November is Osteoporosis Awareness Month, a condition that affects 1 in 3 women and 1 in 5 men in Canada. Osteoporotic hip fractures are more common and take up more hospital beds than stroke, heart attack, and diabetes. According to Osteoporosis Canada, after a hip fracture, 27% of people go into rehab care and 17% go to long-term care facilities. We begin to lose bone in our mid-thirties, so build it up in your twenties with weight-bearing exercise, balance support (yoga or Tai Qi), adequate calcium and minerals from diet, vitamin D supplements, and avoiding junk food/pop intake.
Community News
Snow Shoveling Program
Forms are now available to sign up for our Snow Shoveling program. If you would like to sign up for this program please contact our office or forms are available on our website at www.saskatoonservicesforseniors.ca.
Need Groceries? We Deliver!
Saskatoon Services for Seniors is proud to provide Grocery Delivery to seniors and disabled adults around Saskatoon Our staff deliver groceries three days each week to help seniors and disabled adults get the food and supplies they need. We shop at the store of the Seniors choice and get only what they order. Seniors that have mobility issues can also inquire if they need assistance with the delivery and our staff can help put their items away for them as well. We have a small $6 delivery fee, along with a 10% admin fee. If you are interested in this program contact our office today!
November Brain Teasers
.1 When you have me, you immediately feel like sharing me. But, if you do share me, you do not have me. 2. What can you hold without ever touching or using your hands? 3. What can be seen once in a minute, twice in a moment, and never in a thousand years? Give me food, and I will live; give me water, and I will die. What am I?
Words to Live By
I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did but people will never forget how you made them feel. – Maya Angelou
Brain Teasers Answers
.1 A secret. 2. Your breath! 3. The letter M. 4. Fire.
Laughter is the Best Medicine
Q: Why don’t ants get sick?
A: Because they have little antibodies.
Need Groceries? We Deliver!
Saskatoon Services for Seniors is proud to provide Grocery delivery to seniors and disabled adults around Saskatoon Our staff deliver groceries three days each week to help seniors and disabled adults get the food and supplies they need. We shop at the store of the Seniors choice and get only what they order. Seniors that have mobility issues can also inquire if they need assistance with the delivery and our staff can help put their items away for them as well. We have a small $6 delivery fee along with a 10% administration fee. If you are interested in this program, contact our office today!
Great Local Events in October
Oct 5, 2021 – Magic Lantern Roxy Theatre is hosting the One Take Super 8 Event. Admission is free for all ages. Shot on super 8, the films in these events have never been seen before, not even by the filmmakers! Edited in-camera, the works are shown as they were shot. No Cuts! No Splices! Making for a true premiere!
Oct 21, 2021 – The Saskatoon Club is hosting a Tax Reduction Seminar. Discover new and easy ways to save taxes.
Urban Camp Program
Our Urban Camp program is running again this fall/winter. Working with the Corrections facility this program offers fall clean-up of your leaves and snow clearing all winter long for a onetime fee. This program is great for low-income seniors in our community. We still have a few spots left on this program. If you would like to sign up or have any questions about this program please contact our office today.
Friendly Caller Program
Saskatoon Services for Seniors is proud to offer our Friendly Caller Program. If you are or know a local senior that could use a weekly call and friendly voice to talk with please contact our office today. We have a great Social Work Student currently working our clients on this program. This service is available to any senior and is provided at no cost.
