Senior Moments Issue #10
April, May, June – 2014
55 Grand Rd, Campbellford, Ontario KOL 1L0 (705) 653-3001
LOOK INSIDE FOR... Message from the Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Healthy Eating for Seniors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Recipe Corner . . . . . . . . 13 Community Care Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 May Calendar . . . . . . . . 15
Community Care Access Centre . . . . . . . . 8
How to Leave a Legacy. . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Euchre Tournament Results. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
June Calendar . . . . . . . . 17
April Calendar . . . . . . . 12
Safety Tips – Scooter Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Message from the Secretary After a hard winter, it is a welcomed site to see some sunshine , less snow and a few Robins. A definite sign that Spring is on her way. I am happy to report the Campbellford Seniors were successful in their fund-raising efforts for an industrial dishwasher. Tickets were sold, money was gathered and the dishwasher was purchased and put into place in time for the February soup and sandwich. Soup and Sandwich Wednesdays are always held the first Wednesday of each month. We have a full bus booked to see a play in Pickering called No Sex Please, We're British. The play is at Heron Gate Theatre and also provides a very nice lunch for all in attendance. Later in the Spring we will be having our annual Spring Fling, which offers a full catered meal as well as entertainment enjoyed by our members and guests.
It is a night of great food, prizes and a little dancing for those who wish to shake it up a little. During our fall elections we welcomed a new Vice President Gerry Corriveau, which meant we had to say good bye to Gordon Walsh but we thanked him for doing a good job while in as vice. The others were voted back in and agreed to serve another term. All in all our club is doing very well. We have welcomed several new members since the first of the year. And hope to welcome many more as the months go on. I would like to finish by saying we hope to see you in June when we will host the next District meeting. Please mark your calendars and come out to show your support! Janice Rutherford, Secretary 5
Healthy Living
HEALTHY EATING FOR SENIORS Have you ever heard someone suggest you should eat healthier as you age? Or that it is important to watch what you eat to ensure good health? It is vital for everyone to maintain a healthy lifestyle. But has anyone ever provided you with the information needed to go about such suggestions? There are so many health benefits to those who maintain a healthy diet; seniors in particular. As you age, it is important for your body to contain lots of nutrients to ensure that your bones, muscles, and organs remain healthy throughout your life. Given that your body becomes weaker and less forgiving, it is easier to obtain chronic diseases. It is important that you supply your body with lots of nutrients, fiber, and calcium. Lack of these could increase your risk of heart diseases, stroke, bone loss, cancer, and anemia. However, if 6
you do already have one of these chronic diseases, eating healthier, along with physical activity, can help you to better manage them. There are many different problems that seniors are confronted with when trying to obtain a healthy lifestyle. Perhaps you have heartburn, difficulty chewing or swallowing, or high blood pressure. These are all things that may discourage you from believing that you can become a healthier you. It is suggested that you eat 5-12 servings of fruits and vegetables each day, and drink up to 8 glasses of water each day; not including meats or milk products. These are some very large quantities, and are sometimes really hard to include in your diet. To ensure that you’re getting enough protein, calcium, and fiber; here are some suggestions and/or solutions that may help when trying to maintain a healthy diet.
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The key to achieving the goal of healthy eating is to take small gradual steps. For example, try eating whole wheat bread over white bread, try eating white meat instead of dark meat, and eat an orange rather than drinking a glass of orange juice and you can even try to gradually switch to skim milk. These are some very simple and easy ways to help maintain a healthy lifestyle. However, if you are having trouble because of difficulty chewing, swallowing, high blood pressure, or anything else, it is suggested that you ask your doctor what you can do to make some of these changes to your diet even easier. Making major changes to your diet can be over whelming, when it really does not even have to be.
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is vital. This is because as you age it is easier for your body to obtain more chronic diseases. It is suggested that you drink lots of water, eat many serving of fruits and vegetables, and find quick yet easy steps to go about healthy eating. If there are any problems however with the steps provided, you may want to ask your doctor as to what to do when trying to obtain a healthy diet. by Alana Klinaftakis Campbellford & District High School, Grade 11
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Community Care Services
COMMUNITY CARE ACCESS CENTRE PROVIDES IN-HOME CARE AND MORE FOR SENIORS Campbellford – Connecting people with in-home and community-based health care is what the Community Care Access Centre is all about “We provide services to anyone in the community who needs access to services in their home or who are recovering from surgery,” said Gail Scala, Director of Communications for the Central East Community Care Access Centre (CCAC). Based out of Whitby there are many branch offices and Campbellford is lucky enough to have one here. The others are Haliburton, Port Hope, Peterborough, Lindsay, Scarborough and Whitby. Campbellford’s CCAC office is located on the ground floor of the Trent Hills Medical Centre, 119 Isabella Street, Unit 7. 8
“Anyone can contact us for help, it doesn’t have to be just through a physician, it could also be through a family member or a neighbour or even a selfreferral,” said Scala. The CCAC website shows clearly all the services provided, from home care to care at school, care in the community, supported living and long-term care. But for the purposes of this article which is aimed at seniors the CCAC can provide everything from nursing care to personal support in the home such as bathing and getting dressed, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech-language therapy, social work, nutri tional counselling, as well as medical supplies and equipment along with information about any additional health and social
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services available in the community. To determine eligibility for these services a person must participate in an initial assessment to help evaluate their needs and determine whether CCAC services or others are right for them. “If eligible for services the patient would be assigned a Community Care Coordinator,� said Scala. Once that person becomes a patient, they will be meet with the co-ordinator in their home environment to determine what services and supports they may require.
The goal of CCAC is to help people live independently at home but they also help people apply for admission to a day program, with supportive housing or assisted living programs or certain chronic care or rehabilitation facilities as well as admission to a longterm care home. And the best news about all of this is there is no charge for any professional, personal support or homemaking service provided through a Community Care Access Centre. Continued on page 10
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Community Care Services Continued from page 9
If outside services or programs are required then the CCAC can help determine eligibility for government-funded services and settings. To contact the CCAC here in Campbellford, call 705-653-1005.
To learn more about the services which run the gamut from helping babies to schoolchildren all the way to seniors and individuals who are palliative, check out their website at: healthcareathome.ca/ centraleast/en by Sue Dickens
Mark on your calendar April 12 at 7pm
Night of Euchre with proceeds going to Canadian Cancer Society
$4 gets you
Cards, Lunch and Prizes!
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Euchre Tournament Results Winners of Bid Euchre Tournament on January 18th 1st Marg Gourley 273 pts 2nd Shirley Grills 268 pts 3rd Karen Gillespie 263 pts 4th Elaine Gillespie 258 pts Winners of Regular Euchre Tournament on February 15th 1st Phyllis Munro 2nd Shirley Grills 3rd June Goacher 4th John Landry 4th Bill Goacher
Winners of Bid Euchre Tournament on March 15th 1st Karen Daniels 302 pts 2nd Jim Dwyer 299 pts rd 3 John Elliott 294 pts th 4 Karen Gillespie 282 pts
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Congratulations to all our winners. We look forward to seeing you at the next tournament.
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Recipe Corner – Cook It Up
JUICY GARLIC CHICKEN WITH VEGGIE STIR FRY
This recipe is quite versatile as you can spice-it-up with extra chili sauce or make it a little more exotic by adding curry spices to the noodle dish. The world is your oyster. The chicken’s garlic seasonings lend themselves well to whatever part of the culinary world you’d like to visit – in under an hour. Prep in 10 minutes and cooking time: 50 minutes. INGREDIENTS • 4 chicken breasts • 1 tbsp canola oil • 1 pack Maggi So Juicy Garlic • 12 button mushrooms, sliced • 1 small head of broccoli, cut into florets • 1 small onion, sliced thinly • 1 carrot, sliced thinly • 450g package of egg noodles • 1 tbsp sesame oil (optional) • 1 lime, juiced • 2 green onions, finely sliced • 2 tsp sesame seeds (optional) METHOD Preheat the oven to 350F° (180°C) (or 320°F (160°C) for convection oven). Cook the chicken according to pack instructions. Put a large pot of water on the stove for the egg noodles
and allow it to come to a rolling boil. About 15 minutes before the end if the chicken cooking time, heat the canola oil in a large frying pan or wok, and stir fry the mushrooms until golden. Add the broccoli, onion and carrot, and continue to cook for about 5 minutes, over high heat. Cook the egg noodles according to the pack instructions. Once cooked through, drain and set aside. Remove the chicken from the oven, leave to cool for a minute then cut the bag open and gently tip the contents into the dish. Transfer the chicken breasts to a board and slice diagonally. Pour garlic juices from the dish over the vegetables. Add the cooked noodles to the pan with the vegetables and toss to combine. Season with the sesame oil (if using) and lime juice. Serve the stir fry with the sliced chicken, scattered with green onion and sesame seeds (if using). SERVES 4. Source: News Canada 13
COMMUNITY DINNER PROGRAMS Campbellford – 4th Wed of each month. Call Linda (705) 653-1411 Warkworth – Last Tues of each month. Call Linda (705) 653-1411 Hoards Station – 3rd Thurs of each month. Call Sarah (705) 696-3891 Stanwood – 2nd Thurs of each month. Call Sarah (705) 696-3891 Hastings – 1st Thurs of each month. Call Sarah (705) 696-3891 All the below social and recreational groups take place at the Hastings Civic Centre. Call Sarah (705) 696-3891 for more details. Knitting Club – every Thursday at 1:00 – no charge Yoga – every Wed at 2:00 – $3.00 per class Belly Dancing – every Thursday at 9:30 – $3.00 per class Line Dancing – every Wed at 10:00 – $3.00 per class Zumba – every Tues & Friday at 9:30 – $3.00 per class Hula Hooping - every Friday at 2:00 pm - $3.00 per class All the below social and recreational groups take place in the Community Care Quiet Room (174 Oliver Road, Campbellford). Men's Group - every 2nd Friday at 2:00 pm Call Linda 705-653-1411
Campbellford Senior Citizens Club Members!
DISTRICT MEETING June 16 - 10 am All are welcome. Guest speaker to be announced! 14
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Senior Information
HOW TO LEAVE A LEGACY Planed giving takes some work. Not only must you do your homework to decide on the organization that will receive your gift plan, you have to decide how you’ll give that money. The best way to understand your options is to meet with your lawyer, financial advisor or estate planner, who will outline your options to you.
3. Leave your assets. Rather than leaving money, you can instead leave your assets to an organization, such as property, antiques and art.
If you want to do a bit of homework prior to that meeting, here are suggestions on how you can set up your planned gift:
5. Donate on your family's behalf. Remember loved ones by giving memorial gifts in their name.
1. Prepare your will. By planning your will, you will be guaranteed that your property and assets will be regulated according to your wishes. you can list the organizations you’d like to gift.
4. Set up a Beneficiary. You can name your not-forprofit organization as the beneficiary to your RRSPs, pension plan or life insurance.
There are a number of ways to leave a planned gift. Completeing your homework on how you’d like to leave your gift is just as important as the organization that will benefit from your thoughtfulness.
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Safety Tips
SCOOTER SAFETY It is not uncommon to see scooters zipping along our paths and roadways these days. Scooter riders must follow the same rules as pedestrians when they come to a light and wait for the light to change before proceeding across the intersection. There are times when you see people riding scooters on the road rather then on the sidewalk. This can be very dangerous as a person riding on a scooter is about the same height as a car door so not easily seen by drivers - especially in their blind spot.
driveway. Fortunately, more of the street corners are bing retrofitted with curb cuts and accessible crossings so this is becoming less of an issue. Another reason a scooter driver may ride on the road is that they have a back condition which makes the expansion cuts in the sidewalk painful as they ride over them (every meter or so). The expansion cuts help prevent the concrete from cracking but they are bumpy to ride over.
A couple of the reasons that may lead a scooter rider to use the road is that the sidewalks don’t have curb cuts so they have to exit at a driveway and proceed along the road, across the intersection and then back up the next available 18
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Safety Tips (continued) Fortunately newer scooters have better shocks that help alleviate this problem. You also need to keep the air in the tires at the right pressure and there are even specially designed seat cushions that can be purchased that help reduce the discomfort of the bumps also. To ensure the safety of the scooter driver and other vehicles on the road one should look to one of these solutions rather then driving on the road illegally. SAFETY SHOULD ALWAYS BE TOP PRIORITY!
10 Practical Tips for Scooter Safety: 1. Ensure your lights are in good working condition. 2. Add reflective decals to the back of your scooter if you go out at night. 3. Always use your safety flag to help increase your visibility to other drivers. 4. Keep your tires inflated to the proper pressure.
5. Keep the emergency number of your scooter store handy (in case your scooter breaks down when you are out). 6. Have your scooter checked every spring to ensure it is working properly and the batteries are holding a full charge. 7. If buying a new scooter look at purchasing a four wheel scooter as they are more steady then three wheel scooters. 8. Always drive on the sidewalk rather than the road. 9. Maintain a safe speed (for both you and pedestrians you are passing). 10. Give yourself extra time to get to your destination so you don’t need to rush. If you keep all these tips in mind I am sure that you will enjoy your scooter safely for many years to come!
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