Today is Giving Tuesday - a day of Global Giving. Please consider supporting the work we do at Senior Coastsiders with a donation. You can learn more or donate by clicking below.
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COVID updates - With San Mateo County returning to the most restrictive purple tier in the State's COVID risk level assessment, we at Senior Coastsiders, want to remind everyone not to let down your guard. It has been a long 9 months but we know there is some light at the end of the tunnel. Stay safe, maintain distance, don't gather, and wear your mask. If you need meals, a shopper, a face mask, or anything else, call us and we will see what we can do! Read below to learn about other resources available to keep you safe AND busy and entertained!
Keep up with information from San Mateo County - Subscribe to be notified about all County COVID-19 news bulletins by going to https://www.smcgov.org/# - Go to the bottom of the page to sign up and check out the many resources available.
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We are proud to be partnering with the City and County to provide ongoing COVID-19 testing at Senior Coastsiders. This testing is available to anyone 55 and over and their caregivers. Registration is easy and the test is quick and efficient with results coming in 48-72 hours. Widespread testing is extremely important for curbing the spread of Covid and ensuring early treatment if infected. To learn more about the importance of testing, go to the NIH website at https://www.nia.nih.gov/news/why-covid-19-testing-key-getting-back-normal and to register for a test, call 650-726-9056 or go to https://curative.com/sites/10044. Walk-ins are also welcome.
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Best wishes for the holiday season
from the Executive Director
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As the end of the year draws near, I find myself recalling the family traditions we have practiced during holiday seasons of the past. These were quite different for our family when we lived in the Southern Hemisphere – it was the start of summer with long days and hot weather and the children were enjoying their summer school vacation. Around the end of the year, one of our family traditions has been to reflect back on the year to determine the three best and three worst things that we each experienced. The year we arrived in the United States, my daughter, who was in elementary school at the time, listed as one or her best things “I’m learning to play the flute”. By the end of the following year, the requirement to practice her flute every day resulted in “I have to play the flute every day” appearing on her worst list! It’s funny how our perspective is affected by time. |
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I have discovered that there is a time perspective1 theory that recognizes five types of time perspectives:
- Past positive people focus on the “good old days.” They may keep scrapbooks, collect photos, and look forward to celebrating traditional holidays.
- Past negative people focus on all the things that went wrong in the past: “it doesn’t matter what I do, my life will never change.”
- Present hedonistic people live in the moment – seeking pleasure, novelty, and sensation, and avoiding pain.
- Present fatalistic people feel that decisions are moot because predetermined fate plays the guiding role in life: “What will be, will be.”
- Future-oriented people plan for the future and trust that their decision will work out.
Every individual has a unique combination of time perspectives which affect our judgments, decisions and actions. Having the mental ability to switch between these perspectives as appropriate to meet the demands of any given situation has been associated with increases in well-being, mindfulness, self-esteem, life satisfaction, optimism and positive functioning. Which time perspective resonates with you? How will your time perspective affect your judgments, decisions and actions this holiday season?
Since moving to the United States, our family has gained new family traditions like celebrating Thanksgiving, and retained some of the old, like reflecting on our best and worst things from the year. I hope that even if your holiday season is different to what you’ve experienced in the past, you will be able to find meaning, inspiration, hope and goodness.
1Zimbardo P. G. , & Boyd J. N. (1999). Putting time in perspective: A valid, reliable individual-differences metric. J. Pers. Soc. Psychol., 77, 1271–1288.
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Updates, virtual classes & activities |
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Call Senior Coastsiders at 650-726-9056 for further information on classes or upcoming events. |
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While we can't participate in our normal holiday celebrations and traditions, we can approach this year as an opportunity for new traditions and a new way of doing things. We know singing is ill-advised due to COVID - but not in your own home! So let's do some virtual caroling! We will be led by Kate O'Shea and her sisters on Friday, December 11th at 2:00pm. Please contact hatmore@seniorcoastsiders.org to be added to the list for the zoom link.
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Virtual Mystery Book Club This group meets the first Wednesday of each month (Wednesday, December 2nd this month) at 1:00pm. The group will be discussing I Shall Not Want, by Julia Spencer-Fleming. For the Zoom link, please contact hatmore@seniorcoastsiders.org. Future books can be picked up at the Senior Coastsiders office at 925 Main Street.
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Speaking of books, if you live on the Senior Campus, you can have your Half Moon Bay Library books delivered to the Senior Coastsiders office for pick up. To get your name on the list for this service, please call 1-833-YES-SMCL or email halfmoonbay@smcl.org.
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Senior Coastsiders is partnering with PG&E to ensure that during planned Public Safety Power Shut-offs (PSPS), vulnerable home-bound seniors who live in High Fire-Threat Districts (HFTD) can be supplied with one additional meal per day due to a power shut off event in impacted areas. Additionally, Senior Coastsiders can help ensure that older individuals who will be impacted by a PSPS are aware of upcoming power outages so they will have time to charge items or make plans. Contact our office for more details.
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Sonrisas Dental Health, located in Half Moon Bay for close to 20 years, provides quality dental care in our community. Sonrisas has a 15% discount for all seniors and qualifying low-income seniors can receive a higher discount up to 45% depending on income and family size. Contact Sonrisas at admin@sonrisasdentalhealth.org or call their clinic at 650-726-2144 to schedule an appointment.
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Computer Tutoring and Computer Donation and Loaner Program. Limited computer tutoring has resumed and is available by appointment. Additionally, through the dedication of two high school students, we are ready to put laptops into the hands of those who need them! We also have loaner laptops provided by the Half Moon Bay Library. Please call our office for more details
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New Outdoor Zumba Gold Join instructor Laurie Becker on Tuesday mornings in the back parking lot for a 10:30-11:15 am Zumba Gold class. This is perfect for older adults who are looking for a modified Zumba class that recreates the original moves you love at a lower intensity. Space is limited, please call the Senior Coastsiders office at 650-726-9056 for more information. Cost is $5.00 per class. Class will continue as long as weather permits.
Online Smart Phone Classes - Having difficulty hearing or seeing on your smart phone? Attend a free online training and make your smart phone work better for you! Learn how to make your phone louder and easier to hear, how to send text messages, how to turn your phone into a magnifier, how to connect Bluetooth devices, how to operate basic functions of your phone and much more! These two-part online trainings are presented by California Telephone Access Program. iPhone and Android sessions are ongoing. To participate, you will need a computer, internet service, a valid email address AND your smart phone! Please contact the Senior Coastsiders office at 650-726-9056 to register - space is limited.
Pilates Classes with Karen continue online from 9:00-10:00am every Tuesday and are free of charge. Email Karen at kpilates@sonic.net to get signed up. This class is currently only open to those who have taken Karen's classes in the past.
Art Every Day! Mary Kay Jolley offers painting class online through an email format as well as once weekly live class (and previous classes are available on Youtube). To get on the class mailing list, email jolleyart@comcast.net
Functional Mobility with Kimm Ronberg continues on Wednesdays 9:00-10:00am via Zoom. Email Kimm at kimm@beyourstrong.com for the link to the class.
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Gentle Yoga LindaGrace is offering Gentle Yoga on Mondays and Wednesdays from 11:00am-12:15pm. Contact LindaGrace at lindagrace@wisewoman-yoga.com to sign up.
Jetta's Balance Class for Seniors - Jetta will take participants through a series of exercises focused on increasing balance and reducing falls. Join Jetta on Thursdays at 10:30 am by contacting hatmore@seniorcoastsiders.org
Rosen Classes continue on the regular schedule with Jetta and Kate. For Mondays at 9:30am, and Wednesdays at 10:30am, email hatmore@seniorcoastsiders.org to receive the invitation to the Zoom classes. For Kate's Friday class at 11:00, email Kate O'Shea at kate.oshea.pt@gmail.com. Class fee is based on a sliding scale and can be paid via Paypal or by check.
Qigong with Judy Pruzinsky - Tuesday afternoons 1:00-2:00pm and Thursday evenings 7:30-8:30pm. Please contact Judy for more information.
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Other Resources & Activities |
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Take Charge! Advance Care Planning Tips If you couldn’t speak for yourself, who would? Whether you already have an advance health care directive or don’t know what one is, bring your curiosity, questions, and get ready to take charge of this area of your life.
When: Tuesday, December 8, 20202:00 – 3:00pm
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Meditation - Sign up to access Headspace meditations, sleep sounds, and movement exercises designed to help you care for your mind — all free through August 2021 if you live, work or go to school in San Mateo County. Because in times like these, a little support goes a long way. https://www.headspace.com/san-mateo-county
RotaCare Coastside is open for phone visits. Patients can schedule phone visits by calling 650-388-2340. Please leave a message including your name, date of birth, and phone number, and the Clinic Manager will return your call to schedule a telephone encounter.
Friendship Line - California - Even in these challenging times, friendship is always a phone call away. Discover how the Friendship Line is growing to connect to more Californian seniors. Available 24 hours a day and ready to connect, call (888) 670-1360.
The California Peer-Run Warm Line is a free, non-judgmental, emotional, non-emergency support line that allows people with mental health challenges to talk to a peer who is trained to help. The phone number is (855) 845-7415. Chat is also available at https://www.mentalhealthsf.org/peer-run-warmline/.
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A while back, we asked clients what they've been doing to stay busy during the pandemic. Well, one person has been quite busy writing a novel! A regular at lunch and bridge (pre-COVID), Jim Wilkerson (pen name W. Jay Taylor) has managed to find his groove at his computer. His novel, Dark Energy is available on Amazon here and in small quantities at Ink Spell Books and Coastside Books.
How about YOU? Have you started a new hobby, started painting, maybe knocked something off your bucket list that wasn't travel? Let us know!
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If you need assistance with shopping, would like to sign up for meals on wheels, need a mask, or need other assistance, we are just a phone call away! Please call our office at 650-726-9056. |
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Please forward to anyone you think might benefit from this information! |
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