Following up on the conversations started in previous months, discussions continue in Weston this month:
Wednesday, February 19 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
at Weston Public Library, 87 School Street, Weston, MA
(directions)
rsvp to events@springwell.com or (617) 926-4100
Posted on Wed 5 Mar 2008 by Carol in category Elder Resources, Events/Learning
Read the article "Springwell: more on communities of the future … March 19" in full.
Not directly disability-related, but I’ve posted about boomers and hearing loss and other disabilities on this blog in the past and I got a kick out this article …. from AARP the Magazine on the first boomer!
Born Identity
By Sarah Mahoney, November 2007
She’s America’s first boomer, and she’s eligible for Social Security
Visit AARP Bulletin Online for [...]
Posted on Wed 5 Mar 2008 by Carol in category Elder Resources
Read the article "from AARP the magazine: first boomer" in full.
The conversation about community living in the future continues at Springwell (elder services) . . .
the CONVERSATIONS have begun
Throughout Massachusetts, boomers and non-boomers alike are talking about how to create the communities of THEIR FUTURE. Retirement communities, assisted livings and nursing homes are not part of the picture.They are focused on remaining in their home [...]
Posted on Mon 11 Feb 2008 by Carol in category Elder Resources, Events/Learning
Read the article "Springwell: more on communities of the future…" in full.
Check Springwell’s website for January events on subjects ranging from Alzheimers to sexuality and aging.
... And check out the Watertown Council on Aging (COA’s) January newsletter and calendar of events which include Tai Chi and computer classes!
Posted on Tue 1 Jan 2008 by Carol in category Elder Resources, Events/Learning
Read the article "January events @ Springwell and @ the COA’s Senior Center" in full.
Join the Watertown Mall Health Lecture Series on Friday, January 4 at 10am for a presentation on Springwell Services & Resources for Elders by Sandra Boris-Berkowitz from Springwell. The Lecture will be at the Old Country Buffet with free blood pressure screenings available from 10 am to 12 noon with David Neylon, R.N. of the Watertown Board [...]
Posted on Tue 1 Jan 2008 by Carol in category Elder Resources, Events/Learning
Read the article "Springwell @ Watertown Mall Friday 1/4…" in full.
From Springwell, co-sponsored by the Watertown Council on Aging, a discussion on Communities of the future and “aging at home:”
Throughout Massachusetts, boomers and non-boomers alike are talking about how to create the communities of their future. Retirement communities, assisted-living facilities and nursing homes are not part of the picture. People are focused on remaining in [...]
Posted on Sun 2 Dec 2007 by Carol in category Elder Resources, Events/Learning
Read the article "Springwell: Communities of the future" in full.
Brigham House on Mount Auburn Street is home to many veterans from the Greatest Generation:
Many veterans make their home at Brigham House
By Jillian Fennimore, Staff Writer
Thu Nov 15, 2007, 12:03 PM EST
WATERTOWN – Brigham House is the proud home of many Watertown veterans who have formed a special bond.
This Veterans Day, many of those men quietly [...]
Posted on Sat 17 Nov 2007 by Carol in category Elder Resources, Veterans
Read the article "Watertown Tab 11/16: *Many veterans make their home at Brigham House*" in full.
An invaluable local resource, Perkins School for the Blind offers classes at its Elder Learning Center and other services for elders with vision loss:
Helping older adults 55+ live independent and fulfilling livesOutreach Services to Elders provides seniors 55 years or older with significant vision loss training within their home and classes at the Elder Learning Center. Seniors [...]
Posted on Sun 7 Oct 2007 by Carol in category Blind/Low Vision, Elder Resources
Read the article "Perkins outreach services to elders with vision loss …" in full.
The late and legendary Speaker of the House in Congress Tip O’Neil (who represented Watertown for many years) often said, “All politics are local”.... on this website I’ve been occasionally reversing that concept to bring the wider state/national and even global sphere of disability and access issues to the local level.
In my previous post you’ll find updates on the status of the [...]
Posted on Sun 5 Aug 2007 by Carol in category Blind/Low Vision, Disability News, Elder Resources, Hearing Loss/Deafness, Veterans
The Watertown Senior Center has programs for everyone (my mom’s a member of the book club and the weekly food pantry brigade!) Really cool that the Watertown programs attract out-of-town seniors!
Art is among the many programs at the Senior Center
By Sally Rubin, Correspondent
GateHouse News Service
Wed Jul 25, 2007, 03:08 PM EDT
WATERTOWN, MA -Back in the [...]
Posted on Mon 30 Jul 2007 by Carol in category Elder Resources, Events/Learning
Read the article "Art @ at the Senior Center (Watertown TAB 7/27/07)" in full.