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Make Your Home Safer
Many people fall because of unsafe surroundings at home. Use this checklist to safeguard your home:
Stairways, hallways and pathways should have:
Good lighting and be free of clutter;
Firmly attached carpet or rough texture or abrasive strips to secure footing;
Easy to grab handrails on both sides of all stairs;
Light switches at the top and bottom of the stairs.
Bathrooms should have:
Grab bars placed both in and out of tubs, showers and near toilets;
Nonskid mats, abrasive strips of non-slip carpet on all surfaces that get wet;
Nightlights.
Bedrooms should have:
Nightlights or light switches within reach of beds;
Carpet or area rugs, firmly attached to the floor;
Telephone and flashlight near the bed.
Living areas should have:
Electrical cords and telephone wires placed away from walking paths;
Rugs well secured to the floor;
Furniture positioned to allow for wide walkways;
Couches and chairs at proper height to get in and out of easily.
If you live alone:
Daily contact with at least one other person is recommended, or
A medical monitoring system, such as Lifeline, or a portable phone always carried with you.
For more information on staying safe at home or the "Safe Steps" fall prevention program", contact Eileen Katchen at the Visiting Nurse Assn and Hospice of VT/NH, (802) 674-7164
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Suite Notes Recorder Ensemble
The Suite Notes are a self-supporting group of musicians who meet regularly at Bugbee Senior Center. They play approximately 25 engagements each year at assisted-living facilities, nursing homes and senior centers.
The ensemble is currently made up of 11 musicians, including several retired professionals. All sizes of recorders are included, and they now have a bassoon and a crumhorn! At their 2004 Christmas concert, they introduced hand-bells for the first time.
Damaris Tyler, their director, is a native Vermonter, with a Bachelor of Music Education Instrumental and a Master of Music in French Horn Performance, both from the University of Michigan. She has played for a total of sixteen years with the Costa Rica National Symphony, the Flint (Michigan) Symphony, and the Florida Orchestra in Clearwater.
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Quilting at Bugbee
The Bugbee Senior Center quilting groups will be working on a variety of projects during February and March. Quilters of all levels are invited to join in the fun.
The "Wednesday Group" meets on Wednesday afternoons from 1:00 to 3:00; the "Thursday Group" meets on Thursday mornings from 9:00 to 11:00. No registration or sign-up is necessary -- just come in and check it out.
Looking Ahead….
Len Berliner will offer two AARP Safe Driving classes at Bugbee Senior Center in April. Class One will meet on Monday and Tuesday, April 25 and 26, from 8AM to Noon; Class Two will meet on Wednesday and Thursday, April 27 and 28 from 8AM to Noon.
To receive a certificate of completion of the course, which may reduce your car insurance, you must attend both sessions of the class.
Pre-registration is necessary and may be done by calling the Center at 295-9068. The $10 class fee is payable to the instructor at the first session of each class.
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