Seniors centre in Ingersoll has tons of activities
By
Mark Schadenberg
Woodstock
has the Southgate Seniors (www.southgatectr.ca; 539-9817)
centre for active adults over the age of 50. Southgate is located at the edge
of Southside Park in Woodstock and appears to be thriving with its many
activities.
The
Southgate mission statement is: To enhance the
quality of life of adults 50+ in Woodstock and surrounding areas addressing
recreational, physical, educational, and mental well being; opportunities for
social connections and promoting appreciation for all.
INGERSOLL
Down
the road in Ingersoll, there is the Ingersoll Seniors Activity Centre (www.ingersollseniors.com;
485-3869, or for senior services it’s 485-2269.
Located
at 250 Ingersoll Street South, the facility receives its major funding from the
Town (www.ingersoll.ca), along with the County of Oxford, the provincial
ministry of health and long-term care, the United Way of Oxford (www.unitedwayoxford.ca),
and membership fees ($30 / year).
Services
offered for seniors are abundant, including the delivery of meals and a
transportation service to enable clients to attend doctor’s appointments. The
meals service is versatile in that you can receive frozen dinners in a varied
menu which includes specific choices for diabetics or those requesting
gluten-free items.
There’s
lots of info in the current (Dec of 2013) Here In Ingersoll (www.hereiningersoll.com)
magazine, which is produced through Oxford Media Group. . . look specifically for
pages 15-17.
If
someone has a short-term need for assistive devices they can be loaned for free
from the Ingersoll seniors activity centre, and items include canes,
wheelchairs, raised toilet seats and toilet safety rails.
Programs
offered include assistive living, but you should contact them for a checklist
of available services.
To
assist you in staying in your home, the Ingersoll group features a handyman or
repair service, and this also includes yard work and housekeeping, so contact
them at 485-2269 to see if you qualify.
Some
healthcare advice is also offered, including foot clinics and fitness sessions.
The schedule of fitness classes runs and stretches (puns intended) from yoga to
zumba and line dancing.
Activities Galore !
Beyond
the myriad of activities already noted, you can add in euchre and bridge, pepper,
billiards, cribbage, bingo, a choir to join, or a woodworking club to
participate in.
Their
motto is: ‘Don’t Hibernate . . . Participate.’
Mark
Schadenberg, Sales Representative
Senior
Real Estate Specialist (SRES designation)
Royal
LePage Triland Realty
757 Dundas
St, Woodstock
www.wesellwoodstock.com
(519) 537-1553,
cell or text
Email:
mschadenberg@rogers.com
Twitter:
markroyallepage
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