Health & Wellness
Home Health United Safety Assessment for the Elderly
Home Health United in partnership with the United Way of Dane County is providing
S.A.F.E. at Home - a FREE Safety Assessment for the Elderly as part of an effort to decrease falls and negative
medication interactions in adults age 65 and older.
To request more information for yourself or a loved one, or to schedule a FREE Home Safety Assessment, contact us at 608.223.7970 or visit our website: www.HomeHealthUnited.org
Home Health United - Blood Pressure Screening
Home Health United Nurse Case Managers will be at the West Madison Senior Center performing blood pressure checks. Please check your WMSC newsletter for the dates. They will also have information on and answer any questions about HHU services and programs. This is on a first come first served basis. For questions call 238-0196.
TOPS Clubs, Inc. at Senior Center
Meetings are held every Wednesday from 11:00 AM - Noon at the West Madison Senior Center. TOPS is an affordable way for members to take charge of their health and weight.
TOPS is a great way to make new friends!
Aside from helping you lose weight and improve your overall health, it's about giving real people just like you the support and tools you need to make lasting lifestyle changes. TOPS also provides an important social outlet. See our detailed article in our February Newsletter.
Membership is $28 for the year. TOPS will meet meet weekly at the West Madison Senior Center, 602 Sawyer Terrace. If you are interested in joining this group please call 238-0196.
Foot Care Clinics:
The West Madison Senior Coalition and Home Health United, provide Foot
Care Clinics for $20. For appointments only, please call the West Madison
Senior Coalition at 238-7368. Whenever possible, cancellation should be
made no later than 4:00 PM the day before. If you have other concerns
or need more information regarding foot care, please call HHU at 276-3420.
Reminder: please bring two towels with you to the clinic.
Please Note: Our Foot Care clinics will NOT trim nails for people with diabetes. However, Middleton Senior Center located at 7448 Hubbard Avenue, has a foot care clinic specifically for trimming toenails for people with diabetes on the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 1:00 - 2:45 PM. You must call for an appointment: 831-2373. Their cost is $25
All foot care clinic sites can be reached by elevator or have no steps. Footcare clinic hours and locations are:
West Madison Senior Center:
602 Sawyer Terrace
Footcare provided twice a month.
Please call 238-0196 for the dates, times and to make an appointment.
Mt. Olive Lutheran Church
110 N. Whitney Way (Room 11 directly across from the elevator)
Footcare provided once a month.
Please call 238-7368 for the date, time and to make an appointment.
Our Lady Queen of Peace Church
401 S. Owen Drive
Footcare provided once a month.
Please call 238-7368 for the date, time and to make an appointment.
Farmer's Market Voucher Distribution on Madison's West Side:
West Madison Senior Center, 602 Sawyer Terrace
Monday, June 3rd from 3:00 to 5:00 PM.
Lussier Community Education Center, 55 S. Gammon Rd.
Wednesday, June 5th from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM.
Starting in June, the Area Agency on Aging of Dane County, will distribute farmer's market vouchers to seniors for use in purchasing $25 worth of fruit, vegetables or herbs at Farmer's Markets and roadside farm stands in Wisconsin during the 2013 season (June 1st to October 30th, 2013). The vouchers are distributed on a first come/first serve basis to those 60 or older, who have gross incomes under the 180% poverty level. One set of vouchers per household regardless of size of household. Vouchers cannot be mailed.
To get vouchers, you will be asked to prove your eligibility. Please bring along a picture ID showing your birth date, plus one of the following showing your income: 2011 or 2012 income tax, Homestead Credit form, social security allotment statement, or subsidized housing review letter.
If you need someone to pick up vouchers for you, an application needs to be completed and signed by you and brought along when your designee picks up the vouchers for you, along with an ID and one of the above forms to prove your income eligibility. To receive an application prior to pick up dates, contact a case manager at the West Madison Senior Coalition at 238-7368 or Mary Browning at 261-5678. If you received vouchers last year, you will be sent a letter mid-May with all the distribution locations and times.
No appointment is necessary.
If you have vouchers, free transportation is available to the Wednesday Farmers' market at Hilldale Mall. Simply show a voucher to the bus driver. To make bus reservations, call Transit Solutions at 294-8747. Without a voucher, the cost is $2.00 roundtrip.
For more information contact:
West Madison Senior Coalition
517 North Segoe Road
Suite: 309
Madison, WI 53705
Office Hours:
Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Phone: 238-7368
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