The Kootenay Branch of COSCO, KCOSA Kootenay Council of Senior Associations is now fully formed and ready to tackle important local seniors issues.

The Kootenay Branch of COSCO, KCOSA

Kootenay Council of Senior Associations is now fully formed and ready to tackle important local seniors issues.

We currently have five organizations with a total membership of close to 2,000 seniors.

• President: Craig Gray

• Vice President: Griff Welsh

• Secretary: Wilbur Wostradowski

• Treasurer: Janice Wostradowski

• Ombudsperson: Judy Gray

• Directors: Ralph White, Yvonne Tedesco, Marilyn Pollard, Charles Ward

• Our goal is to make available to Kootenay Seniors the Advocacy of a united front

• KCOSA’s purpose is to reach out to ALL Kootenay seniors

• To promote local seniors to

participate in their local Seniors Associations

• Together we are stronger and more effective in dealing with our local issues

• KCOSA will continue to offer our areas Seniors the COSCO Health & Wellness Workshops available free of charge.

• There are presently 44 workshops running approximately 90 minutes in length, covering issues from the Seniors’ point of view

Stress Management for Seniors

Presented by:

COSCO Seniors’ Health & Wellness Institute

COSCO March 2012 1

Adjusting to Life Without DrivingPresented by the Council of Senior Citizens’ Organization of British Columbia (COSCO) Seniors’ Health & Wellness Institute

Presented By:

COSCO Seniors’ Health & Wellness Institute

COSCO March 20121

OSTEOPOROSISThe Silent Thief

Falls Prevention –Stay In The Game

Presented by:

COSCO Seniors’ Health & Wellness Institute

COSCO March 2012 1

MEMORY AND AGINGPresented by the Council of Senior Citizens’

Organizations of British Columbia (COSCO)

Seniors’ Health & Wellness Institute

More Facilitators now available in our area

Call 250-352-6635 to book a workshop

COSCO / KCOSA has a close relationshipSheila Pither, Health & Wellness, Lorraine Logan President COSCO,

Craig Gray President KCOSA

• The conceptual idea is to offer Seniors that must take the compulsory medical and Driveable program, (mandated by the BC Motor Vehicle Branch) a training program to assist them in meeting compliance, run by seniors

• This is a serious and frightening issue for our Seniors, and they need the support a program of this kind can offer.

• This topic covers various aspects of how aging may affect driving skills and gave detailed information about the assessment procedures in place for seniors whose cognitive ability is failing or whose age is nearing 80.

• For many seniors, getting a driver medical examination report is a mysterious and frightening prospect.

• It is doubly nerve-wracking if tests like the Simard test are presented with very little or no warning for the seniors wanting to renew their drivers’ licences.

• Advocacy is the mainstay of KCOSA. It involves taking issues brought to KCOSA, that are general in nature to the local seniors community, and to our members to develop a plan of action

• Communication simply means going and seeing, talking and listening to our area seniors, and facilitating a path of communications between the various seniors organizations, and the agencies they need.

Rural areas of the province such as the Kootenays have a lack of comprehensive transit services

Many seniors in our area are intimidated by the Transit service, as they have not used it in the past.

We are planning a program that should eliminate Seniors concerns on Transit, increase Nelson Transit's knowledge of  seniors needs, and be a social occasion for seniors with their own peer group.

October 6, 2015: Town Hall Meeting with the Seniors Advocate

2 – 4 pm. Nelson's Best Western

October 15, 2015: Beaver Valley Manor, FruitvaleJoint WKBSA and KCOSA delegate meetings!

11:00 a.m. West Kootenay / Boundary Seniors Delegate Meeting Noon: lunch $10 each

1-2 p.m. Speakers: Katrine Conroy and Alex Atamanenko

2:30 p.m. KCOSA Delegate Meeting

Please join us for an informative day.

SEE YOU ALL IN OCTOBER!

For the most updated information: Check out our NEW www.kcosa.ca website

To Reach our Ombudsperson:

Phone: 250-352-6635