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Health and Wellness: These programs consist of regularly scheduled fitness classes,health clinics, and a variety of health education programs scheduled throughout the year.Support groups for individuals living with a variety of health conditions and for caregivers ofAlzheimer’s and related dementias are also held.Transportation: Door-to-door transportation to medical appointments, shopping, necessaryerrands, hair appointments, social outings, and to the Senior Center, is available on a prearrangedschedule Mondays through Fridays.Financial Assistance/Benefits Programs/Professional Services: Income tax preparation,help with completing fuel assistance applications, financial assistance with utility bills anditems of necessity for those who are in need but do not meet the guidelines for otherassistance programs, Property Tax Work-Off Program, and educational programs onfinancial topics are offered through the Senior Center.Nutrition/Meals Programs: Twice a week a Title III-C lunch is held at the Senior Center;home delivered meals are available 5 days a week based on eligibility. Monthly communitylunches provided by churches and organizations in Hingham, and a monthly Men’sBreakfast are also held at the Senior Center.Outreach Program: Information and referral, assessment of needs, assistance withcompleting benefit application forms, and advocacy are provided through the OutreachProgram.In-Home Support Services: Minor home repairs are provided to assist seniors withremaining in their own homes.S.H.I.N.E. (Serving Health Information Needs of Elders): This program assists seniors withquestions and problems that they may have with their medical bills, changes in health carecoverage, and general educational programs about health plan options.Recreational and Cultural Programs: A variety of programs are offered on a weekly,monthly, or on an as scheduled basis including a current events discussion group (WorldAffairs), quilting, knitting, oriental rug making, drawing classes, opera group, various boardand card games, O.P.A.L.S. Singing Group, and cultural trips.Community Education Programs: Various community education programs are scheduledthroughout the year including a Lifelong Learning Program and Wisdom Works, a jobsearch skills training program.Volunteer Opportunities: Opportunities are provided to individuals in the community toutilize their talents, skills, and knowledge through the Senior Center’s Volunteer Program.Volunteer opportunities include teaching classes, driving the vans for non-medicaltransportation, staffing the Senior Center, serving as Council on Aging members,coordinating the monthly mailing of the newsletter, and staffing the nutrition program.Participation in Elder Services programs has remained at high levels for the most recent threeyearperiod. Table 4 displays usage statistics, provided by the Department of Elder Services. Thenumber of seniors who have participated in Elder Services programs has been stable at 1,800-24
1,900 individuals each year for FY2010 through FY2012. The number of service units (discreteactivities) that these individuals participated in varied between 21,000 (in FY2011) and 25,619(in FY2012). The calculations displayed at the bottom of Table 4 indicate a ratio of service unitsto senior participants between 12.0 and 13.5 for the three years shown. Taking a ratio ofunduplicated participants to the estimated Town population aged 60+ suggests that roughly onethirdof the Senior population of Hingham participated in Elder Services programs during each ofthese three years.Additional statistics provided by Elder Services indicate that about 70% of the Senior Centerparticipants are women. According to the 2010 Census, 59% of the population aged 60 and olderin Hingham is female, suggesting that women are disproportionately represented among SeniorCenter participants. Elder Services data also suggest that approximately 46% of Senior Centerparticipants are over the age of 75. The 2010 Census shows that 43% of the Senior population inHingham is aged 75 and older, suggesting that residents under and over age 75 are participatingin the Senior Center at levels consistent with their numbers in the community.Table 4: Usage statistics, Town of Hingham Elder Services, 2010-2012FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 Change, 2010-2012Unduplicated seniorsparticipating1,828 1,780 1,892 +3.5%Units of service 23,475 21,335 25,619 +9.1%Town population aged60+5,297* 5,735** 5,735** +8.3%Ratio of service units tounduplicated seniorsparticipatingEstimated percentage ofpopulation aged 60+participating12.8 12.0 13.534.5% 31.0% 33.0%Source: Hingham Department of Elder Services.*Based on Town census**Based on 2010 U.S. CensusFigure 8 shows units of service by program for the most recent year with complete data available,FY2012. The programs with the highest volume of participation are fitness and exercise25
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Page 4: Where do we go from here?The study
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Page 10 and 11: AcknowledgementsThe authors gratefu
Page 12 and 13: I. IntroductionAging in Hingham: A
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Q16. Over the last month, how often
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Q20. Outside of the Hingham Senior
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Q26. Please indicate your level of
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Q32: In the past 6 months, when you
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Q33. Are you retired?All agesBoomer
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