaner out medical for four months, working on fill-in.

Programming:

• Adventurer’s Club starting, Mountain Coaster then Croquet and Mocktails
• Starting in September, Fall Prevention, Aerobics in Buckland, Social History in Ashfield!
• Review of what has been attended, discussion on how the Board feels programming is going.

Marketing:

• Posts and information sharing on social media.
• T-Shirts will be available when the picnic happens, would love if Board and volunteers could wear T-Shirts purchased for marketing.
• Newsletter revision receiving positive reviews from members and community.
• Sharing of events with various vendor newsletters

Budget:

• Electric costs are down due to the benefit of solar power credit via the highway department.
• Completed two bill runs, coding and budgeting.
• Completed three Turnover of cash and donations to Town Hall.
• Completed FRTA, RSVP, Caregiver Grant monthly reports.

Outreach: Teddy Doucette

SHINE training at LifePath April to June, takes half days away from usual schedule

Outreach 104 times

Outreach 54 unduplicated individuals

Home Visit/transportation - 12

Risk / Counseling:

• provided supportive counseling 20 times
• 14 check-in calls or home visit to at risk and/or isolated seniors
• provided support with Medical Management 4 times.

LifePath grant status:

• coordinated home repair or technology support for 20
• co-facilitated monthly Caregiver Support Group with 7 attending.
• co-facilitated monthly Memory Cafe with 12 attending

Applications:

• CISA and Farm Share- 20
• helped 3 with RMV issues.
• referred 2 for Home Modification Program
• assisted 6 with housing applications and/or provided necessary information about housing

SHINE:

SHINE appointments or resolution of insurance issues for 5 (with Leanne once monthly)

Activities: Dot Lyman (weekly counts, unless otherwise noted)

Programming Status:

Bi-Weekly Meals to Go:

• Lifepath meal inside every Thurs - average 10 per meal
  • June 6-chicken/cheese quesadilla, quac, sour cream, salsa, dessert – 56
  • June 20-Father’s Day meal-ham, scalloped potato, cuke salad, cheesecake - 55

Health and Clinics:

• June 12 – 13 (B-5, S-7, A-1)
• June 26 – 13 (B-6, S-4, A-3)
• Ask the Nurse – 6/27

Fitness:

• Yoga with instructor 8
• Chair Dance exercise – 8 per session
• Healthy Bones & Balance exercise program in person, Weds at 10 in Senior Center - 10 people, 2 instructors, Thurs at 10 in Ashfield – 13 people, 2 instructors
• Tai Chi for Beginners- every Tuesday - 10
• Tai Chi for Arthritis every Thursday – 10

Social:

• BINGO every Thursday – 10-12 people each time
• Movie – 6/20 “Just Getting Started” – 6
• Knitting group – every Thursday 10-15 people
• Ashfield COA lunch – 6/1- 12
• Men's Night – 6/15 – Men’s Night trip to Antique Auto Show-6

Education and Expression:

• Social History Project Presentation – 27
• Sen. Learning Network 6/13 – “Return to Elephant Sanctuary” - 5
• Sen. Learning Network 6/27 – “North to Alaska” - 9
• Memoir Writing by Zoom (held every Friday) – 10 people per time.
• Novel Idea Book Club – 10 people
• Drumming – every Monday – 15 people

Transportation- Bob Szafran