Grand Rapids is Age-Friendly (Copy)

Did you know that Grand Rapids is recognized as an Age-Friendly community? In 2006, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched Age-Friendly Communities to help cities prepare for the parallel trends of a rapidly aging world population and increasing urbanization. In 2016 the City of Grand Rapids partnered with AARP, an institutional affiliate of WHO, to pursue and obtain accreditation as an Age-Friendly Community. The global initiative aspires to:

The Work of AARP and the City included extensive community engagement and resulted in the draft Grand Rapids Age-Friendly Action Plan. The Action Plan aligns with the City of Grand Rapids values and focuses on Four Domains of Livability with each domain having its own set of Goals and Action Steps.

Click here to learn more.

We value your commitment

So I recently learned that May is celebrated as National Recommitment Month. It is intended to be a time set aside for us to reevaluate the important areas of our lives. I might of missed May, but it seems to me that any day is a good day to share how much you appreciate others that are making you a part of their lives.

Nora and I would like to take this opportunity to express that you are important to us and we value your commitment to Seniors Helping Seniors. We also would like to encourage you to take a look at what you are committed to. This could range from relationship goals, more downtime, and more exercise to saving and spending time with loved ones. It is a great time to remember that if it’s significant to you, it matters.

Driving Reminders

Can You Drive?

Only approved Drivers are allowed to drive clients or on behalf of a client. If you are unsure whether you were approved for driving, call the office and confirm prior to any trip. Insurance coverages are substantially impacted, if you are not an approved driver and you drive anyway.

Driving Requirements

Driving on behalf of a client with/or without them in your car is only done when you have a TASK for it on your shift. The task ERRANDS or DRIVE TO... are the items you are looking for. If these tasks are not on the shift, you need to call the office first to obtain approval to drive for the client. Thank you for your help.

Time Off Request Process

As we go into this beautiful Michigan summer, just a quick reminder that time off requests should be text to the Schedulers at 616-234-0190. Include in your message whether you want to use PTO and how many hours. You can always find your available PTO balance on your Gusto app.

How to Avoid Scams

Online quizzes tell you fun things like your real personality type, the dog breed that best suits you, the ideal retirement vacation for you and other fun and interesting personal matters.

Who wouldn’t enjoy taking such a fun quiz?

The problem: Our fondness for online quizzes (and surveys, too) can make it possible for scammers to gain access to our private information.  Scammers have figured out ways to collect a single data point here, another one there and link them to larger “data collections”.

Answering seemingly innocuous questions — your city of birth, your father’s first name, the color of your first car– can be data points that sophisticated scammers use to identify you.

AARP offers these steps to avoid scammers. Just click here to learn some ideas to protect yourself.

Happy Father's Day

Happy Father’s Day to all the dad’s out there! Father’s Day is Sunday, June 18, but how many of you realize that the celebration has only been around for barely 50 years? Here is a link about the history of Father's Day.

According to Men’s Health magazine, these are 70 of the best gifts to buy dad.