CONGREGATE [top]
The Congregate Nutrition Services Program helps meet the complex nutritional needs of older persons who do not normally eat adequately by providing nutritionally sound and satisfying meals in a setting of camaraderie, friendship and fun. Each meal served contains at least one-third the Recommended Daily Allowances as established by the Food & Nutrition Board of the Academy of Sciences.
Friends congregate with friends, talk about events of the day, laugh at jokes, or just relax with a book.
The Senior Center's congregate meals don't stop there; kids of all ages are invited! For many non-seniors, the Seniors Hospitality Center of Boundary County isn't the place to go because it's the nice thing to do... it's the place to go because the food is good, the stories are great and because it's the best place in the world to hear the most amazing true stories ever told! The Seniors Hospitality Center boasts such great lunches at noon sharp every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. Reservations are required; to make yours, call our service number by 10 a.m. on the morning you'd like to partake.
To view or print out our current month's menu see Meals. Then press Ctrl-P to print.
To print out our program times and fares see programs and times. Then press Ctrl-P to print.
HOME DELIVERED MEALS [top]
The Home Delivered Meal Program provides nutritious meals and other nutrition education to older persons who are homebound by reasons of illness, incapacitation disability or otherwise isolated. Services are intended to maintain or improve the health status of these individuals, support their independence, prevent premature institutionalization and allow earlier discharge from hospitals, nursing homes or other care facilities. The home delivered meals are delivered Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.
If you need more than 4 days of home delivered meals, other arangements can be made; please call our service number. To print out our program times and fares see programs and times. Then press Ctrl-P to print.
TRANSPORTATION [top]
One key to enjoying the good life is the ability to get around. We make that possible on our bus by providing transportation to seniors and to the general public on a space-available basis. The bus is equipped with a wheelchair lift and handrails to make your trip safe and get you where you want to go. Whether you have an errand, doctor's appointment, shopping, visiting to do, or coming to the Senior Center, call our service number before 9 a.m. and you will be put on the schedule.
We also provide trips to Sandpoint on Thursdays, and you need to call our service number to reserve your seat on Monday before noon of the same week. A Doctor's appointment does not require a minimum of riders, although for shopping and errands we must have a minimum of 6 passengers to help defray expenses. To print out our program times and fares see programs and times. Then press Ctrl-P to print.
RECREATION [top]
For those who like to read books, magazines or health information, we have them to read.
For those who have a competitive bone, we have White Elephant Bingo on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday and 3rd Wednesday of each month. Call our service number for further details. We also have other types of games and puzzles to challenge you.
Birthday celebrations are always on the 3rd Wednesday of each month.
Other events include guest speakers, musical performances, exercise classes, craft sales, bake sales and raffles, which are scheduled throughout the year.
Schedules can change, and changes are announced at lunchtime, so if you have been absent a call can save you time. Call our service number for current schedules.
If you are not having fun at home, come in and join us at the Senior Center.
HOUSING [top]
The Seniors Hospitality Center of Boundary County manages 57 apartments that are subsidized by the Federal Government for elderly persons 62 years and older, or disabled at any age. We have 29 units at Mountain View South Apartments, 19 units at the Oak Street Senior Apartments, and 9 units at Mountain View North Apartments. If all apartments are currently occupied, a waiting list is maintained, and those in need of affordable housing with the above qualifications are encouraged to fill in an application at the Senior Center. To find out more or if you would like to have an application sent to you, call our business number.
OUTREACH [top]
If you know someone in need and could be helped with any of our services, please call our service number and let us know.
OTHER SERVICES that use the facility [top]
* Blood Pressure Reading - Call our service number for schedules
* Computer Classes - Call our service number for schedules
* Hearing Aid Specialists - 1st Thursday & 3rd Monday
* AARP Tax Preparation - Tax Season
* VFW Post 3622 - Thursdays 9 - 1:00 pm (208) 267-8611
The US Department of Agriculture prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, natural origin, gender, religion, disability or political beliefs. Persons with disabilities who require alternate means for communication of program material (Braille, large print, audio tapes, etc.) should contact USDA's Target Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Bldg., 14th & Independence Ave, Washington, DC 20250-9410, or call (202) 720-5964 (voice and TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
