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PAGE 6 - SOUTHEAST MESSENGER - July 12, 2020 MARKET Continued from page 5 “We wanted to venture out,” said Jones. Dwan Kraft of Kraft’s Kreations, a baked goods company, also agreed business at the market was “not too bad.” “We came here last year, too,” said Kraft of the Groveport Farmers’ Market. Like much everything else in a world revamped by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Groveport Farmers’ Market is a bit different this year. Groveport Community Affairs Director Patty Storts said the farmers’ market will only feature vendors this year offering items such as fresh produce, baked goods, and jams and jellies. “There will be no entertainment, no children’s activities, or theme days due to COVID-19,” said Storts. “Only Active Lifestyles vendors this year. We need to follow the guidelines issued from Franklin County Public Health due to COVID-19.” Storts said the farmers market plays a vital role in the community. “Residents can develop face-to-face relationships with the farmers who grow their food and can contribute directly to local farm sustainability,” said Storts. “Groveport residents also benefit from being engaged with the vendors and their neighbors. Farmers’ markets reconnect communities to their food system. They create opportunities where farmers can simultaneously sell fresh, local food and serve as food educators, revitalizing the way consumers shop and eat.” www.columbusmessenger.com Obetz Community Sale The Obetz Community Yard Sale will be held on July 24 and July 25 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The village of Obetz will publish a list of addresses for the participating households. Names will not be included. If you want to be included on the list, email Jacob Gifford at jgifford@obetz.oh.us no later than July 20. Include a brief description of items you are selling. Groveport history films Two documentary films on the history of Groveport, produced by the Groveport Heritage Society and Midnet Media, are now available for viewing online on YouTube. The films are: “Groveport: A Town and Its People” and “The Story of John S. Rarey and Cruiser.” PAID ADVERTISING Exceptional care for you and your families Home health care is becoming more available to seniors who wish to stay in their homes. “With 10,000 baby boomers a day turning 65 between now and 2030, the need for home health care will only increase.” (Can you afford a homecare worker? Marsha Mercer, AARP) Knowledge of how get your loved-ones the types of care specific to their needs can be confusing and time consuming. Home Healthcare Services, LLC has 15 years’ experience helping families find the services needed for seniors to stay in the comfort of their home. One such service is PASSPORT care. “To be eligible, a person must be 60 or older, meet financial requirements, and have qualifying functional impairments (health problems, etc.). In addition, those who are eligible for PASS- PORT in Ohio receive a Medicaid card to cover the cost of medications and health care.” (Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging). Give Pro Care Home Healthcare Services, LLC a call to help you navigate all options. With the combined effort of our compassionate caregivers and healthcare professionals, we will deliver consistent and exceptional care for you and your families. • Planning Ahead Guide • Designing Your Funeral • Funeral & Burial Services • “Cremation With Confidence Guarantee” www.spencefuneralhome.com 614-837-7126 650 West Waterloo St. Canal Winchester, OH 43110 614-837-7126 550 Hill Road N.. Pickerington, OH 43147
www.columbusmessenger.com Active Lifestyles July 12, 2020 - SOUTHEAST MESSENGER - PAGE 7 Franklin County Board of Commissioners: Commissioner John O’Grady, President • Commissioner Marilyn Brown • Commissioner Kevin L. Boyce The Franklin County Board of Commissioners and The Franklin County Office on Aging join with the Messenger Newspaper in providing this update on aging issues in Franklin County. Importance of Home Delivered Meals during the Pandemic EMERGENCY HOME DELIVERED MEALS NOW AVAILABLE Any Franklin County resident 60 or over who is struggling to access food while sheltering in place is eligible to receive home delivered meals. Now through September 1, 2020, Franklin County Senior Options will not require income verification to receive home delivered meals. To request the meals, and other available services, call Senior Options at 614-525-6200, Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. COVID-19 has led to the closing of congregate meal sites causing many older adults to rely on home delivered meals and other options like food pantries and free community produce markets to supplement their supply of food. As they get older, their caloric needs decline, but their need for vitamins and minerals does not. Therefore, home delivered meals can provide the needed vitamins and minerals they could be missing and be a lifeline for food-insecure older adults unable to grocery shop without assistance or who are unable to safely prepare cooked meals. Home delivered meals also can help older adults live longer in their homes which is what most of them want to do, according to a 2018 AARP survey. Home delivered meals are a benefit to working caregivers who rely on meal delivery to provide a healthy option for their frail or disabled family member when a home cooked meal is not an option. According to AARP, home-delivered and congregate meal sites feed approximately 2.4 million older adults annually. In addition to reducing hunger and improving health, home delivered meals offer homebound older adults the opportunity to connect with a caring person which may be their only daily human contact. This interaction is even more important now during this pandemic for older adults living alone and for those who frequent congregate meal sites and are missing the opportunity to socialize over food. Franklin County Senior Options (FCSO) provides home delivered meals to residents 60 and older with the help of these providers: Clossman Catering, Global Meals (Casleo Corporation), Grannies Cooked Delivered Meals Inc., Life Care Alliance and Simply E-Z of Columbus, Ltd. FCSO is a levy funded program administered by the Franklin County Office on Aging and helps older Franklin County residents maintain their independence. It also supports family members with the often-overwhelming task of caring for a frail older parent, family member, or friend with limited abilities. Senior Options has been providing community-based services since 1993. These services can include home-delivered meals, homemaker services, personal care, respite care, adult day care, emergency response systems and minor home repair. To learn more about home delivered meals or other Senior Options Services, call 614-525-6200, Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 5 Ways Home-Delivered Meals Make a Difference (source Caring.com) According to Kali Thomas, assistant professor of health services at Brown University, her research on the impact of programs like Meals on Wheels for recipients and volunteers revealed the following: 1. Meal delivery services reduce loneliness. “Older adults who received home-delivered meals, regardless of the type, were more likely to report improvements in loneliness,” explains Thomas. These findings appeared in the Journal of Gerontology. 2. Meal recipients feel more confident about staying at home. Meal delivery services ease the burden of shopping and meal preparation. And Thomas says the meal recipients her team has interviewed say they feel safer at home knowing that meal delivery volunteers will be coming regularly. 3. Meal delivery services lower the rate of falls. “Individuals who daily were greeting a delivery driver had reduced rates of falls,” says Thomas. The risk of falling depends on several factors for older adults, including the safety of their home, taking medications correctly and nutrition. The “more than a meal” model can touch on any of these aspects of a client’s life, reducing their fall risk. 4. Staying at home can save everyone money. Home-delivered meals keep people who do not yet need expensive nursing home care at home longer, thereby reducing overall costs, says Thomas. Her research, published in a 2013 issue of Health Services Research, showed that of all the social services for older adults in which states invest, meal delivery services are the only one correlated with later nursing home entry. 5. Meal delivery volunteers keep an eye on recipients. “What we have found and interviews we have done with drivers [show] that drivers know they are to call the office if there is an unanswered delivery,” Thomas says. “The office will then call the client, check the records and if unable to reach the client, they follow up with next of kin.”
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