Agent for the Elderly

Contact

Connie Maynard, Agent for the Elderly
Phone: (860) 928-0208 x 304. Also can be reached at home at (860) 974-2685
Fax: (860) 963-7557
Email:

Other Town Contacts

Hours

• Monday - closed
• Tuesday - closed
• Wednesday - 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
• Thursday - closed
• Friday - closed
• Saturday - closed
• Sunday - closed

Mailing Address: Town of Woodstock CT
415 Route 169, Woodstock, CT 06281-3039

Function and Services

What we do: 

The Municipal Agent for the Elderly seeks to: 

• Assist and act on the needs of elderly persons and their families.
• Support them and respect their privacy.
• Act on their behalf by initiating activities, programs and services.
• Contact local, state and federal representatives to support and monitor appropriate legislation that promote the well being of these individuals.
• Post important information on the senior bulletin board (lower level Town Hall).

 

Examples:

• Dial A Ride
• Senior activities
• Trips-meetings –speakers
• Flu shot and free blood pressure clinic
• Discussion on any new regulations and laws that affect seniors. 

Contact us if you need help on: 

Services offered at the Town Hall include: 

• Free use of equipment: wheelchair, walkers, exercise bike, etc.
• Free lending library
• Nursing home and shut-in visitations
• Approximately three times a year—Haven Health Care, Westview Nursing & Rehab, Webster Manor, Matulaitis Nursing Home, Villa Maria (Plainfield), Christopher Heights, Creamery Brook and Meal On Wheel recipients. Each senior visited receives a plant from the town of Woodstock, a card and small gift created by the Woodstock Seniors’ arts and crafts group. Family and volunteers from the seniors’ club visit and deliver the plants and small gift. In the year 2006, 105 senior citizens were visited at Christmas time—50 senior citizens were visited at Thanksgiving and 40 were visited in the Spring.

More Information  

The Municipal Agent for the Elderly is available every Wednesday 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the Town Hall, lower level meeting room D.