Panel on Aging in Place in the Valley slated at Seymour Community Center

 

Panel to discuss senior care options at Monroe Senior Center Tuesday

 

Senior care panel discussion slated at United Methodist Church of Monroe

SHELTON - Crosby Commons Senior Living Community will be part of a collaborative senior care/living options panel discussion hosted by Generation Bridge Oct. 28 from 9:30 a.m.-noon at the United Methodist Church of Monroe, 151 Cutler’s Farm Road. 

The event is free and open to the public and will feature some of Fairfield County’s most knowledgeable senior care professionals including:

• Lisa Bisson: Director of Community Outreach at Crosby Commons Independent/Assisted Living Community
• Justin Brown: Director of Marketing & Community Relations at Bridges by Epoch in Trumbull
• Susan Oderwald: Owner and Senior Care Expert, Always Best Care (ABC) Senior Services
• Omera Young: Director of Nursing Services at Newtown Rehabilitation & Health Care Center

The discussion will provide helpful information for those caring for a loved one who is aging or experiencing a change in daily living/care needs. 

• Learn more about what’s included/ not included for different care situations (independent/assisted living, memory care, short-term rehab, skilled nursing, etc.).
• Know the right questions to ask when exploring senior care options and advocating for yourself or a loved one.
• All participants will have the opportunity to talk to each professional, ask questions and walk away with real answers.

The event schedule will be as follows:

• Brief coffee chat: 9:30 a.m.-10 a.m.
• Panel conversation: 10-11 a.m. 
• Q&A session: 11-11:30 a.m. 
• Light lunch: 11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

For more information or to register for the event, visit:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/senior-care-living-options-what-you-need-to-know-tickets-719305852167?aff=oddtdtcreator

Crosby Commons & Wesley Village: Crosby Commons is located on the Wesley Village senior living campus at 580 Long Hill Ave. in Shelton and is part of United Methodist Homes, a local not-for-profit organization with a 150-year legacy of caring. 

The Wesley Village campus offers independent and assisted living, enhanced assisted living, early memory support, skilled nursing, and short-term rehab. 

To learn more about Crosby Commons, Wesley Heights, Lifestyle Transitions, or Bishop Wicke Health Center, visit our website or contact us at 203.225.5024. 

Generation Bridge seeks to help people answer questions to life's challenges. If we can make a difference in one person's life, then we are fulfilling our mission. 

In our years of putting on events and seminars, it's clear: The more prepared you are, the better decisions you'll make. Don't wait until you're in the middle of a crisis to start learning. Learn something and meet people you can actually reach when you have questions. 

Those interested in sponsoring the event can contact Brian Sherwood (Brian.Sherwood@generation-bridge.com).

This is a press release from United Methodist Homes.

Smilow Cancer Hospital in New Haven to hold Patient & Family Forum via Zoom

 

Register now for today's powHERful Conversations at Quarry Walk in Oxford

 

Rochelle, Scanlon to host panel on drug costs at senior center in Ansonia

State Rep. Kara Rochelle represents the 104th District; state Rep. Sean Scanlon represents the 98th District.

This is a press release from Rochelle's office.

Rochelle's panel discussion at senior center in Ansonia cancelled

UPDATE: Wednesday’s event hosted by state Rep. Kara Rochelle featuring a panel discussion on Prescription Drug Costs at the Joseph Doyle Senior Center in Ansonia has been cancelled. It will be rescheduled to a date later this month.

State Rep. Kara Rochelle

This is a press release from Rochelle's office.

Rochelle to host panel at Doyle Senior Center in Ansonia on drug costs

State Rep. Kara Rochelle

HARTFORD - State Rep. Kara Rochelle (D- Ansonia/Derby) will hold a legislative update on initiatives affecting seniors followed by a panel discussion on prescription drug costs from 11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Wednesday (Oct. 9) at the Joseph A. Doyle Senior Center in Ansonia.

The panel discussing prescription drug costs includes: state Rep. Sean Scanlon (Branford/Guilford), Co-Chair, Insurance Committee, Nathan Tinker, Ph.D and CEO, Connecticut Pharmacists Association, Ken Ferrucci, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs for the Connecticut State Medical Society, and Anna Doroghazi, Associate State Director, AARP.

The event is open to the public. The senior center is at 153 Main St., Ansonia.

This is a press release from Rochelle's office.

Newsletter highlights Seymour man's inspiring recovery after accident

Dear readers,

Today's Valley Voice newsletter features an inspiring Seymour couple, a panel discussion about human trafficking planned at a church in Derby, and more.

Thanks for reading,

Patti 

Walnut Hill Community Church to host panel on human trafficking

Walnut Hill Community Church in Derby.

DERBY - Walnut Hill Community Church will host a community event at 7 p.m. March 1 to raise awareness of human trafficking and sexual exploitation of children.

Pastor Walt Mayhew from Walnut Hill’s Valley Campus detailed why the church decided to get involved.

“The sexual exploitation and human trafficking of our children is rising dramatically," Mayhew said. "Yet many in our community are unaware. Our hope is to raise awareness by having experts in the field of social services and criminal justice share what is taking place.”

According to statistical information provided by the church human trafficking and sexual exploitation is a world-wide, $99 billion industry. 

In Connecticut referrals to DCF of suspected domestic minor sex trafficking has risen by 7,000 percent since 2016.

The state is broken up into six regions for statistical reporting purposes. The region in which the Valley is located is tied for the highest rate of referrals. Since 2008 (as of third quarter, HART Data 2017) more than 800 children have been referred to Connecticut’s Department of Children and Families as being suspected of being victims of human trafficking, the youngest being just two years old.

“The time is at hand to raise awareness and mobilize out communities so our children can be protected and we want to do our part,” Mayhew said. 

The event features a panel discussion/presentation by experts in the field, including:

• Annmarie Boulay: Director of Women’s Ministry, Wintonbury Church and co-founder of The Underground;
• Jillian Gilchrest: Director of Health Professional Outreach at CT Coalition Against Domestic Violence;
• Tim Palmbach: Professor and Chair of Forensic Science at the University of New Haven;
• Theresa Leonard: Co-founder of The Underground, Survivor of DMST;
• Yvette Young: Project Director, Human Anti-trafficking Response Team for DCF, Village for Families and Children.

Walnut Hill Community Church’s Valley Campus is located at the corner of Smith and Ninth Streets.
For more information visit www.walnuthillcc.org/valley-campus or  call 203-732-5220.

This is a release from the church.