Vision Statement
"To Preserve, enhance, and stabilize the quality of senior life;  to maintain dignity and independence for older adults and to promote their participation in all aspects of community life."
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Dear Monongalia County Residents (Age 55 or Better): 

A New Years Greeting

Happy New Year! I want to take this opportunity to wish you and your family a healthy, happy and prosperous New Year.

Looking back, 2007 was an exciting year! Just to boast a bit … we launched many new Community Care programs and services, organized our first Wii Video Bowling League, served 30,000 nutritious meals throughout Monongalia County, checked 2,300 blood pressures in our weekly vital signs clinics, produced our first senior Talent Show, and our very own Biggest Losers Club lost over 100 lbs! 

Be sure to look for our weekly REFLECTIONS Newsletter (located in the middle of the Sunday Dominion Post TV Guide) for announcements such as a major expansion project here at our Mountaineer Mall site, and additional Nutrition Sites that will open in 2008! Or visit www.seniormons.org now for the programs, activities, and services offered to you -courtesy of the Older Americans Act - at our fantastic, multipurpose senior wellness center.

By 2010, the baby-boom generation will constitute more than two-thirds of the 50-plus population. Senior Monongalians, Inc., like all others in the service delivery business, will have to adjust their enterprises with new and improved methods and systems for addressing the needs of baby boomers.  We are well on our way!

As always, it is our pleasure to serve Monongalia County residents and their families.  We look forward to serving you in 2008 – feel free to share with us ideas of how we can serve you best!

Sincerely,

Sharon L. Semans

Executive Director

sharonlsemans@seniormons.org

Multipurpose Senior Centers Bridging the Gap

Emerging Roles of Multipurpose Senior Centers

Older Adults, Transportation and Longevity

America, A Community for All Ages

Multipurpose Senior Centers, Bridging the Gap

Multipurpose Senior Centers (MSCs) as defined in the Older Americans Act, are playing a new role in helping older Americans and their families as they move through the new millennium. Millions of older adults and their families are struggling to bridge the gaps between work and retirement, full independence and limited support, and good health and chronic conditions.
Senior Monongalians, Inc., now, and in the future, will be instrumental in bridging the gaps. MSCs are often the first and the foremost source of vital community based social and nutritional supports that help older Americans to remain independent in their communities.

Emerging Roles of Multipurpose Senior Centers

By 2010, the baby-boom generation will constitute more than two-thirds of the 50-plus population. Senior Monongalians, Inc., like all others in the service delivery business, will have to adjust their enterprises with new and improved methods and systems for addressing the needs of baby boomers. MSCs (Multipurpose Senior Center's) will help lead the way in adapting and refining, for use by tomorrow's older generation, the kinds of interactive information systems and technology-based activities that boomers now use to gain time, pursue comfort and achieve access. Thus, MSCs will be called upon to offer new ways to improve health status, reduce health disparities, increase economic security, decrease care giver stress, and increase the independence of older persons.

Older Adults, Transportation & Longevity

As people live longer, the issue of mobility becomes critical. Since 1900, the percentage of Americans age 65+ has more than tripled and the number of older adults has increased eleven times. By 2030, there will be approximately 70 million older persons, more than twice their number in 1997.

America, A Community for All Ages

Older Americans provide us with love and guidance, and they set the standards by which our families and our children's families live their lives as responsible citizens of our great nation. In essence, older Americans are the heartbeat of our communities, and they give energy and motivation to move forward and contribute to our nation's strength, success and prosperity.

Funding Provided By:
* West Virginia Bureau of Senior Services
* Northwestern Area Agency on Aging 
* Monongalia County Commission