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Historically, SSM activities have served the seniors of Saskatchewan while attempting not to overlap with the programs or services provided by member organizations. Centennial-license-plate-sm

Recent SSM accomplishments include:

Celebrating Seniors
Targeted Initiative for Older Workers
Recreation Information for Positive Participation
Seniors Friendship Program
Book entitled “Saskatchewan Remembers Then and Now”, an anthology of Saskatchewan War Veterans
Annual Conferences, including hosting a National Conference in conjunction with ALCOA in 2002
Establishing the Saskatchewan Older Adult Employment Bureau;
Protocol for Elder Abuse
Comprehensive manual on “What to Do” to support professionals, community workers, families, and interested persons in addressing the needs of abused older adults
Speakers Bureau
Fit for Your Life program
-Leader Training programs in various Health Districts throughout the province;
-Program delivers training to individuals on proper exercise, weight lifting programs, proper diet and fun.
Senior Friendly program:
-Approaches business community to help them make their facilities more accessible and accommodating to seniors;
-Senior Friendly is an attitude – based on respect for all community members.
Century Club:
-Formed to honour seniors who have reached the age of 90 and who are determined to continue living in as full and active a life style as possible to the age of 100 and beyond
-A network of friendship and mutual support
ABCs of Fraud program:
-Program designed to help seniors recognize frauds and scams;
-Trains volunteers to do informative skits
Partnership with Lifeline – a personal response service

In earlier years, these activities included such things as:

Vision Sessions and follow-ups
Meeting with Cabinet on Delegation Days, and with other Government Ministers on specific topics
Communications:
-Gray Matters newsletter – used to be 15,000 copies;
-Resource Centre – reports, pamphlets about various provincial seniors services;
-Briefs to various Commissions: Pension reform, Bill C-91, Post Office closures, Social reorm, Home care in SK
-Presentations about such things as: Care Givers, Health districts, Drug Plan, Sources of information about seniors services, Active Living
Representatives on Advisory Committees:
-Justice
-CMHC
-Literacy
Elder Abuse:
-Tenants Act
-Scams
SGI Aging Driver Booklet
Organized Seniors Forums
Position statements on various issues, including:
-Health Care
-Housing
-Transportation
-Income Security
Individualized Funding project for persons with disabilities
Research projects
Seniors Hotline – 1 -800 number to offer information about services
Seniors Friendship Program 2008- funded by New Horizons for Seniors Program
-object of the pilot project was to reduce isolation of seniors through visitation and involvement with other seniors
-Regina Catholic Family Services under the Four Leaf Clover program is continuing this program in Regina

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Achievements