Mansfield Commission on Aging Agenda

9:30 AM – Senior Center

Monday, March 9, 2009

Members: Please call the Mansfield Senior Center at 429-0262 if you cannot attend.

I. Call to Order:

II. Appointment of Recording Secretary:

III. Acceptance of Minutes of the February 9 meeting:

IV. Correspondence – Chair and Staff:                 

V. New Business

- Review of Agency Funding Requests and Recommendations:  

o Carol Phillips- TVCCA (Meals on Wheels);

o Tim Quinn- McSweeney Center;

o Carol Pellegrine- Companions and Homemkers;

o Sam Gordon- WRTD- Dial-A-Ride.

- Mansfield 2020: Review of Action Plans (due April 1)

o New Senior Center

o Board of Senior Citizens

o Transportation

o Tax Relief

o Employment Opportunities

- Proposed representative from Juniper Hill: Ruth Gunn

-     “Other”

VI. Optional Reports on Services/Needs of Town Aging Populations

A. Health Care Services

       Wellness Center and Wellness Program - Jean Kenny

        Mansfield Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation - Jean Kenny

B. Social, Recreational and Educational

                        Senior Center – Patty Richardson      

Senior Center Assoc. – John Brubacher (for Tom Rogers)

C. Housing

Assisted Living Advisory Committee, Wrights Way, Juniper Hill, Jensen’s Park, Other

D. Related Town and Regional Organizations such as:

Advisory Committee on the Needs of Persons with Disabilities, Senior Resources of Eastern CT

VII. Old Business

- Long Range Plan for 2007- 2010:  Update on Action Plans (all)

IX. Adjournment

Next meeting: Monday, April 13, 2009 at 9:30 AM at the Senior Center