Charlevoix County Commission on Aging
207 Antrim
Charlevoix, MI 49720
Phone: (231) 237-0103
Fax: (231) 237-0105
Director: Sue Bergmann, RN, BSN
East Jordan Senior
Center Boyne City Senior Center
116 Main
Street
319N. Lake Street
East Jordan MI
49727
Boyne City, MI 49712
(231)
536-7831
(231) 582-6682
Charlevoix Senior Center
06906 Norwood Road
Charlevoix, MI 49720
(231) 547-5361
Web Site: http://www.charlevoixcounty.org/coa.asp
BULLETINS
SPECIAL EVENTS
If schools are closed because of weather, so are we.
Charlevoix
Senior Center
November 3, 10:00 am: Craft Class begins
November 17, 9:00 am:Casino Day
November 11: Board Meeting
Boyne Area Senior Center
November 3, 9:30 am: Advisory Board Meeting
November 11: Foot Clinic by appt. only
November 19: turkey w/trimmings on Birthday Day
November 15, 11:30 - 1:30: Sunday Dinner (pork roast)
East Jordan Senior Center
November 11: Board Meeting
November 15: Sunday Dinner (turkey w/trimmings)
November 25: Birthday Day
Beaver Island Senior Center
November 15, 11:00 - 1:00: Sunday Dinner (turkey w/trimmings)
Financial help for those 60 and older: call the legal hotline at (800) 347-5297
to speak with a benefits counselor. www.elderlawofmi.org/legalhotline
The single healthiest thing you can do during flu season is to wash your hands thoroughly!
Adult Day Care Services, East Jordan, Monday thru Friday. Call 231/536-5300
Food Ministries:
Harvest Barn Word of Life Church at 536-2870 or www.harvestbarnchurch.org
Charlevoix Church of the Nazarene at 547-9326
Boyne City Church of the Nazarene or www.boynecitynaz.org
Congregational Church, State Street, Charlevoix. Food
pantry M & TH 10:00 - noon.
Charlevoix County Transit extended to Traverse City. 3rd Thursday of each month. $6 round trip. Reservations: 231-582-6900.
Volunteers needed (reading, shopping, driving, writing letters, companionship). Call 231-237-0103.
The Bergmann Center of Charlevoix County will pick up commodities in Boyne City on the 1st Thursday of each month and deliver them to senior citizens of Charlevoix County who are homebound and do not have anyone who drives living with them. Contact Marge Krchak at 231/547-0103.
Charlevoix County Adult Day Services MWF, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., lower level of East Jordan Senior Center, 116 Main St. 536-5300
Computer lab instructor available Tuesday at 1:00. The lab is open every day.
When Boyne City, East Jordan, and Charlevoix schools are closed due to bad weather, the senior center in that city will be closed, too. Listen to local radio and TV stations.
Seniors and anyone on Medicare with questions regarding the Medicare Prescription Drug Program (Part D) or who wish to arrange a session with a certified expert should call (231) 237-0103
NEEDED: Lunch Hostess or Host; Line Dance Instructor: Art Teacher. Call 536-7831
Home Weatherization Program: if you meet the income guidelines, you may be eligible. Call Northwest Human Services Agency at (231) 347-9070 or 1-800-443-5518.
Scholarship money are available that help defray the cost of Adult Day Services. We are also taking referrals for In-Home Respite. Call sue Bergmann at 237-0103.
Charlevoix Public Library offers free home delivery of books and audios to those who find it difficult to get to the library. Call 547-2651.
The Charlevoix County Living Room is taking referrals for adult day services. Hours are 8 a.m to 5 p.m. M, W, F. Call our East Jordan site at 536-5300. We are also taking referrals for in-home care respite. This is for all caregivers of a parent or spouse who requires 24 hr. care for a dementing illness or a medical need. Call Sue Bergmann at 237-0103 for information and an assessment.
We have these services: in-home medication management, in-home foot care, lawn care, and snow removal. The COA and the Charlevoix County are coordinating a spring and fall clean-up funded by the COA; the service will be provided by minimum security prisoners. Any senior who is homebound and in need of assistance for any of these services please contact the COA at 237-0103.
The Charlevoix County Commission on Aging meets on the 3rd Monday of every month at 207 Antrim Street, Charlevoix, from 10:00 a.m. to noon. Open to the public.
ALZHEIMER'S SUPPORT GROUPS
The
Alzheimer's support group will meet the 3rd Tuesday
of the month at the Charlevoix Senior Center in Charlevoix
(06906 Norwood Road) from 1:30 to 3:00. This meeting is open to any caregivers of a
loved one with a dementing illness. Call 237-0103 for more information.
New Location
The East Jordan Alzheimer's support group meets
the 1st Wednesday of the month, 3:30 - 5:00, in the lower level of the East Jordan Senior Center.
Barb Shooks, Adult Day Services Coordinator, will facilitate this group.
536-5300.
The Kalkaska Alzheimer's Support
Group meets the 2nd Thursday of the month, 2:00 p.m.,
at 419 Coral Street. 258-7522.
The Petoskey Alzheimer's support group meets
the 2nd Tuesday of the month, 2:00 p.m., at 1322
Anderson. 547-5122.
The Boyne Area support group
meets the 3rd Tuesday of the month, 10:00 - 12:00 at
the Boyne Area Senior Center. Call 582-6682
The COA is a designated EPIC (Elder Prescription Insurance Coverage) site, but it is not currently open to enrollment. However, if you need financial help with your prescriptions, there may be some programs to help. Please call Marge at 237-0103.
The COA is a volunteer site and supports RSVP. Volunteers are needed at the East Jordan Senior Center and also the new Adult Day Center in East Jordan on Fridays to assist with bingo. Potential volunteers may call RSVP in Petoskey at 347-5877. The new RSVP director, Sally Pickering, is at the COA office Tuesday morning each week (237-0103). Or call RSVP in Petoskey at 347-5877.
Job openings with Senior Employment of Northwest Michigan are available for helpers/activities/volunteers. You must be at least 55 and income eligible. Please call Sue Graybill at 1-800-442-1713.
Beaver Island
If there are any residents of Beaver Island interested in Dining Out Vouchers,
please contact Jean Palmer at (231) 448-2915. We offer the same services to
Island residents based on need, including meals on wheels, waves, or wings.
Vouchers may be purchased for $2 each and are good for breakfast at Dalwhinnes
Restaurant. You can select from three breakfasts. Vouchers are limited to
4/person per month.
Arthritis Foundation Exercise
Program, M & Th at 10:00 am
Make Me Laugh! Tuesdays at 12:30
Art Therapy Thursdays at 12:30
Special Movie Presentations Friday or Saturday at 8:00 pm See BeaverIslandCommunityCenter.org
More information: 448-2202
Boyne
City
The Senior Advisory Board meets the 1st Wednesday of
every month at 10:00 at the Boyne City Senior Center at City Hall. Open to the
public.
Any senior who would like to volunteer to help with
building fundraising or attend the board meeting, please call Terri Powers at
the Boyne City Senior Center at 582-6682.
Monday & Wednesday Bingo at the Center, 12:45 p.m.. Also 50/50 and Bake Sale.
Lunch at noon Monday through Friday.
Sit and be Fit classes every Tuesday & Thursday at 9:00
a.m.
East Jordan
Volunteers currently
needed to assist with Bingo. Call RSVP at 347-5887 or the COA at 237-0103.
The East Jordan Senior Advisory Board meets the 2nd
Wednesday of every month at 10:30 a.m. at the Senior Center. The public is
welcome to attend.
Renovation is ongoing at the Senior Center. We
currently are in need of more funds to complete the addition, so donations
are welcome.
Food pantry at the East Jordan Baptist Church at 812 Ontario St., East Jordan. Open Sundays
from 3-5. Call Jan at 536-7155.
Foot
Clinic 4th Thursday monthly at 9:00 am ($15) Call
536-7831 for an appointment. Blood pressure, too.
Massage Therapy: December
20, 11:00 - noon and 12:45 - 1:45. ($10)
Hearing Aid Clinics
1st Wednesday monthly, noon
4th Wednesday monthly, 9:00
Chair Exercises Friday
mornings at 10:30
Bingo T/F 12:45 p.m.
Cards Tuesday, Friday 10:00 -
12:00
Walking every day 8:00 -
1:00 (Civic Center)
Senior Choir practices Monday
10:30 - 11:30
Charlevoix
The COA Board meeting is always the 3rd Monday of the month from 10:00 to 12:00.
This meeting is open to the public and held at 207 Antrim St. Please call ahead
if you would like to be placed on the agenda.
Special Senior Center Dinner: 2nd Wednesday and 4th Tuesday of every month.
NOTICE:
Charlevoix County Transit will begin making a run to Petoskey every Wednesday.
Bus will make rounds to designated pickup sites and will transport passengers to
Petoskey to designated drop-off sites.
Approximate time in Petoskey: 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.
Call 582-6900 between 6:00 am and
5:00 pm to inquire.
24 hour advance notice required.