{"id":2735,"date":"2013-06-20T12:59:16","date_gmt":"2013-06-20T16:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=2735"},"modified":"2013-06-27T01:20:08","modified_gmt":"2013-06-27T05:20:08","slug":"senior-scape-forever-young","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/senior-scape-forever-young\/","title":{"rendered":"SENIOR SCAPE: Forever Young"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Jim L. Abram<\/p>\n

Bob Dylan\u2019s 1974 album, Planet Waves, featured the song \u201cForever Young\u201d and this is the song that popped into my head when I very recently had the distinct opportunity to interview both Tim Jones and Charles Sequeira, who are both \u201cforever young\u201d.
\nIf you look at the plaque commemorating the opening of our Seniors Centre in 2006, you will see their names, forever young, as they were in 2006 and continue to be in 2013. I\u2019m sure we all know and appreciate their efforts and tenacity, past and present.
\nThese few years later, both Tim, then Mayor of Aurora and Charles, then and now President of the Seniors Association, continue to contribute to our community in a meaningful way. Today\u2019s column focuses on the good work that Tim and his team do through CHAT\u2019s for seniors in Aurora and throughout York Region because it is such a good news story and I like to tell it.<\/p>\n

Help\u2019s Here!<\/strong>
\nI have a personal, first-hand association with CHATS. CHATS offer an adult day program that my mother-in-law participates in weekly.
\nThe day program offers a variety of social and wellness activities, companionship and lunch. This has proven to be a convenient and valuable support group that we as caregivers cannot do without. Also, my dear wife Susan, her primary caregiver, also benefits by attending a CHATS Caregiver Support and Education Group. These groups are specially designed to meet the unique needs of those of us who are caring for a senior-aged loved one. These group sessions are available free of charge to participants and are facilitated by a professional Caregiver Education Counsellor and feature workshops with regular guest speakers. Don\u2019t think you are alone. You are not alone!
\nCHATS support the health and wellbeing of seniors and Caregivers. CHATS stands for Community & Home Assistance to Seniors. CHATS was launched in 1980 by a caring group of community members and has grown to evolve to meet the changing needs of more than 7,400 seniors and caregivers each year with the help of over 600 volunteers and 220 staff.
\nTheir programs include in-home help and care, Meals on Wheels, transportation, hospital-to-home transition, caregiver support and education, home medical equipment, seniors\u2019 social\/wellness programs and much more. I\u2019d like to elaborate on a few of the many support programs CHATS offers.
\nThe Home at Last program helps patients transition from hospital to home easily and comfortably. This service is a home referral program referred to CHATS at the time of discharge and provides a trained and caring personal support worker who will stay with the patient until they are settled, transportation and a small meal or snack on the day of discharge plus pick up groceries and prescriptions if necessary. There are no charges to patients for participating in the program.
\nThe Meals on Wheels program allows you to enjoy a selection of more than 100 tasty, nutritious soups, entrees, breakfasts and desserts. All of this for a low price of $5 to $6 per entree and $2 to $3 for a dessert, including delivery and there are no additional costs for dietary accommodations.
\nCHATS is currently offering a free workshop on THE AGING BRAIN: This free workshop series has only the June 21st session remaining on seniors\u2019 cognitive and mental health. Learn and share information on the facts about Alzheimer\u2019s disease and related dementias, understanding how the brain works and assessing brain functions as we age.
\nTo find out more about participation in CHATS programs or becoming a valued CHATS volunteer or donor just call them at 905-713-6596 or 1-877-452-4287. CHATS has recently relocated to new offices at 240 Edward St., Aurora to better serve their many clients.
\nFor more information on the Aurora Seniors\u2019 Centre and all it has to offer, drop by 90 John West Way, visit the web site www.auroraseniors.ca, email auroraseniors@rogers.com or call 905-726-4767 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday to Friday.<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Jim L. Abram Bob Dylan\u2019s 1974 album, Planet Waves, featured the song \u201cForever Young\u201d and this is the song that popped into my head when I very recently had the distinct opportunity to interview both Tim Jones and Charles Sequeira, who are both \u201cforever young\u201d. If you look at the plaque commemorating the opening […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archive"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3D2k4-I7","publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-03 08:41:50","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2735","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2735"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2735\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}