Local Agency and Self-Reflection

Senior Solutions

Boise Senior Center

 

I researched a local agency called Senior Solutions in my hometown of Boise, Idaho. Senior Solutions is a non-profit organization the provides services to seniors in Boise, aiming to assist seniors so that they may remain living independently for as long as possible.

 

While researching Senior Solutions, I learned about the Boise Senior Center, a community center that the agency manages. The center provides activities, such as bowling, dancing, and cards, as well as art and education and health activities. The center offers a daily meal, and once a month, birthdays are celebrated. The center assists with providing volunteer opportunities to seniors in the community and even facilitates overnight trips. The center also has a Craft Store and a Thrift Store.

 

(Boise Senior Center)



Activities:

Billiards

Cards

Bowling

Discussion groups

Games

Gardening Club

Income tax assistance

Line Dancing

Single Seniors Group

Prize Bingo

Travel Groups

Volunteer Opportunities

 

Arts and Education:

Computer classes

Driver refresher course

Legal Counsel

Lending library

Art exhibits

Watercolor classes

(Boise Senior Center)

Health Activities

Blood pressure clinics

Exercise classes

Health fair

Foot clinics

Hearing aid clinic

Yoga

 

 

 

 

During our course, I really enjoyed learning about community centers and even discussed starting a community center as a form of social support during my week 9 Discussion Post. While I was unable to visit the center because of the distance between Boise and Moscow, I plan on visiting it this summer when I am home.

 

For more information on Senior Solutions: http://www.seniorsolutions.bz/home

For more information on Boise Senior Center: http://www.boiseseniorcenter.org

 

Self-Reflection

This course has taught me a lot about the study of gerontology, and I have realized a have a passion for not only understanding, but for helping to provide solutions to the social problems associated with aging. The topics I discussed in my blog, phased retirement and dementia friendly design, are only two of the many topics in this course that I found interesting and am passionate about.