Ware COA named partner in vaccine-uptake initiative; mobile dental hygienist to visit Oct. 13

The minutes say the National Council on Aging (NCOA) is contacting senior centers to support COVID-19 and influenza vaccine uptake; Ware was named one of those centers and the minutes say flu vaccines will start sometime in October. The record also notes a mobile dental-hygienist service (Mobile Dental Hygienist Service of Western MASS LLC) will visit the Ware Senior Center on Oct. 13 to provide cleanings, oral-cancer screening and denture cleaning; MassHealth and private pay are accepted.

The COA thanked Kirsten Krieger, RN "for the wonderful job she is doing at the Ware Senior Center," noting her help with blood-pressure and blood-sugar monitoring, answering health questions and scheduling vaccine appointments online for seniors without computers. The meeting adjourned at 10:20 a.m.; the next meeting was scheduled for Oct. 17, 2023, at 9:00 a.m.