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Wilmington Senior Center901 N. Market Street

Wilmington, DE 19802302) 651-3400

[email protected]

RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED

Non-Profit OrganizationU.S. PostagePAIDWilmington, DEPermit No. 430

A Community for Life!

October 2013 Happenings

Effective October 1, 2013

The cost to City Fare for mealsfor people 60+ is increasing to $2.00.

The cost for mealsfor people under 60 is increasing to $4.50.

WILMINGTONSENIORCENTER

VILLAGE THRIFT SHOP1900 Tatnall Street

Open Monday-Friday, 9:00-1:00Proceeds from the Village Thrift Shop

benefit programs and services for seniors.

Bring your donations to the Thrift Shop orcall 651-3400 to arrange pickup of donations

and to volunteer.

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MONTHLY ACTIVITIES October 2013Mon Tue Wed T

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9:00 Quilting

11:30 GRC Support Group

1:00 Bingo

3:00 Red Hat Society

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9:30 Strength Building

10:00 Beginning Computer Class*

10:30 Wii Bowling

1:00 In-Place Walking*

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10:45 Bible Stu

1:00 Caregiver

1:00 Bingo


10:30 Wii Bowling

89:00 Quilting


1:00 Bingo


10:00 Diabetes Prevention Class*

10:00 Volunteer Orientation*

10:00 Council Meeting


10:30 Wii Bowling

11:00 Members Meeting


5:30 p.m. Volunteer Orientation*

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10:00 Medicati

10:45 Bible Stu

1:00 Bingo

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9:00 Commodity Food Delivery9:30 Strength Building

10:30 Wii Bowling

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9:00 Quilting11:30 GRC Support Group

1:00 Bingo

4:00 Board Meeting

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9:15 Shady Maple Trip*9:30 Strength Building



10:30 Wii Bowling


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10:45 Bible Stu1:00 Bingo

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DINING ROOM CLOSED


10:30 Wii Bowling

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9:00 Quilting

10:00 Senior Legal Services

presentation*

11:30 GRC Support Group(out of building)

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10:30 Wii Bowling1:00 In-Place Walking

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10:45 Bible Stu

1:00 Bingo

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9:30 Granite Run Mall*


10:30 Wii Bowling

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9:00 Quilting


1:00 Bingo

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10:30 Wii Bowling

11:15 Birthday Party*

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Halloween Par

Students*

10:45 Bible Stu

1:00 Bingo

Daily:

Word Puzzles, Cards,

Dominos and Games;

Exercise and Computer

Rooms open. Pool table

located in Exercise Room.

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WSC: Experts at Living WGretchen Broadwater, Activities Coordinator (651-34

ACTIVITIES & PRESENTATIONS

4 Art Loop with Harry Spencer Jazz, 5:30-8:00 pm.Stop in for art, music & refreshments

2,9,16,23 In-Place Walking, 1:00. A new, freeexercise class led by Marie Dash. Participantswill enjoy a walking routine without leaving thebuilding. Join Marie to see how you can benefit.

9,16,23,30 Diabetes Prevention Program, 10:00-11:00. If you have been officially diagnosed aspre-diabetic, this program is designed for you!This program will run for 16 weeks & is beingpresented by the YMCA. Free but must pre-register.

4,11,18,25 Chronic Disease Self-ManagementProgram, 9:30. Build your confidence aboutmaintaining & managing your health byparticipating in this 6-week workshop offered incooperation with the Division of Public Health.

Free, but must pre-register.2,9,16,23,30 Beginning Computer Classes, 10:00.

Each class is for 1 hour, 15 minutes. Participantswill have time after class to practice. The fee forthe series is $25.00 for WSC members and$30.00 for non-members. Please sign up in the

Activities Book at the front desk.10 Medication Safety, 10:00. Presentation by

Pharmacist Kristin Motley.11,18 Life & Legacy, 10:30. Something new! Well

create personal notebooks with our bestmemories and family stories. An opportunity toreminisce and leave an autobiography for ourgrandchildren and great-grandchildren.

22 Senior Legal Services presentation, 10:00. Findout what legal services are available for Seniors.

25 Presentation by University of Delaware NursingStudents, 10:00.Flu Shots, 10:00. Rite Aid Pharmacy will be hereto give flu shots. Free to those on Medicare/Medicaid. Bring you id cards.

26 National Make A Difference Day - do somethingunexpected and kind for another person.

31 Halloween Parade by Shortlidge Students.

SNEAK PEEKNovember3 Thanksgiving Ball for Seniors at the Chase Cent

starting at 5:00 p.m. (sold out).9 Council & Members Meetings22 Festival of Trees at Cokesbury Village28 & 29 Center closed for Thanksgiving

December4 Tanger Outlets in Rehoboth11 Council & Members Meetings18 Birthday Party (note change from usual date)19 Old Country Buffet & Holiday Light Tour24 & 25 - WSC closed for Christmas holiday31 WSC closed for New Years holiday

TRIPS

16 Shady Maple, 9:15-3:30. Cost is $19.75 fortransportation & buffet. Seat is saved when paidfor. Deadline is October 11.

28 Granite Run Mall, 9:30-3:00. Cost is $5.00 fortransportation. Seat is savedwhen paid for. Deadline isOctober 24.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:Sign up and payment for trips and events must bedone by the designated deadline. Signing up for atrip indicates your interest and your space is saveonly when the fee is paid.

If a minimum number of attendees is not met by thdeadline the trip/event will be cancelled andpayment will be returned. A late fee will be imposeon those not meeting the deadline date providingthe trip/event has a sufficient number. Please brinonly small bills to pay trip fees.

Current WSC members are placed first on theCenters 16 passenger bus for day trips. Non-members may attend if there are unpaid seats aftthe trips deadline date.

Please make suggestions for activities!

MEMBERSHIP DUESStarting in 2014, memberships will be renewed onquarterly basis, as follows:

If your current renewal date is in January,February or March, your annual membershipdues must be submitted no later than March31st.

If your current renewal date is in April, May oJune, your annual membership dues must bsubmitted no later than June 30th.

If your current renewal date is in July, Augusor September, your annual membership duemust be submitted no later than September30th.

If your current renewal date is in October,November or December, your annualmembership dues must be submitted no latethan December 31st.

Dues notices will be mailed at the beginning of eaquarter. Prompt payments are appreciated!

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The Delaware Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP)Also for Chronic Conditions such as arthritis, high blood pressure and depression

FREEChronic Disease Education

More knowledge about chronic disease care can:

Help you prevent and/or delay health complications

Help you deal with frustration, fatigue, pain, and isolation

Educate you about the appropriate exercise to maintain and improve

strength, flexibility, and endurance

Help you communicate effectively with health professionals and

others

Help you understand the value of nutrition

More knowledge about chronic disease care can improve your life!Call today and sign up for free classes!

Wilmington Senior Center1901 N. Market St.

Wilmington, DE 19802

When? October 4 November 8, 2013

Every Friday from 9:30 12:00 PM

For more information or to sign up contact

Gretchen Broadwater at 302-651-3424

NOTE

NEW

START

DATE!!

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OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS4 Steven Boddy5 Marie Dash, Leon Dorsey, Rosa Guy10 Virginia Herring12 Lillian Smitham14 Michael Ruppin15 Lynn Dacus, Emma Smith, Laura Waterman16 Laura Jones17 Mary Ann Griffin18 Bernice Peterson, Dolores Smith

19 Ethel Williams21 Doris Sykes22 Richard Luciana23 Nellie Combs24 Julia Oliver25 Kathleen Jones26 Ann Wilson27 Patricia Wilson28 Jean Mills29 Barbara Clark30 Eloise Summers

OCTOBER BIRTHDAY INVITATIONIf your birthday is this month, please join us at themonthly birthday celebration on Wednesday, October30at 11:15 a.m.-2:00. Lunch is free for members whoare celebrating their birthdays this month.

Please call to make a reservation at 651-3400 byWednesday, October 23 so we can be sure to haveenough meals.

You must call because you wont beautomatically included in our lunch count.

--------------------------------------------------------------------WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS...

Barbara HowardThelma Ly

Emma SmithJohnell SmithMary Smith

Annette TurnerPearline Waller

LUNCH REMINDERLunch reservations for all members and staff mustbe given to the front desk by 1:00 the day prior. Wecannot assume that you will be here for lunch on anygiven day. Lunch cost for those under the age of 60s $4.50 and $2.00 for those 60 and older,n accordance with City Fare guidelines.

COLLECTING SPECIAL ITEMS

Recycled eyeglasses and hearing aids for theLions Club and soda can tabs for RonaldMcDonald House. Please leave them withGretchen. Thank you.

THANK YOU TO OUR RECENT DONORS

H. Raye Jones Avery Ella HuffSandra and Eugene Bailey Frances HuntNancy Blanc Laura JonesElizabeth Bours Mamie MasonMelissa Carpenter Lucy and Henry McLambKristin Chambers Frank MooreBebe Ross Coker Bernadette SimsCrossroads Restaurant Michelle and Vernon Tay

Sherr Dorsey James ThompsonRebecca Fogerty United Way of DelawareJames Gandolfo Brandon WrightJohn Haroldson WSFS BankIrmina Hudson

NOTES:ACTIVITIES COORDINATORS HOURS

Please pay for trips duringthe following hours only:

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday10:00-noon and 1:00-2:00

VOLUNTEER INFORMATION

If you are interested in volunteering with us atWilmington Senior Center, orientations will be held othe second Wednesday of each month at 10:00 a.m

and 5:30 p.m. You must complete a volunteerapplication and register for the orientation. Please

contact the WSC at 651-3400 or inquire at thereception desk.

WILMINGTON DRAMA LEAGUE

Again this year we will have some tickets for the finaldress rehearsal of each new show on the Thursdayevening before the opening. Following are the shows aticket dates: (See Gretchen for Tickets)

9/26: Avenue Q10/31: Steel Magnolias12/12: Miracle on 34th Street1/23: 13, The Musical3/27: Rabbit Hole5/8: Sideways: Stories From Wayside School6/12: Little Shop of Horrors

ATTENTION MEDICARE BENEFITIARIES

Open Enrollment period for Parts C & D will take placefrom October 15 through December 7. You can do thefollowing:

Change from Original Medicare to a private MedicaAdvantage plan.Change from Medicare Advantage to Original

Medicare.Join, drop, or switch Part D drug plans.

Switch MA Plans.

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PROGRAM IS FREEBUT MUST

PRE-REGISTER

Call 302.651.3400 or

302.571.6998

for more information

and to enroll

Wilmingtons premiere resource for older adults, caregivers and families1901 N. Market Street, Wilmington, DE 19802 302-651-3400 www.wilmingtonseniorcenter.org

DIABETESPREVENTIONPROGRAM

The YMCA's Diabetes Prevention Program helpsthose at high risk adopt and maintain healthy

lifestyles and reduce their chances of

developing type 2 diabetes.

By eating healthier, increasing physical activity

and losing a small amount of weight, a person

with pre-diabetes can prevent or delay the on-set of type 2 diabetes by 58%.

Wednesdays,

from 10:00-11:00 a.m.

beginning October 9th

A trained coach will help you

change your lifestyle during

16 one-hour sessions

Wilmington Senior Center1901 North Market Street

Wilmington, DE 19802

A Community for Life!

In partnership with:

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TAKE A STAND AGAINST FALLS

Falls are the leading cause of injury related death for people over the age of 65. Every year 1 in 3 peoplewill fall. Despite these staggering numbers, falls are preventable. The Center for Disease Control offersfour proven strategies people can take to prevent falls.1. First, ask your doctor to review your medications for those that may increase your risk for falls.2. Next, have your eyes examined regularly and corrected if possible.

3. Then, take a look around your home for falls hazards. Some common hazards include throw rugs,poor lighting, excess belongings such as magazine racks to trip over, shoes with slippery soles, andloose handrails on stairways or no handrails at all are a few examples.

Some more safety tips may include installing handrails in the bathroom, using your walker or canconsistently and carrying a mini flashlight at nighttime for poorly lit parking lots. People who livealone should consider an emergency response system.

4. The most important tip for preventing falls would be to keep moving, exercise. When a personreduces their mobility their body will become weak and the risk for falling is greater. Exercises thatfocus on balance and flexibility are recommended to prevent falls. The most important thing is to finda way to exercise that you can do and ask your doctor if it is safe for you.

Staying healthy is a concern for most people. But, there are many ways to take action and maintain ahealthy and fulfilling lifestyle.

Submitted by: Kathy Boyer, RN, Injury Prevention Coordinator for Christiana Cares Trauma Departme

Do you want to find out about benefits that can save you money? Do you need to create a plan tobecome financially secure?

If you answered yes, then EconomicCheckUp is for you!

EconomicCheckUp is a free service through $tand By Me 50+. It was created by the National Council onAging, a nonprofit service and advocacy organization. EconomicCheckUp identifies benefits that cansave you money, find ways for you to cut expenses and guide you in developing a plan to achievegreater financial security.

The $tand By Me 50+ financial coach will complete an EconomicCheckUp with you by asking you aseries of questions to identify resources for you such as money management and budgeting, housing,health, employment & training, and debt & credit management.

Call $tand By Me 50+ at 651-3401 to schedule your EconomicCheckUp today!

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Counselor will be at Wilmington Senior Center on October 2nd

& 16th

to talk about Choose Health Delaware marketplace and Medicare

Open Enrollment.

Key Enrollment Periods for Older Adults and People with MedicareEnrollment Period & Dates Whos It For What You Can Do When Does Coverage

Begin

Health Insurance

Marketplace OpenEnrollmentOctober 1, 2013 March 31,2014 (for 2014 coverage)October 15 December 7(for 2015 and future years)

Adults aged 18-64 who do not

have health insurance, suchas through a parent, employer,spouse, or are not yet eligiblefor Medicare. There is aseparate Marketplace for smallbusiness owners.

Purchase health insurance. Apply for Medicaid (if qualified). Apply for subsidies that help with

the cost of insurance (for thosewith incomes up to 400% ofpoverty).

No earlier than January 1

For 2014, anyone whosigns up by 15th of Dec-March will have coveragebeginning the next monththose signing up after the15th will have coveragestarting the month after thnext

Parts C & D OpenEnrollment PeriodOctober 15 December 7

Anyone who is enrolled inMedicare Parts A and/or B,

including those who mayalready be enrolled in aMedicare Advantage or Part Dplan.

Change from Original Medicare toa private Medicare Advantage

plan. Change from Medicare

Advantage to Original Medicare. Join, drop, or switch Part D drug

plans. Switch MA plans.

January 1

VERY IMPORTANTforpeople 65 and over who are on Medicare: You dont need to do anything tokeep getting their medical benefits and dont need a new health-care card. Scammers are saying other-wise because they want to get peoples sensitive personal information. IGNORE THEM because Medi-care meets your requirement to have insurance. And never give personal information such as So-

cial Security number over the phone.

Initial Enrollment Period(IEP)Ongoing (7-month windowaround 65th birthday, or forthose under 65 and founddisabled, generally monthaftera 24 month waitingperiod)

People newly eligible for Medi-care, both those turning 65 andthose under 65 who are founddisabled and have met theirMedicare waiting period

Join Medicare Parts A and/or B,and also enroll in Part D

No earlier than month ofMedicare eligibility; seeMedicare & You handbookfor more information

Initial Coverage ElectionPeriod (ICEP)Ongoing (begins 3 monthsbefore month of Medicareeligibility & ends either thelast day of the month beforeenrolled in both Parts A & Bor the last day of IEP forPart B whichever is later).

People newly eligible for Medi-care

Can enroll in a MA plan, with orwithout drug coverage

First day of the followingmonth, as long as enrolledin both Parts A and B

General Enrollment Peri-odJanuary 1- March 31

People who did not sign up forMedicare Parts A &/or B whenfirst eligible and who dont havea Special Enrollment Period

Sign up for Medicare Parts A & B. July 1

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CAREGIVERS CORNER

3-D Video Game Improves Cognitive ControlCharlotte LoBuono

Usually, video gamers are in their late teens to mid-20s, but millennials may soon find that theircontrollers have been taken over by parents & grandparents. Why? Because video games hold promiseas a way to improve aging adults' brain function.

As people age, cognitive control, the ability to direct mental processes to deal with a variety of mental stimulat once, can suffer. A video game created by a team of brain researchers basically gives these multitaskingnetworks a workout. The result: a brain that performs far better.

According to a new study, when people over 60 played specialized 3-D video games, cognitive controlimproved. The finding is a powerful example of how plastic [able to change and make new connections] theolder brain is, said Adam Gazzaley, the senior author on the study, in a press release.

As the older drivers became better at NeuroRacer, their brains' activity began to resemble that of youadults. The research provides some scientific support for the growing field of brain fitness. Brain fitness hcome under fire because researchers have until recently provided little evidence that such brain traininproduces significant changes.

The game Gazzaley and his colleagues at the University of California, San Francisco designed, NeuroRacerrequires players to race a car around a track while different road signs pop up. Drivers are instructed to lookout for a specific sign and ignore the others, and to press a button whenever that particular sign appears. Thneed to multitask by switching rapidly from driving to responding to the signs generates interference in thebrain that undermines performance. The researchers found that this interference increases as people age.

The 60- to 85-year-old participants received 12 hours of training, spread out over a month. During this time,their performance on NeuroRacer improved until they were better than 20-something participants who playethe game for the first time. The training also improved the participants working memory and their ability to paattention. In addition, the older study participants could still play a mean game of NeuroRacer six monthslater. As performance improves, the game gets harder.

Gazzaley, an associate professor of neurology, physiology, and psychiatry and director of the NeuroscienceImaging Center at UCSF, believes that playing NeuroRacer can bring about improvements in the network ofneurons involved in cognitive control, which facilitates the pursuit of specific goals by allowing the brain tofunction flexibly.

The researchers measured activity in the prefrontal cortex region of the brain, and how well it traveledbetween the frontal and posterior regions. As the older drivers became better at NeuroRacer, their brains'activity began to resemble that of young adults. In fact, the team reports that the training-induced changes inthis neural network predicted how well participants were able to maintain sustained attention. The findingscould have many applications. Other brain disorders like attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD),depression, and dementia are also associated with deficits in cognitive control.

You can view a video of the game in use here. The study is published online ahead of print in the journal,Nature. September 12, 2013

Support for Caregivers...is available from our Caregiver Resour

Center call 651-3420 for moreinformation.

Grandparent Support Group meets oTuesdays from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m

New Castle County Caregiver Support GroupsWilmington Senior Center - 1st Thursday of each month at 1:00 p.m. Newark Senior Center - 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. Easter Seals - 2nd Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m.

Funding for the Caregiver Resource Center comes fromthe Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities

as a result of the National Family Caregiver Support Program, Title III-E of the Older Americans Act.

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NOTE ABOUT CARES AND CONCERNSTo notify Wilmington Senior Center of members w

are ill or hospitalized, please contact Irmina Hudsoat 655-2528.

HEALTH & COMMUNITY INFORMATION

FREE MEDIATION SERVICES

Delaware Elder Mediation Services, Inc. (DEMSI) isoffering free mediation services to the elderly ordisabled. DEMSI mediators can meet clients at homassisted living facilities or Wilmington Senior Center

If you have a conflict that needs help to be resolved,contact them at 302-287-9149.

FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT SHILOH BAPTIST CHURCH

If you or someone you know needs food,please visit Shiloh Baptist Church at 215W. 23rd Street on the second Thursday of

each month at 2:00 p.m. For morenformation please contact Shiloh BaptistChurch at 655-5315.

ELDERINFOCOUNSELOR AT WILMINGTON SENIOR CENTER

On First and Third Wednesdays

ELDERinfo counselor Yolanda Mohammed will come to Wilmington Senior Center on the first and thirdWednesdays of the month in the morning to meet with members and community residents. ELDERinfoprovides free health insurance counseling for people with Medicare. Their goal is to empower people withMedicare to better understand their options and enable them to make the best health insurance decision forthemselves.

Ms. Mohammed can also tell you about the Choose Health Delaware Marketplace.

Call ELDERinfo at 1.302.674.7364 to schedule an appointment with Ms. Mohammed.

IMPORTANT NOTE:Please bring small bills to pay for lunches,transportation, trips & events. The Front Deskcannot change Twenty Dollar Bills!

Thank you for your cooperatio

LONG TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!Volunteers for this program are responsible for advocating for the rights of residents in long term care facilitieThey serve as friendly visitors and companions to both elderly and disabled residents while providingassistance to the Long Term Care Ombudsmen.

Individuals interested in volunteering for this program complete a 15-hour training course in addition to passina criminal background check. Participants must be 18 years or older and able to dedicate at least one year ofservice to the program. Our program allows flexibility with hours and locations to help accommodate voluntee

If interested, please contact:State Long-Term Care Ombudsman ProgramToll free: 800-223-9074 or Direct: 302-255-9108

UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE STUDY

Do you play bingo, cards or slot machines? Do youvisit casinos? Researchers at the University ofDelaware are conducting interviews about the roleof gambling activities in seniors daily lives. Theyinvite you to share your experiences in a 60-120-minute audio-taped dialogue with them. You will

receive a $15 gift card for participating in the studyand your identity and responses will remainconfidential. To learn more about participating,please contact Tammy at (302) 831-2291 [email protected].

HANDICAPPED PARKING REGISTRATION

Members who have handicapped parking tags intheir cars must register with the Center in order topark in the Centers handicapped parking spots.Registration forms are available at the Front Desk.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

Commodity Supplemental Food ProgramThe Food Bank has changed the delivery day the second Monday of the month. This month

delivery will be on October 14th.

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