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Surprise senior services supervisor summarizes dementia supports and congregate meal program; center reports 5,689 meals served this fiscal year
Summary
Tricia Weston, Senior Services Supervisor for the City of Surprise, briefed the commission on the senior center’s programs, dementia‑friendly initiatives and meal program eligibility and statistics, including a fiscal‑year total of 5,689 meals served to 564 individuals and a congregate meal schedule of Monday–Friday at noon.
Tricia Weston, Senior Services Supervisor for the City of Surprise, told the Veterans Disability and Human Services Commission on March 12 that the city offers a broad set of programs for adults 50 and older and for older adults in the disability community, including dementia‑friendly outreach, congregate meals and fitness and enrichment programming.
“Since 2019, Surprise has been at the forefront of supporting those living with dementia,” Weston said, and the city is a member of the Dementia Friendly American Network of Communities. She distributed a resource card describing free dementia‑friendly informational sessions the city offers to organizations…
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