LONDONDERRY, Vt. – Neighborhood Connections in Londonderry will be opening a its new social model adult day care program on Oct. 7, providing breakfast and lunch, and offering activities including participatory music, arts and crafts, and games modeled after the Relish-Life curriculum. There will be an open house on Wednesday, Sept. 30, from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., for any potential clients, partners, and interested community members to drop in on an informal basis to meet our staff and see the facility.
The program will be available every Wednesday, from 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., in the main Neighborhood Connections meeting complex in the Mountain Marketplace, at the corner of Route 11 and Route 100 in Londonderry. This open, airy space includes plenty of windows, a full-service commercial kitchen, internet access, large-screen audio-visual equipment, and accessible restrooms, and also houses office staff.
This is a social program and will not include medical care. This program is appropriate for adults capable of feeding themselves and independent bathroom functions, but who need a safe and supervised space during the day, meal preparation, and socialization. Applicants will be screened using standard tools at intake to ensure program compatibility. The program will be overseen by Lois Schram Osnow, a licensed clinical social worker. Prior to moving to Vermont, she was the co-founder and owner of LS Gerontology Seminars, where she instituted culture-change projects in more than 25 long-term care facilities in addition to providing training to more than 75 long-term care facilities in the tri-state area. Additional staff with relevant experience have been retained to assist with the program.
For questions about eligibility and general information about the program or the open house, contact Osnow at 802-824-4343 or Lois@ncvermont.org.