SILVER CLUB MEMORY PROGRAMS

WINTER 2023

Welcome From the Director

Greetings from Silver Club!

Happy New Year! It’s hard to believe that 2023 is already here.

This last year has been one of recovery and growth for us. Throughout the year we welcomed 18 new members to our Moderate Day Enrichment program - the highest amount since 2019!

Below is a summary of our programs including information about our new program called Exhale. We currently have availability in our Day Enrichment Program. Please note that intake appointments are out through March, so reaching out to us sooner will get you the first available appointment. Currently Mindworks and Elderberry are on the edge of a waitlist. All information is below.

As always, I’m excited for our upcoming Big Hearts for Seniors event (more information below!). This year, we are adding a sixth beneficiary, the Turner African American Services Council (TAASC). While TAASC was founded in 1992, it recently became an official Turner Geriatrics Community Program!

Sincerely,

Shannon Etcheverry, LMSW

Director, Silver Club Memory Programs 

SAVE THE DATE

Big Hearted Stories: On Purpose

May 18, 2023

7:00 PM EDT | Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre, Ann Arbor, MI

Apply to Become a Storyteller!

Storyteller submissions are being accepted through February 24.

Do you have a story to tell? Big Hearts for Seniors (BHS) is searching for storytellers to tell their true stories using the theme, “On Purpose”, on May 18, 2023. 

Applications will be accepted through February 24, 2023. Individual coaching will be provided to those who are selected. Applying to be a storyteller is easy. You don’t have to have a full story to apply, just an idea. Please fill out the application and put together a brief description of your story idea (250 words or less).

To learn more about the theme and the selection process, watch this brief video from Artistic Director, Breeda Miller!

Become a Sponsor!

Interested in sponsoring this year's event? Visit the Big Hearts for Seniors website for all the information. Your partnership makes a true difference in the lives of seniors living in our communities.

Our Programs

Exhale

Washtenaw County Support Network for Caregivers

Brand new program!

Silver Club is excited to announce it has received funding from the Ralph C. Wilson Foundation for an Exhale Initiative caregiver respite program, with outings in and around Ann Arbor, created with the cooperation of the Jewish Family Services and Catholic Social Services of Washtenaw, the Washtenaw Support Network for Caregivers (WSNFC). There will be eight to ten events per year through 2025. Please visit Silver Club's website - the schedule will be released soon!

WSNFC is an opportunity for caregivers to catch a break and have fun and connection among other caregivers in a stress-free atmosphere and provides educational sessions and home services as well. All Exhale outings, and corresponding respite services are FREE. Round trip transportation to events from Silver Club is provided. Outings will include city points of interest, entertainment, University attractions, educational presentations, and much more! 

Pre-registration will be required. 

For more information, please call (734) 998-9352 or email us.

Silver Club Day Enrichment Program

Monday - Friday, 10:00am-3:30pm

We have openings!

The Silver Club Day Enrichment Program is for individuals with moderate memory loss. It is a structured, activity-based program to ensure members have fun, make friends, and feel part of a community. We spend time learning about members’ areas of strength and the areas where they need additional support. Activities include daily fitness, family style lunch, music, gardening, cooking, small discussion groups, art and craft projects, photography, adapted card games, and visits from community performers.

For more information, please call (734) 998-9352 or email us.

Recent Activities

We were delighted that this past fall to go to the Meet Me at UMMA (University of Michigan Museum of Art) program for the first time since 2019! Elderberry (our women’s group for mild memory loss) and our Adult Day Enrichment Program (for moderate memory loss) visited the museum and were given tours by docents trained in dementia.

In October, we hosted storyteller extraordinaire La’Ron Williams as a guest at our Creative Moments Memory Café. He delighted the group with spooky and funny Halloween stories. Learn more about Creative Moment Memory Cafe.

Partner With Us

Our Geriatrics Center Social Work and Community Programs team offers wide-ranging support and services, not only to our clinic patients and their families, but to our community’s older adults. We have long believed that good health for older adults must be broad in scope, addressing one’s physical, social, and emotional well-being.

Because of you, we are ensuring enriching educational opportunities and community programs for older adults. You can support programming such as:

• Silver Club provides art projects, music therapy, and field trips (when safe) for participants with mild to moderate memory loss. Gifts from friends like you allow us to use a sliding-fee scale so that each family pays what they can afford.
• The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI)  offers lecture series, study groups, online meetup Commons Events, OLLI Reads, special events, and Evening and Out of Town events. Currently OLLI is offering all events virtually on a broad range of topics.
• Turner African American Service Council (TAASC) serves as a liaison between the community and local health care providers by creating partnerships to increase and enhance access to wellness, health education, and health care for diverse and underserved older adults.
• The Turner Senior Wellness Program provides high-quality, low-cost programs and resources that include healthy living presentations, exercise classes, healthful cooking demonstrations, a Senior Nutrition Program, and blood pressure screening. We also offer Medicare counseling, assistance with advance directives, support groups, and social and cultural activities.

Silver Club Memory Programs