Director’s Report - September 14, 2023

Senior Center Board of Directors Meeting

September 14, 2023

Director’s Report

Administration: Juli Moreno

Site:

• Site passed building inspection, as well as boiler/furnace annual inspection.
• Awning arrived! Installed by King Awning
• Designated as Cooling / Heating Center (at present only hours of operation)

Network:

• Working with FRCOG to conduct a focus group in October for digital equity info to send to state.
• FRCOG and others for flu/Covid clinic information
• Partnered with Emergency Management team to establish site as Cooling Center.
• Juli was asked to join the Advisory Council for LifePath, once monthly meetings.
• Applying for digital hybrid grant, utilizing lessons learned from lack of previous digital equity grant.
• Open Air committee, Rec Committee, and some local businesses are now in network, sharing items for newsletters and postings.
• YMCA will do nutrition and fitness in Spring at Center.
• LifePath conducting a Fall Prevention series in Sept-Nov every Friday, 17+ signed up

Staffing:

• Agenda-driven weekly staff meetings occurring, meeting notes available.
• Joe’s Window Cleaning help on site until Beth’s return in November.

Programming:

• Requested that Aerobics returns, being held Tuesday evenings at 4:30pm
• Cards/Cribbage/Bridge could be making a comeback!
• Focus on education and learning opportunities throughout September.

Marketing:

• Posts and information sharing on social media.
• T-Shirts still available for highlighting program and marketing of .
• Newsletter revision receiving positive reviews from members and community.
• Sharing of events with various vendor newsletters

Budget:

• Caregiver and Home Repair grants renewed for coming year, $10345 in total until Sept. 24.
• Completed three 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

Outreach 57 unduplicated individuals, 27 duplicated

Home Visit/transportation - 10

Risk / Counseling:

• 18 check-in calls or home visit to at risk and/or isolated seniors
• provided supportive counseling 15 times.
• provided support with Medical Management 5 times.

LifePath grant status:

• coordinated home repair or technology support for 18
• co-facilitated monthly Caregiver Support Group with 9 attending.
• co-facilitated monthly Memory Cafe with 13 attending.

Applications:

• CISA and Farm Share- 20
• helped 1 with RMV issues.
• referred 3 for Home Modification Program
• assisted 4 with housing applications and/or provided necessary information about housing

SHINE:

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

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

Programming Status:

Meals

• Lifepath meal inside every Thurs - average 10 per meal
• Lunch Bunch to Marina in Brattleboro – 7/26 – 19

To Go Meals

• July 10 -chicken salad & egg salad rolls, potato/chick pea salad, pickles, dessert – 54
• July 25 – broccoli bake, coleslaw, rolls, dessert – 52
• Aug. 8 – chef salad, bread, dessert - 54
• Aug. 22 – veggie or roast beef wraps, gazpacho soup, chips, dessert – 60

Health and Clinics:

• Foot Clinic -July 10 – 10 (2-A, 5-S, 3-B)
• July 24 – 12 (2-A, 7-S, 3-B)
• Aug 7 – 11 (2-A, 3-S, 5-B, 1-OT)
• Aug 21- 12 (3-A, 6-S, 3-B)
• Ask the Nurse – 7/25 – 4, 8/22 - 1.

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:

• Picnic at Buckland Rec – Kiwanis cooked; Cajun Zydeco Band played – 100 served
• BINGO every Thursday – 10-12 people each time.
• Movie – 7/18 “80 for Brady” – 11, 8/15 “Hunter Killer” - 2
• Knitting group – every Thursday 10-15 people
• Ashfield COA lunch – 9/7- 12 people.
• Men's Night – 7/12– Men’s Night trip to The Luthier – 10, 8/9 – Trip to Three Sisters Sanctuary - 13

Education and Expression:

• Origami and Beyond (6-week workshop and beyond)- 10
• Sen. Learning Network – on break July and Aug.
• Veteran’s Agent here the 4^th Wed. every month – open for drop ins
• Craftworks – August 11 – tie dying - 5
• Memoir Writing by Zoom (held every Friday) – 10 people per time.
• Novel Idea Book Club – 10 people
• Drumming – every Monday – 15 people

Transport- Bob Szafran