“But I Don’t Think of Myself as a Senior…” : 8 Reasons For Boomers to Take The Roseville Senior Activities Survey

1. 
   If you are a boomer and want or need to learn
   about federal, state, and local programs that impact you.E.g., Medicare, Social Security, VA benefits, healthcare directives, etc.
2. 
   If you are in the sandwich generation and need
   to learn about programs that impact you, your elders, and your children.E.g., elder law, reimbursement for durablemedical equipment, etc.
3. 
   If you are concerned that the senior population
   is about 33% of the Roseville population, and you want the city to assume some fiscal and programmatic responsibility for senior programs and services which will help you.
4. 
   You are a boomer who anticipates needs for particular senior services or programs that are not currently available to you in your community, or available in sufficient quantity or quality.E.g. supportive services for aging-in-place, respite care, block nurse programs, public transportation, etc.
5. 
   You are a boomer who anticipates making modifications to your housing, to allow you to gracefully age-in-place.  You need sources of reliable information and ideas.
6. 
   You are a boomer who wants more and/or different
   activities than are currently available in the Roseville Area Senior Program (http://www.isd623.org/commed/senior/)
7. 
   You are a boomer who wants a broader range of
   affordable physical and adult learning activities available to you through the
   ISD623 Community Education Dept.
8. 
   If you are a boomer or mature senior who wants
   to continue making significant participatory contributions to your
   community. 

The survey is available from February and April 2012. The survey is available in an electronic version (link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PCG59DY ), and a hard copy.

Hard copies of the survey will also be brought to groups of Roseville area seniors by volunteers from the North Suburban Senior Council (NSSC). If you have a group that would be willing to complete the survey, we will be happy to provide hard copies or a link to you. Request the survey by sending an email with the details of your request to SeniorActivitiesSurvey@yahoo.com .

Completed hard copies may be returned to the Senior Activity Survey drop box in the senior activities lounge of the Fairview  Community Center or the Parks and Rec desk at City Hall, or mailed to us at North Suburban Senior Council 1910 County Road B West, Roseville, MN 55113.

So, take 10 minutes of your time…………..

The Senior Activities Survey is a tool
for taking a snapshot of the senior community. 
The snapshot will be more realistic, as more people participate in the
survey.  The survey will be used as a
planning tool and a supporting document for fundraising efforts.

This survey does not ask for any
identifying information about you. The survey consists of a series of short
questions. Most questions have spaces to check off your answers. Some questions
require you to write in an answer. Some questions will not apply to you.

We hope that you will answer as many of the
questions as possible, to help provide a more complete snapshot of seniors in
the Roseville area.

The survey will be available between February
and April 2012. The survey is available in an electronic version (link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PCG59DY ), and a hard copy.

Friendly NSSC volunteers will have hard copies
of the survey at a table outside the solarium at the 16th Annual "Living
Smarter" Home and Garden Fair. The Fair is on Sat., Feb 18, 2012, from 9
a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Fairview Community Center. (link to fair http://www.livingsmarter.org/fair.html ) You can complete the survey at the Fair.

Hard copies of the survey will also be brought
to groups of Roseville area seniors by volunteers from the NSSC. If you have a
group that would be willing to complete the survey, we will be happy to provide
hard copies or a link to you. Request the survey by sending an email with the
details of your request to SeniorActivitiesSurvey@yahoo.com .

Completed hard copies may be returned to the Senior
Activity Survey drop box in the senior activities lounge of the Fairview
Community Center or the Parks & Rec desk at City Hall, or mailed to us at North
Suburban Senior Council 1910 County Road B West, Roseville, MN 55113.

We live in tough economic and political times,
but our needs do not diminish. We can accomplish changes, but we need the hard
work of dedicated individuals and everyone’s participation.

Please take the survey.