What's new with Senior Services?

Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022

Effective Tuesday, Jan. 18, the Senior Center was closed to drop-in visits until further notice; however certain services will continue to be offered by reservation or appointment only. The following qualify as an appointment or reservation:

Activity or program registration
Wellness classes or appointments
Resource classes or appointments
Registered trips

There is no change if you are a part of these roster-based activities: Crafters for Charity, Lap Robers, Memory Games, Card games, Whatever Group, and Educational DVDs. These roster-based activities serve as your reservation.

If you need more clarification, please do not hesitate to call us at 303-665-9052.

Presidents Day Closure - Feb. 21

The Senior Center is closed in observance of President's Day on Monday, Feb. 21.

Random Acts of Kindness Week

Feb. 14-18

A moment of kindness can make someone’s day. We encourage you to put kindness first
and share it everywhere you go this week! The Senior Center would like to help brighten your day and the days of others by celebrating Random Acts of Kindness Week, We will have materials to support acts of kindness with many ideas for all those using the center this week.

Monday: Send someone a card
Tuesday: Be a kid and have fun coloring!
Wednesday: Share a recipe. Send your favorite recipe to a grandchild, friend, or neighbor who might enjoy it.
Thursday: Share a book or a book recommendation
Friday: Call a friend, old or new, and take some time to connect

Valentines Day Celebration

Celebrate Valentine's Day at the Senior Center with the romance and nostalgia of the 40s, 50s, and 60s with Mr. Tim, the Crooner, singing favorite love songs to warm your heart. Registration includes a Valentine treat and entertainment. Participation is limited.

February 14 | 1-3pm | R $3 / NR $ 4

Register online, call 303-665-9052, or email Olderadults@lafayetteco.gov.

ACTIVITIES

All participants currently participating in the activities below are pre-registered. New participants will need to contact staff at Olderadults@lafayetteco.gov or 303-665-9052 to pre-register.

Lafayette Book Clubs - Hybrid

Meet with fellow book lovers to discuss the pre-selected book once a month on Fridays. Join in even if you haven't finished reading the book! These book clubs meet at the Senior Center or via Zoom.

Mystery Book Club

Murder on the Orient Express – Agatha Christie

Feb. 4 | 10-11am

Second Friday Book Club

Behold the Dreamers - Imbolo Mbue
Feb. 11 | 10-11am

Contact Olderadults@lafayetteco.gov for more information or to join either of these book clubs via Zoom. The book club representative will email Zoom meeting information.

Bowling

The Lafayette Silver Strikers meet at the Coal Creek Bowling Center on Tuesdays and Fridays at 12:45pm. No need to register; drop in when you can. There is no commitment. $8.00 per bowler for three games and shoe rental if needed.

Tuesdays & Fridays | 12:45pm | $8 per bowler

Card Program

Have you heard about the Senior Card program? It has been in existence for many years and quietly engages seniors in our community. It provides outreach to seniors in the Lafayette community. We send cards to seniors for celebrations, sorrows, or just to let someone know that people are thinking about them. We hope receiving a card brightens the day and brings a smile to someone's face.

We would love to hear from you.

Please send requests to Olderadults@lafayetteco.gov

Card Games

Join us for laughter and enjoyment playing Mexican Train or other card games with others.

Mexican Train & other card games - Thursdays | 1-4pm
Pinochle - Mondays | 9-11:30am
Shanghai Rummy - Mondays and Thursdays | 1-3pm
NEW! Bridge Group - players needed! - Thursdays from 1-4pm

Computer Lab

Are you in need of a computer? Visit the Senior Center, where a public computer is available for checking emails, researching information, or improving your technical skills. The Computer lab is open on a first-come-first-served basis.

Crafters for Charity

Share your time and talents with us to support community members. Knit, crochet, stitch, or help create something to:

brighten the day of a cancer patient
bring warmth to a youngster
assist local charities

We welcome new people, new ideas, and learning about new ways to contribute to our community.

Wednesdays | 1-3pm

Educational DVDs

Enjoy educational videos from the Smithsonian Educational Series “America’s Founding Fathers.”

Second and fourth Thursdays monthly | 2-3:30pm

Lap Robers

The Lap Robers is a group that creates small lap quilts to donate to area charities. If you enjoy quilting and helping others, this group would love to have additional members join them!

This group meets on most Thursdays. Please call 303-665-9052 for specific dates.

Let's Brew Together

The more time Americans spend socially with family and friends, the more likely they are to report enjoyment and happiness in their lives without a lot of stress and worry. Overall, Americans’ self-reported mood improves with each hour of social time they spend in a day, up to about seven hours. Let’s boost each other’s moods and spend some time together! We will have coffee and light snacks – join us at the Senior Center, where we hope to grow connections and get to know each other better.

First Friday of every month.
Feb. 4 | 1pm

Memory Games

Learn and share tips and tricks for enhancing your memory while enjoying entertaining memory games and interacting with others in a fun, safe environment. Pre-registration required.

Feb.18 | 11am-1pm

Panera Bread - Sponsored by Cultivate

Every Monday and Wednesday at 10am, stop by and pick up Panera Bread at the Senior Center. Donations vary weekly. Please let call 303-665-9052 to let us know you are coming! Staff will assist with dispensing.

Mondays and Wednesdays | 10am

Puzzle Check Out Program

Puzzles are available for check out at the Senior Center.

Senior Social Hour - Virtual

Connect with others in the community on the first Thursday of the month at 1pm. Visit with several of your peers virtually from the comfort of your home. If you would like to be a part of the Senior Social Hour, please email Dana at Dana.Hoffman@lafayetteco.gov

First Thursdays | 1pm

Tech Tuesdays

Do you have a question about your cell phone? Do you want to learn to send or make your photos into an album? How about increasing the font size on your device to see it more easily? Answer all these questions and much more at Tech Tuesdays, held at the Senior Center, hosted by Peak to Peak High School’s Interact Club.

Feb. 1 & 22 | 3:30-4:30pm | Free

Whatevers

Catch up with our friends and make new ones while working on “whatever” craft you have. Bring your materials, or use ours and join the fun. If you would like to be part of the Whatevers group, email Olderadults@lafayetteco.gov.

Wednesdays, 9-10:30am

ENRICHMENT

Guitar Lessons

This guitar class is for the absolute beginner. Students will learn basic chords, picking patterns, strumming, rhythm and notes on the fretboard to enjoy playing various songs. Please bring a 6-string guitar to class. Teaching materials will be provided. Instructor: Felicity Muench.

Mondays | Feb. 28-April 4
(no class 1/17)
10:30-11:30am | R $50 / NR $60

Location: The Lafayette Senior Center, 103 S. Iowa Ave.

Register online, call 303-665-9052, or email Olderadults@lafayetteco.gov.

Ukulele Lessons

Everyone will realize they can be a ukulele player in this beginning ukulele class. This class will provide students with instant access to making music and having fun. Focus points will be strumming and rhythms, reading tabs, improvising, and beginning songwriting. We will have fun singing familiar songs and learning basic chords. Please bring a ukulele to class.

Location: The Lafayette Senior Center, 103 S. Iowa Ave.
Wednesdays | Feb. 9-March 2 | 10:30-11:30am | R $40 / NR $50

Register online, call 303-665-9052, or email Olderadults@lafayetteco.gov.

RESOURCE CLASSES

Decluttering Class

Anne Shaw will provide tips on simplifying your life by following the five easy steps for downsizing. Learn practical decluttering solutions, best practices for hiring professional organizers, movers, or estate liquidators, and more.

Location: The Lafayette Senior Center, 103 S. Iowa Ave.
Feb. 22 | 1-2pm | FREE

Register online, call 303-665-9052, or email Olderadults@lafayetteco.gov.

WELLNESS

Medical Foot Care

Medical Foot Care is provided by the Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) and is offered on the third Wednesday of every month. Services include toenail trimming, callus filing, overall foot health check, and blood pressure checks. The VNA handles all scheduling and payments.

Location: The Lafayette Senior Center, 103 S. Iowa Ave.

Medical foot care may be a benefit of your Kaiser plan. Credit cards are preferred, but checks are accepted.

Feb. 16 | $45 Medical foot care / $15 fingernails
Appointment required. Call VNA at 303-698-6496 to schedule an appointment.

Ortho Bionomy® Bodywork

Ortho-Bionomy® is a therapeutic technique that relieves pain by helping the body rediscover its natural balance. This method of osteopath-based bodywork includes working with structure, lymph, fluids, neurology, organs, and the endocrine system, allowing the body to relax while opening neurological pathways that assist with and speed up the healing process. 45-minute sessions are provided by Laura Samel, practitioner.

Location: The Lafayette Senior Center, 103 S. Iowa Ave.
Feb. 7 & 28 | 10am-2:45pm | $35R / $42NR
Appointment required. Call 303-665-9052 to schedule.

FITNESS

To register contact staff at olderadults@lafayetteco.gov or 303-665-9052 or register online using the links below.

Tai Chi 1

Tai Chi is a series of easy and gentle exercise movements performed in a slow, focused manner accompanied by deep breathing. Tai Chi develops body awareness to increase balance, promote activity, and improve health and mobility, encouraging independence and fuller lives. Tai Chi is safe for all ages and fitness levels. Registration Deadline: One week before the class date.

Thursdays | Feb. 10-March 3 | R $30 / NR $36

Location: The Lafayette Senior Center, 103 S. Iowa Ave.
11am-noon | Register online for class at the Senior Center

Location: BBRC Fitness Facility, 111 W. Baseline Road
6:30-7:30pm | Register online for class at the Recreation Center

Tai Chi Form

Tai Chi Form covers the first third of the form with a sort section of meditation and warm-up. This class is open to anyone, and any experience level is welcome; however, previous experience is recommended for the best experience. Held at the Senior Center, the registration deadline for these classes is one week before the session start date.

Location: The Lafayette Senior Center, 103 S. Iowa Ave.
Wednesdays | Feb. 9-March 2 | 11am-noon | R $30 / NR $36

Register Online

SilverSneakers® Classic

Have fun moving to music performing exercises focused on strengthening muscles and increasing range of movement for daily life activities. Participants can use handheld weights, elastic tubing with handles, and a SilverSneakers ball for additional resistance. Often a chair is used for seated exercises and standing support. Exercises can be modified to accommodate fitness levels.

Location: Bob L. Burger Recreation Center gym

Mondays | 12:15-1:15pm
Thursdays | 9:30-10:30am

View class schedule here.

SilverSneakers® Stability

If you want to improve your balance and strength, this class is for you! Movements taught in class focus on improving strength and power in the ankle, knee, and hip joints while improving reaction time. This class is suitable for nearly every fitness level.

Location: The Lafayette Senior Center, 103 S. Iowa Ave.
Tuesdays| 10-11am

View class schedule here.

Seated Stretch

Perform Seated Stretch from the comfort of a chair; no need to worry about getting down to and up from the floor! Experience yoga-based postures and stretches and engage in mindful and meditative flexibility exercises to help your recovery, mobility, posture, and energy!

Location: The Lafayette Senior Center, 103 S. Iowa Ave.
Thursdays | 10-10:45am

TRIPS and TOURS

Lunch Buddies

Bring a friend or meet new people while enjoying lunch at a local restaurant while being COVID safe. Lunches take place from 11am-1pm on the third Tuesday of the month. If you would like to be part of the Lunch Buddies group, email Olderadults@lafayetteco.gov.
Please bring money for lunch, tax and tip.

First Watch Cafe, 799 US 287 Suite A, Broomfield
Feb. 16 | 11am-1pm | R $8 / NR $10

Register online

Join the Supper Club, and visit a different restaurant each month.

Make new friends and enjoy great food adventures. We do the driving; you pay for your meal.

On Thursday, Feb. 10, we will eat at the Pepper Pod, a restaurant in Hudson, CO, that has been serving delicious comfort food for over 109 years.
On Tuesday, March 15, we will visit the best BBQ in Frederick at Georgia Boys
We will spice it up with outstanding Mexican food at Casa Alegre in Louisville on April 19.

4-6pm | R $8 / NR $10

Each month's Supper Club trip will be highlighted with registration information. If you like, you can register online, in advance.

Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum

Take a guided tour of the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum and explore the scope of quilting, from bed coverings of the 1800s to contemporary art pieces. After the tour, we will head to Panera Bread Company for lunch. Please wear comfortable shoes, and bring money for lunch.

Feb. 8 | R $18 / NR $22

Register online, call 303-665-9052, or email Olderadults@lafayetteco.gov.

Meow Wolf Museum

Jump on the Senior Services bus for a comfortable ride to visit Denver’s newest museum! This museum was three years in the making with art from 300 creatives (over 110 from Colorado). Explore your imagination and reconsider what’s possible. This four-story exhibition is home to over 70 unique installations, rooms, and portals. Together, they tell an unforgettable, cathartic tale of converged worlds. Arrive as you. Leave transformed. Lunch is on your own.

Feb. 24 | 10am-4pm | R $39 / NR $ 47

Register online, call 303-665-9052, or email Olderadults@lafayetteco.gov.

BOULDER COUNTY AGENCY on AGING

Boulder County Area Agency on Aging Wellness Social Hour - Virtual

Connect with Wellness Programs participants and meet new friends. We will enjoy fun conversations and activities as we continue to distance ourselves physically! Stay safe and stay engaged from the comfort of your own home.

Register and get more information by emailing infohealthyaging@bouldercounty.org or call 303-441-4995.

East Boulder County Diabetes Education & Support - Virtual

This monthly meeting provides education about nutrition, exercise, sleep, and each on Diabetes. Sponsored by Boulder County Area Agency on Aging.

Second Mondays, 11am-noon

For questions or to register, contact the Boulder County Area Agency on Aging at 303-441-4995.

Fresh Conversations - Virtual

Fresh Conversations is an evidence-based nutrition education program focused on timely nutrition topics presented monthly. Fresh Conversations is led by Patti Murphy, RDN, a registered dietitian in Boulder.

Second Mondays, 1–2pm

For questions or to register, please email infohealthyaging@boulddercounty.org or call 303-441-4995.

Free Nutrition Counseling

A registered dietitian nutritionist is available to help you with a variety of concerns, from mindful eating to digestive disorders and gut health. Call the counseling number below, and a dietitian will then contact you.

English counseling: 303-678-6115
Spanish counseling: 720-930-0223

Rainbow Elders LGBTQ+ Teatime - Virtual

Teatime is coordinated by Boulder County Area Agency on Aging. To access the virtual teatime through Zoom, use the button below.

Fourth Thursday monthly | 7-8pm

Contact Michael Chifalo at mchifalo@bouldercounty.org or 303-441-4518 for more information.

Access the virtual tea time

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

AARP Foundation Tax Aide Program at the Lafayette Public Library

The program provides tax preparation assistance to low-to-moderate-income taxpayers, with particular attention paid to individuals who are 50 or older. The Tax-Aide program generally consists of two visits. An initial short visit to scan taxpayer documents and a second brief visit one week later to review the prepared return, receive a paper copy, and sign forms permitting the return to be filed electronically.

Appointments available on Wednesdays and Saturdays
Call 303-665-5200 option 5 to schedule an appointment

Coal Creek Café and Meals on Wheels Programs

Could you or someone you know benefit from Coal Creek Meals on Wheels (CCMOW)?

CCMOW offers the following programs to provide community members with daily, hot, nutritious meals and related support services:

Meal Delivery Program mobilizes volunteers to deliver delicious made-from-scratch meals to clients Monday-Friday, plus two frozen meals for the weekend.

Coal Creek Café (located at the Josephine Commons Housing Development) serves meals Monday-Friday from 11:30 to 12:30pm. This program creates opportunities for guests to socialize with friends and neighbors while enjoying our delicious daily offerings.

Plates for Pets clients receive a supply of pet food (for their cats, dogs, fish, birds, and rodents) along with their meal delivery on the last Monday of each month.

Project Homecoming clients receive five free home-delivered meals after returning from a hospital stay regardless of their age and income.

For more information about CCMOW's programs, program costs, or to sign up to receive meals, please visit coalcreekmow.org or call us at (303) 665-0566.

Smart911 Saves Time and Lives!

Smart911 is a service that allows you to create a free Safety Profile for your household to include any information you want first responders and 9-1-1 to have in the event of an emergency.

Should anyone in your household dial 9-1-1 from a phone associated with your Safety Profile, your profile is immediately provided to dispatch, displaying additional information that can be used to facilitate the proper response to your location.

Smart911 is active in areas all over the United States including Boulder County, Denver, Broomfield, and Westminster.

Register at Smart911 or download the app to your phone.

Colorado Low-income Energy Assistance

The Colorado Low-income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP) is a federally funded program that helps eligible hard-working Colorado families, seniors, and individuals pay a portion of their winter home heating costs. LEAP's goal is to help bring warmth, comfort, and safety to your home and family by assisting with heating costs.

Applications accepted from Nov.1 to April 30.

For more information, visit the Colorado Department of Human Services at www.colorado.gov/cdhs/leap or call 1-866-HEAT HELP (1-866-432-8435).

Front Range Aging Solo Network

This resource and education group aims to connect solo agers to each other, provide a supportive environment, and offer learning opportunities to members.

Second Mondays | 4pm

Email amandameier@trucare.org to be added to the invitation list or join the private Facebook group.

Generation Exchange

Provides free technology help for older adults through virtual one-on-one technology workshops.

Learn more about Generation Exchange to get your questions answered with one-to-one support.

Ride Free Lafayette

Free, on-demand, door-to-door bus service that connects you to places within the City of Lafayette. Riders can book a ride by phone, online, or via the On-Demand Transit: Rider app. A bus will arrive at a pick-up location at a designated time.

Schedule your trip and learn more on the Ride Free Lafayette webpage.

Mobility For All

Want to feel more confident using smartphone apps that help you get around? Call 720-564-2218 for details. Mobility for All is collaborating with community partners throughout Boulder County to offer transportation-related technology workshops to help community members of all ages and abilities feel more comfortable using transportation apps such as Google Maps, Transit App, Lyft, Uber, and RTD Mobile Tickets.

Find virtual mobility for all workshops here.

Cultivate's Carry-out Caravan

This program connects members of the community with older adults who face the challenge of securing reliable access to groceries. Friendly volunteers provide caring assistance throughout the entire process of ordering, purchasing, and delivering groceries from their partner, King Soopers, straight to older adults' homes.

Clients are responsible for paying for their groceries with a credit or debit card, but volunteer-powered shopping and delivery is completely free.

Sign up to receive groceries or volunteer by calling 303-443-1933 or visit www.cultivate.ngo.

Alzheimer's Association - Dementia Caregiver Support Groups - Virtual

Support groups are for family or friends who have a loved one with any kind of dementia. Groups are facilitated by the Alzheimer's Associations' screened, trained, and supervised volunteers.

To find a Support Group that fits your schedule, visit Alzheimer's Association Support Groups or call 800-272-3900.

For more information, contact Ralph Patrick calling 720-699-9319 or emailing rpatrick@alz.org.

Loan Closet

Checkouts:
You can check out equipment such as wheelchairs, walkers, knee scooters, canes, crutches, transfer benches, shower seats, and temporary ramps.

Check out basic mobility equipment, by calling 303-665-9052 or emailing Olderadults@lafayetteco.gov.

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