Senior News
THE AREA AGENCY ON AGING OF SOMERSET COUNTY
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DECEMBER
2014
Agency Administrator Leaving
Mary Piatt-Bruner, Administrator for the Area Agency on Aging of Somerset County is leaving the Agency for a new position. It was recently
announced that Mary will be the new Administrator for the BedfordSomerset MH/MR Agency. The current MH/MR Administrator, Randy
Hay, will be retiring in January 2015. Mary begins her new position
January 5, 2014.
Mary started with the Area Agency on Aging in July 2011 after Art DiLoreto, the former Administrator, resigned his position to take the Deputy Director position of the Pennsylvania Area Agency on
Aging Association known as the P4A. The new Administrator for the Area Agency on Aging has
yet to be named.
Under Mary’s direction and with a dedicated team of Agency employees and with a strong commitment from the Agency’s Advisory Council, the Agency realized many successes that had a direct
benefit on the older adults in Somerset County. The Agency received and is disseminating additional funds in the amount of over $600,000.00 for new and increased in-home services. The
Agency was awarded four (4) grants during this timeframe that benefited three Senior Centers and
funded a flu shot program. The Agency also
expanded the Protective Services program, re
-organized Apprise, Ombudsman and the Aging Waiver programs; all of which received
high marks in recent state reviews.
When asked, Mary stated that it was a very
difficult decision to leave the Agency, but MH/
MR is where she spent the majority of her professional career and she was looking forward
to returning to that Agency. She wishes the
Agency and the new Administrator the best
and is confident that the good work being
done at the Area Agency on Aging will continue.
Senior Snapshot
Name: Genevieve Borovicka
Current Residence: Windber, PA
Senior Center Attending: Center
for Life, 27 years.
Marriage: Genevieve and Joe
enjoyed 59 years of marriage before
Joe passed away in 1998.
Children: 2; Teresa Meier and Joe
Borovicka.
Hobbies: Genevieve plays Pinochle
three times a week at the Center for
Life, bowls (Duck Pins) every
Thursday and also Received a
Masters Degree in Religious Education
from her Church.
Interesting Life Achievement:
Genevieve worked as a waitress for 30
years, was the director of Altar Servers
for 24 years, taught Religious
Education for 25 years, was a
Eucharistic Minister at St. Elizabeth
Ann Seton Church and spent 8 years
as a nurse’s aide during World War II
for which she didn’t receive pay.
Favorite Thing About Somerset
County: Genevieve came to Windber
at 6 months of age and has been
enjoying the town and the friendly
people ever since.
Favorite TV Shows: Jeopardy.
Favorite Food: Lasagna.
Words My Friends Would Use to
Describe Me: “Hardworking” and
“Fun To Be With”.
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People I’d Love to have Dinner
With: Genevieve would like to have
dinner with Englebert Humperdinck,
granddaughters Kristine and Sofia who
live in England, Bob Prince, and JF
Kennedy.
Top Thing To Do Before I’m gone:
Genevieve would like to win a million
dollars on a slot machine. She loves to
play slot machines! Genevieve also
wishes she would have gotten a college
degree.
People Would Be Surprised to
Know That : Genevieve has voted 69
years without ever missing an election.
If I Had One Wish: Genevieve said if
she could have one wish it would be to
have some of her mother’s homemade
wine. Mmmmmm Good!!!
Describe A Typical Day at the
Center: Genevieve said the only way
to describe her center is, “Our center is
like family!”
What Brought Me to The Center
for the First Time? Genevieve came
to the center to play Pinochle.
Favorite Activities at the Senior
Center? Genevieve’s favorite
activities are playing Pinochle and
searching through the New To You
room.
How Coming to the Senior Center
Has Changed My Life? The center
has given me a reason to get going and
not be a couch potato.
Senior Snapshot is a regular
monthly article of the Senior
News featuring a participant from
a different Senior Center each
month. It is designed to highlight
the life of a county senior who
has been influenced by the services or activities at a Somerset
County Senior Center.
Next month’s edition of the Senior Snapshot will feature a senior
from Somerset.
Stigma-Free
Depression
Often times, older adults think
depression is inevitable with age or they
are too ashamed to reach out and ask
for help. Others may believe they won’t
be able to afford any treatment options,
or that a doctor will just try to shove the
latest medication trend down their
throat. I am going to share some key
points about depression that will
hopefully help you to think differently
about depression.
1.) Depression is not a natural part of
aging - people of all ages become
depressed for various and significant
reasons. There are special cells in your
brain that are called chemical
messengers. These chemical
messengers can lose track of where
they were supposed to go which
changes how your brain works. The
imbalanced chemical messengers cause
depression in older adults. When
depression goes unnoticed in an older
adult, various problems can be the
result. Increase in pain, brain functions
decline, slower healing time from an
illness, loss of bone density, increased
use of healthcare and increased rates of
suicide. The highest rate of suicide
compared to any other age group is
the older population.
2.) Depression is serious and is not
your fault - everyone that experiences
depression is experiencing it on an
individualized and personal level. While
it is not a natural process, it is still very
common. The complications that come
from being depressed, as mentioned
above, can cause serious, even fatal
events.
3.) What Does Depression Look Like?
Feelings of sadness and decreased
interest of pleasurable activities, having
a hard time thinking, loss of energy,
changes in appetite and sleep, feeling
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December 2014 Center Activities
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BOSWELL AREA SENIOR CENTER
Center Manager:
Beth Hollis
Phone: (814) 445-7772
E-mail: [email protected]
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Hours of Operation:
Monday 8:30 AM-1:30 PM
9:30 Home Protection
Presentation
10:30 Gateway Health
with Sandy Farmers
11:30 Lunch
Available Activities:
Ping-Pong Table, Pool Table, Volunteer Opportunities, Group Activities,
Trivia, Brain Challengers, Exercise
and Wii Games. Wi-Fi Available
Medicare Counseling by appointment 1st Monday of every month
12:00 Bingo
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Christmas Party;
Catered Meal: RSVP by
Nov. 24th
10:00 Music with Gene
Smith
11:30 Lunch
12:00 Bingo
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Heath In-Service with
Gina Wiedenhoff
15 11:30 Christmas
Lunch
29 10:00 Music with Rich
Hagans
15 12:00 Bingo
29 11:30 Lunch
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 29 12:00 Bingo
22 10:30 Heartland Health
Christmas Fun
22 11:30 Lunch
22 12:00 Bingo
CENTRAL CITY AREA SENIOR CENTER
Center Manager:
Carol Turner
Phone: (814) 754-5615
E-mail: [email protected]
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NEW HOURS 11/1/14
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Hours of Operation:
Mon - Thurs 9:00 AM - 2:30 PM,
Closed Friday
Available Daily:
Socializing, Cards, Exercise Machines, Volunteer Opportunities,
Computer, Crafts & Puzzles
MEDICARE Counseling available
by appointment 2nd Tuesday of
every month
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10:30 Key to
Understanding
Reversed Mortgages
with Tim Rigby
10:30 Christmas Music
with Shirley Sipe and
Sandy Gibbons
Van to BiLo
10:30 Trivia with
Thomas Kleczek
Van to Somerset
10:30 Christmas Music
with John Wolf
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Christmas Catered
Meal, Laurel
Highlands; Sign up by
Nov. 26th.
Birthday Lunch
Van to Conzatti’s &
Ideal Market
10:00 Christmas Craft
Day
Van to Galleria
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15 Christmas Day Lunch
(RSVP By Dec. 9th)
16 10:00 Free Blood
Pressure Screening
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with Windber Home
Health
Van to Somerset
10:00 Music by Rich
Hagens
Van to Windber
10:30 Music by Gene
Smith
Heartland Health
Christmas Trivia
Van to market Basket
Closed Christmas
Day
26 Van to Galleria
29 10:30 Exercise in
Your Chair with Ila
Jean Custer
30 Coffee Social
31 Van to Johnstown
Walmart
Monday - ThursdayZumba 6:30-7:30 PM;
Exercise 6-8 PM
Wednesday-Exercise
Class with Gina 10 AM
Wi-Fi Available
CONEMAUGH TOWNSHIP AREA SENIOR CENTER
Center Manager:
Eleanor Pile (Acting Manger)
Phone (814) 479-2216
E-Mail [email protected]
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Hours of Operation:
Mon - Thurs 9:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Closed Fridays
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Available Daily: Exercise Machines,
Socializing, Volunteer Opportunities,
Cards, & Puzzles, Word Search, Uno,
Dominoes, Yahtzee & Board Games
Free Coffee & Cookies Daily
MEDICARE Counseling: 2nd
Thursday of the month by
appointment
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12:00 Free Angel
Bingo by Circle of
Friends
Birthday Lunch
12:00 Christmas Sing
Along with Kevin Bean
and Amber Springs
12:00 Reverse
Mortgage Information
with Tim Rigby
Christmas Lunch
15 12:00 Free Christmas
Bingo - Senior Life
18 “Pure Country and
Some Christmas” with
Gene Smith
25 Closed Christmas
Day
31 New Year’s Eve
Monday-Word Search,
Exercise
Tuesday-Exercise, TTh-Full Service Library
Open On Site
Thursday– 9:30 Quilting, 10:30 Gina Exercise,
T-Th-Full Service Library
Open On Site
January 1st - Center
is Closed for New
Years Day.
Wi-Fi Available
CONFLUENCE AREA SEN-
Center Manager:
Teresa Dively
Phone: (814) 395-5117
E-mail: [email protected]
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10:00 Home Protection
Presentation
4 1:00 Angel Bingo (Prizes
for the winners)
Hours of Operation:
4 Trip to Somerset; Call
Mon –Thurs 9:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Somerset Transportation
Closed Fridays
8 11:00 Line Dancing With
Diane Silbaugh
Available Daily: Socialization, Volunteer Opportunities, Current Events, 9
9:00 Blood Pressures
Health Tips, Crafts, New Tread Mill,
with Libby from
Computer Use, Tutoring, Exercise
Somerset Home Health
Equipment, Brain Builders, Puzzles,
Games, Music, Wii Games
10 Birthday Lunch
9 AM Coffee Social, Current Events,
10 12:45 Head Start Visiting
Daily Trivia; Noon Daily Bingo;
the Center for the
Wi-Fi
Grandparent Program
12 Trip to Pechins; Call
Somerset Transportation
15 Christmas Lunch
15 11:00 Line Dancing with
Diane Silbaugh
15 12:00 Christmas Bingo
with Siemon Nursing
Home
17 9:30 Craft with Merit
from Via Quest
17 Trip to Somerset; Call
Somerset Transportation
19 Trip to Uniontown; Call
Somerset Transportation
22 11:00 Line Dancing
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With Diane Silbough
Monday-Medicare
12:00 Music by Sam
Counseling by
McClintock
appt.; 10 AM Exercise
Closed-Christmas
Tuesday-10 AM Theology
Day
class w/Pastor Hay; 10:00 Trip to Somerset; Call 11:00 Walkers’ Club
Somerset
WednesdayTransportation
10 AM Exercise, 11A Wii
10:00 Debbie Strickland Games
Blood Pressure Checks. Thursday-10 AM Exercise,
9:00 Carol Collins Blood 11A Wii Games; 12:30-2:30
Pressure Checks
Card Club
12:00 Presentation on
Alaska by Zoey
Delaney
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December 2014 Menu
THE AREA AGENCY ON AGING
OF SOMERSET COUNTY
Boswell Area Senior Center
332 Stonycreek Street
Boswell, PA 15531
Lunch served Mondays only
11:30 a.m. – 12 Noon*
(814) 629-9926
Central City Area Senior Center
103 Sunshine Avenue
Central City, PA 15926
Lunch served Mon-Thurs 11:30 a.m. – 12
Noon*
(814) 754-5615
Conemaugh Township Area
Senior Center
959 South Main Street
Hollsopple, PA 15935
Lunch served Mon-Thurs 11:30 a.m. – 12
Noon*
(814) 479-2216
Confluence Area Senior Center
700 Reynolds Street
Confluence, PA 15424
Lunch served Mon-Thurs 11:30 a.m. – 12
Noon*
(814) 395-5117
Meyersdale Area Senior Center
120 North Street
Meyersdale, PA 15552
Lunch served Mon-Fri. 11:30 a.m. – 12
Noon*
(814) 634-0713
Somerset Area Senior Center
1338 South Edgewood Avenue
Somerset, PA 15501
Lunch served Mon-Fri 11:30 a.m.–12 Noon*
(814) 445-7772
Center for Life
700 Fifth Street, Suite 200
Windber, PA 15963
Lunch served Mon-Fri 11:30 a.m. – 12 Noon*
(814) 467-5912
M O N DAY
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Hot Meal
Breaded Fish w/ Tartar
Sauce
Brown Rice Pilaf
Sliced Carrots
Pineapple Tidbits
Muffin
Orange Juice
Dinner Roll w/ Marg.
Milk
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Entrée Salad
Cheese and Egg Garden
Salad w/ House Dr.
Café Menu
Club Wrap
Baked Potato Chips
Fruit Cocktail
Muffin
Margarine
Milk
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Entrée Salad
Ham and Cheese Chef
Salad w/ Ranch Dr.
Hot Meal
Baked Chicken
w/ Gravy
Mashed Potatoes
Mixed Vegetables
Mandarin Oranges
Oatmeal Raisin Cookie
Dinner Roll w/ Marg.
Milk
2
Hot Meal
Ham, Green Beans &
Potatoes
Cottage Cheese
Diced Peaches
Brownie
Wheat Bread w/ Marg.
Milk
Hot Meal
Baked Ham
w/ Pineapple
Sweet Potato Soufflé
Green Beans Almandine
Fresh Clementine
Apple Lattice Pie
Dinner Roll w/ Marg.
Milk
15
Entrée Salad
Chicken and Spinach
Salad w/ Bacon Dr.
Café Menu
Steak Wrap
Sliced Peaches
Apple Pie
Milk
Café Menu
Stuffed Pepper Soup
Steak Salad
Sliced Pears
Dinner Roll w/ Marg.
Milk
Entrée Salad
Grilled Chicken and Egg
Spinach Salad
w/ Bacon Dr.
Café Menu
Italian Sub
Carrot Sticks
Quartered Fruit
Assorted Cookies
Milk
16
Hot Meal
Vegetable Soup
Chicken Salad on Whole
Grain White Bread
Cottage Cheese
Fruit Cocktail
Crackers
Milk
22
Hot Meal
Macaroni and Cheese
Stewed Tomatoes
Three Bean Salad
Diced Peaches
Wheat Bread
w/ Marg.
Milk
Entrée Salad
Shrimp & Cheese Caesar
Salad w/ Caesar Dr.
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Hot Meal
Meatloaf
Scalloped Potatoes
Succotash
Café Menu
Fresh Banana
Beef Barley Soup
Southwest Chicken Salad Vanilla Pudding
Rye Bread w/ Marg.
Apricots
Milk
Dinner Roll w/ Marg.
Milk
CHRISTMAS LUNCH
Hot Meal
Spaghetti w/ Meatballs
*So you can enjoy a relaxed and
Broccoli Florets
comfortable dining experience,
Fresh Apple
Butterscotch Pudding
reservations are recommended, Please
call the Center you plan on attending by Wheat Bread w/ Marg.
Milk
11:30 AM the day before. Please
indicate your preference for the hot
meal, entrée salad, or café menu.
T U E S DAY
Hot Meal
Entrée Salad
BBQ Chicken
Seafood and Cheese
Salad w/ Vinaigrette Dr. Baked Potato
w/ Sour Cream
Mixed Vegetables
Café Menu
Applesauce
Chicken Caesar Salad
Nutri Grain Bar
Apricots
Dinner Roll w/ Marg.
Brownie
Milk
Dinner Roll w/ Marg.
Milk
Entrée Salad
Taco Salad w/ Catalina Dr.
Café Menu
Club Sub
Baked Potato Chips
Fruit Cocktail
Muffin
Margarine
Milk
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Entrée Salad
Ham and Cheese Chef
Salad w/ French Dr.
Café Menu
Chicken Rice Soup
Seafood Salad Spread on
Croissant
Church Slaw
Quartered Fruit
Milk
Hot Meal
Entrée Salad
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Entrée Salad
Hot Meal
Entrée Salad
Chicken &Cheese
Creamed
Chicken
Over
Cheese and Egg Garden
Garden Salad
Biscuit
Salad w/ House Dr.
w/ Ranch Dr.
Peas and Carrots
Café Menu
Apricots
Café Menu
Yogurt
Tuna Salad on a Croissant
Vegetable Soup
Snickerdoodle Cookie Sliced Peaches
Turkey, Ham and
Vegetable Strips
Cheese Chef Salad Milk
Assorted Pie
Cranberry Applesauce
Milk
French Roll
Milk
W E D N E S DAY
Hot Meal
Chile Con Carne
Pickled Egg w/Beets
Fresh Orange
Strawberry Cream Pie
Italian Bread w/ Marg.
Milk
T H U R S DAY
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Entrée Salad
Ham and Cheese Chef
Salad w/ French Dr.
Café Menu
Turkey and Swiss on a
Pretzel Roll
Spring Salad w/ Mandarin Oranges and Strawberries
Pudding
Milk
BIRTHDAY LUNCH
Hot Meal
Chicken Noodle Soup
Egg Salad Sandwich
on Whole Grain
White Bread
Cranberry Juice
Broccoli Salad
Maple Cake w/ Icing
Crackers
Milk
Hot Meal
Creamed Chicken Over
Biscuit
Peas and Carrots
Fruit Salad
Yogurt
Peanut Butter Cookie
Milk
4
Entrée Salad
Chicken and Cheese
Caesar Salad w/
Caesar Dr.
Café Menu
Vegetable Soup
Turkey, Ham and
Cheese Chef Salad
Cranberry Applesauce
French Roll w/ Marg.
Milk
10
Entrée Salad
Cheese and Egg Garden
Salad w/ House Dr.
Café Menu
Taco Salad
Tropical Fruit
Maple Cake
Dinner Roll w/ Marg.
Milk
Hot Meal
Salisbury Steak w/
Gravy
Mashed Potatoes
Baby Carrots
Fruit Cup
Rice Raisin Desert
Wheat Bread w/ Marg.
Milk
Hot Meal
Hot Dog on Bun
w/ Sauerkraut
Baked Beans
Tropical Fruit Salad
Brownie
Milk
Entrée Salad
Tuna and Egg Chef
Salad w/ Italian Dr.
Café Menu
Broccoli Cheese Soup
Steak Salad
Apricots
Dinner Roll w/ Marg.
Milk
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Entrée Salad
Chicken and Cheese
Spinach Salad
w/ Bacon Dr.
Hot Meal
Ham BBQ on Bun
Baked Potato Chips
Tossed Salad w/ Cheese
Baked Apples
Cream Cheese Desert
Wheat Bread w/ Marg.
Milk
Entrée Salad
Grilled Chicken and
Cheese Caesar Salad
w/ Caesar Dr.
Café Menu
BLT Wrap
Pickled Egg
Pickled Beets
Pineapple Tidbits
Assorted Cookies
Milk
Café Menu
Turkey and Swiss on a
Pretzel Roll
Garden Salad
Assorted Pudding
Milk
Café Menu
Veggie Cheese Sub
Sliced Peaches
Assorted Pie
Milk
12
Entrée Salad
Turkey and Cheese
Chef Salad
w/ Ranch Dr.
Hot Meal
Chicken Parmesan
w/ Penne Pasta
California Vegetables
Molded Pear Salad
Lemon Bar
Italian Bread w/ Marg.
Milk
Café Menu
Chicken Rice Soup
Seafood Salad Spread
on Croissant
Church Slaw
Mandarin Oranges
Milk
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18
Hot Meal
Breaded Chicken
Breast
Scalloped Potatoes
Brussel Sprouts
Tossed Salad w/ Egg
Cranberry Salad
Wheat Bread w/ Marg.
Milk
Entrée Salad
Seafood Chef Salad
w/ Vinaigrette Dr.
Café Menu
Ham and Swiss on a
Croissant
Spring Salad w/ Mandarin Oranges and
Strawberries
Assorted Pudding
Milk
CHRISTMAS DAY
Hot Meal
Baked Smoked
Sausage
Brown Rice Pilaf
Chuck Wagon
Vegetables
Apricots
Strawberry Mousse
Rye Bread w/ Marg.
Milk
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CLOSED
Café Menu
Italian Sub
Celery Sticks
Mandarin Oranges
Assorted Cookies
Milk
31
Entrée Salad
Shrimp and Cheese
Caesar Salad
w/ Caesar Dr.
5
Entrée Salad
Chicken and Cheese
Garden Salad w/
Ranch Dr.
Hot Meal
Porcupine Balls
Parslied Potatoes
Broccoli Florets
Fresh Apple
Banana Pudding
Rye Bread w/ Marg.
Milk
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17
Hot Meal
Cheeseburger on Bun w/
Lettuce and Tomato
Baked Beans
Cole Slaw
Fresh Apple
Sugar Cookie
Milk
F R I DAY
The menu is subject to
change due to typographical
errors or other unforeseen
circumstances.
Hot Meal
Breaded Fish
Au Gratin Potatoes
Green Beans
Fresh Orange
Choc. Chip Cookie
Rye Bread w/ Marg.
Milk
Entrée Salad
Steak and Cheese
Salad w/ Ranch Dr.
Café Menu
Tuna Salad on a
Croissant
Broccoli Salad
Fresh Fruit
Assorted Cookies
Milk
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Entrée Salad
Turkey and Cheese
Salad w/ Ranch Dr.
Café Menu
BLT Wrap
Pickled Egg
Pickled Beets
Pineapple Tidbits
Assorted Pie
Milk
Please RSVP for
Christmas Lunch
Reservations by
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December 2014 Center Activities
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MEYERSDALE AREA SENIOR CENTER
Center Manager:
Cinda Yinkey
Phone: (814) 634-0713
E-Mail: [email protected]
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Hours of Operation:
Mon - Thurs 9:30 AM - 3 PM
Fri 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11 AM Bingo Monday through Friday
Available Daily: Bingo, Cards, Puzzles,
Dominoes, Books, TV, Games, Bike,
Treadmill, Arm Bike & Wii Games Bingo
Daily at 11 AM, Blood Pressures are taken
twice a month
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Wi-Fi Available
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10:00 Blood
Pressures with
Conemaugh Home
Health
11:00 Grocery Bingo
11:00 Angel BingoCircle of Friends from
Center For Life
Windber
Christmas Word
Search Puzzles
10:00-11:00 Unifirst
Mortgage with Tim
Rigby
10 Birthday Lunch
10 11:00 Snack Bingo
12 1:30 Volunteer
Christmas Party
15 Christmas Lunch
16 10:00 Blood
Pressures with
Conemaugh Home
Health
16 10:00 Christmas Craft
with Kathy Norris
17 11:00 Snack Bingo
17 1:45 Somerset
County Mobile Food
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24
Bank; Community
Building
10:00 Blood Pressures
with Conemaugh Home
Health
Christmas Word Search
Puzzle
Christmas Party,
Covered Dish or Order
From the Menu; ($1.00
Christmas Exchange
Gift)
11:30 Senior Food Box
11:00 Snack Bingo
25 Closed Christmas
Day
26 New Year’s Word
Search Puzzles
31 New Year’s Eve
31 11:00 Snack Bingo
Tuesday/Thursday (by
appointment):
10-11:30 AM Apprise;
Medicare Counseling &
Rebates
SOMERSET AREA SENIOR CENTER
Center Manager:
Beth Hollis
Phone
(814) 445-7772
E-Mail: [email protected]
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Hours of Operation:
Mon - Fri 8 AM - 3 PM
5
Available Daily:
Full-size Pool Table, Exercise Equipment,
Cards, Games, Socializing, Volunteer
Work and Wii Games Available Daily
Military Support Group contact
Gladen Maust (814) 893-5686
4th Monday Medicare Counseling upstairs by appointment. Call 443-2681
Wi-Fi Available
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10:30 Craft with Merit
from ViaQuest
11:00 Piano Playing
with Rob Stemple
10:00 Home Protection
Presentation
10:30 Managing
Someone Else's Money,
Power of Attorney with
Rick from 1st Summit
Bank
Birthday Lunch
10:15 Music with Rich
Hagens
10:30 Music with John
Wolfe
Christmas Party,
Covered Dish, Center
will provide Meat and
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18
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19
Beverage. Must Sign
up by 12/8
Christmas Lunch
9:30 Angel Bingo
Circle of Friends from
Center For Life
Windber
Free Blood Pressure
Checks with Carisson
from ViaQuest
10:30 Music with
DeJavu
1:15 Grandparent
Program
8:00 Newsletter
Assembly
10:00 “Be Pampered”
with Vanessa Gardner
9:00-1:30 Mandy
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Menser Massage
10:30 Blood Pressures
with Kathy From
Heartland
Closed Christmas
Day
12:30 Wii Bowling
New Year’s Eve
Bring a Friend and
Receive a Free Lunch
Daily:
Monday:
9:30 Early Bingo
10 AM Bingo
6 PM Military Support
Group
Tuesday:
10:00-11:00 Computer
Class: Basic Skills, No Fee
Wednesday:
10 AM Bingo
12:15 Healthy Steppers
Thursday:
6 PM TOPS
Friday:
9:30 Early Bingo
10 AM Bingo
10:00-11:00 Computer
Class: Basic Skills, No Fee
12:15 Healthy Steppers
CENTER FOR LIFE
Senior Services Director:
Eleanor Pile
Phone:
(814) 467-5912
E-Mail
[email protected]
Hours of Operation:
Mon - Fri 8 AM - 4 PM
Available Daily:
Early Morning Coffee Social Group,
Breakfast 8:00-10:00 AM
Socializing, Indoor Walking Track,
Cards/Games, Jigsaw Puzzles, Volunteer
Work, Current Events and Memory
Teasers
Exercise Equipment now available
We now have Table Tennis - Come in
and Form a Team
Every Monday 6:00 PM Game Night:
Poker, Pinochle, Wii, Scrabble,
Rummicube, Hearts, Mexican Train
Wii Wheeee Event every Thursday at
6 PM. Racing-Boxing-BowlingBaseball-Golf-Tennis. No pressure
just fun with games on the Wii.
Line Dancing Classes Fridays 6 PM
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Christmas Craft with
Merit from Via Quest
Health Fair – Mount
Aloysius College
Nursing Students
Reverse Mortgage
Information with Tim
Rigby
6:00 Free Movie and
Refreshment Nite
CFL – Trip to Rivers
Casino
Birthday Lunch
12:00 Free Angel
Bingo by Circle of
Friends
Christmas Lunch
CFL Chorus and
Tappers Christmas
Show
10:30 “Pure Country
and Some Christmas”
with Gene Smith
17 10:45 Free Christmas
Bingo -Senior Life
23 Christmas Sing Along
with Kevin Bean and
Amber Springs
25 Closed Christmas
Day
31 New Year’s Eve
January 1st The
Center is Closed
Available Weekly at Center For Life:
Apprise Counseling : Every 3rd Tuesday by appointment
Mon:
8 AM Tap Dance Class; 8:30 AM Poker; 9
AM Crochet Class; 10:30 Strong Bones
Exercise Class; 12:30 Pinochle Club; 5:30 PM
Table Tennis
Tues:
10:30 AM Body Strengthening Class; 12:30
Mah Jongg; 12:30 Wii Bowling; 12:30 Bingo
Wed:
8 AM Tap Dance; 8:30 AM Poker; 12:30 PM
Bingo; 12:30 PM Pinochle Club;
9:30-11:30 AM Computer Class-Intermediate
and Advanced Windows 7 and Windows 8.1;
9:30-10:30 Arthritis Foundation Tai Chi
12:30 Bingo
1-2 PM Beginner’s Computer Class;
2:30 PM Digital Camera Class
All classes open to the public and FREE
Thurs:
9: 00 AM Heathy Steppers in Motion;10:00
AM Free Tai Chi Class; 12:30 PM Mahjongg;
12:30 Bingo; 6 PM Game Night
Fri:
8 AM Tap Dance Class; 8:30 AM Poker; 9:30
AM Chorus; 10:30 AM Strong Bones Exercise
Class; 12:30 PM; Pinochle Club; 12:30 Cribbage
Every 1st and 3rd Friday Doctor Ordered Blood Work 8-10 AM
Wi-Fi Available
PEOPLE WITH MEDICARE AND THE HEALTH INSURANCE MARKETPLACE
Frequently Asked Questions
Q:
A:
Will the Health Insurance Marketplace affect my Medicare coverage?
The Health Insurance Marketplace is to help people who don’t have any health insurance. You
have health insurance through Medicare. Therefore, the Marketplace will NOT have any effect on
your Medicare coverage.
Regardless of how you get Medicare, whether through Original Medicare or a Medicare Advantage
Plan, you will still have the same benefits and security you have now. The Marketplace does not
offer Medicare Supplement policies (a.k.a. Medigap) or Medicare Part D plans (prescription drugs).
In addition, you can still use your current Medicare card. No new Medicare cards are being issued
due to the Affordable Care Act.
Q:
A:
Do I need to do anything with the Marketplace Plans during the annual Medicare open enrollment?
Medicare’s open enrollment is not part of the Health Insurance Marketplace. It is against the law
for someone who knows you have Medicare to sell you a Marketplace plan.
Medicare open enrollment (October 15 to December 7) is when people with Medicare are encouraged to review their current health and prescription drug coverage, including any changes in costs,
coverage and benefits that will take effect next year. If you want to change your coverage for next
year, this is the time to do it. If you are satisfied with your current coverage, you do not need to do
anything. For more information on Medicare open enrollment, call APPRISE at 1-800-783-7067.
NOTE: The Health Insurance Marketplace open enrollment period (November 15, 2014 through
February 15, 2015) overlaps with the Medicare open enrollment period. Therefore, people with
Medicare who are looking to make Medicare coverage changes should make sure they are reviewing Medicare plans and not Marketplace options.
Q:
A:
What should I do if I am contacted about signing up for a Marketplace Plan?
Open enrollment periods are a time when there is a higher risk for fraudulent activities. It is
against the law for someone who knows that you have Medicare to sell you a Marketplace Plan.
Furthermore, Medicare will never call or ask you for your personal information nor should you share
your Medicare number or other personal information with anyone who knocks on the door or contacts you uninvited to sell you a health plan. Legitimate insurance agents and brokers do not make
cold calls or go door-to-door to sell plans. So you should never sign a blank form and always take
time to think about your options. Senior Medicare Patrol programs are teaching people with Medicare how to detect and report fraud, and protect themselves from fraudulent activity and identify
theft. Locate the Senior Medicare Patrol program in your area at www.SMPresource.org or call 800
-346-3606.
Please call 814-443-2681 (toll free 800-452-0825) for free, confidential information and assistance from the APPRISE Program. APPRISE is a free, public program of the Pennsylvania Department of Aging and is funded in whole or part by a grant through the Administration for
Community Living. We are here to give balanced advice. We do not sell or endorse any one insurSenior News December 2014 7
ance plan over another.
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excessive guilt, thoughts of suicide, feeling worthless and agitated.
4) Depression can be treated in many ways- Yes, there are medications that
will help your special brain cells work more effectively, and depending on the
medication and your financial status it can be expensive. There are other ways
to manage and treat depression that are much more cost effective, if not free.
Getting exercise can help treat depression. Going for a daily walk or daily swim
can help boost your mood and lower depression, and the meditative exercise Tai
Chi has been proven extremely effective. Lots of older adults find therapy
treatment to be a symbol of shame, but this is not the case. Therapy sessions are
a way for you to sit down with a specialized and trained professional about how
you are feeling and why. These specialized professionals work with you to find
different ways to manage and cope with what is going on. If you do not like a
certain suggestion, or if one does not work well for you, simply let them know and
they will find something else that does. Relaxation techniques and establishing a
strong support system can also help with treatment of depression. If you, or
someone you know is experiencing depression, speak up and get help. Nobody
should live with the feeling of depression. It can be treated.
Senior News
Published monthly by the
Area Agency on Aging of Somerset County
A department of Somerset County
Government under the
Commissioners of Somerset County
John P. Vatavuk
Joe Betta
Pamela A. Tokar-Ickes
●
Mary Piatt-Bruner, Administrator
Clair Saylor
Advisory Council, Chairperson
This project is funded, in part, under
contract with the PA Department of Aging.
Written by Cassandra Stein, UPJ Nursing Student
ROCKWOOD SENIORS CLUB
December 18, 2014 12:00 at the Rockwood High School Call to make
reservations at (814) 926-4308 or (814) 926-3439.
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services please call the Somerset office at
(814) 443-2681 or 1-800-452-0825
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www.somersetaaa.org
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