AIP First Quarter 2025 Update
PamMcLemore
It has been a productive 1st quarter of the year for our Aging In Place group.
In February, AARP presented a talk on “Preparing to Care”. An interesting and thought-provoking hour was spent leaving us to consider both the opportunities and challenges that arise as we age here together at the Esplanade.
When we met in March we discussed how we might create a non-medical, helping community at the Esplanade. Many of the group were interested in helping each other in small ways, as neighbors often do, and found the idea very appealing.
Between March and April’s meetings a few of us put our heads together to investigate what various “community helping” applications might have to offer our particular group. With the help of current research being done by ECG as well as our own, we decided that the free and very private service provided by “Lotsa Helping Hands” (LHH) might best fill our needs.
At our April meeting
Mary Day and Pam McLemore presented our LHH site and discussed how it might work for us.
We are calling it: Esplanade AIP Helping Hand
The Welcome Announcement to those on the AIP Listerv states:
“This is a private site established by the Aging in Place Group here at the Esplanade for residents interested in building a sense of community and support as we age in place here together. As a member you can ask for help and/or volunteer for a task, send well wishes, share photos or join one of the following groups: Meals, Errands, Wellness Check or Advice.”
At the April meeting the decision was made that several of the attendees would help us test the capabilities of this site. Those who have signed up are helping us to better understand this program and its foibles. So far it is going well.
We look forward to presenting our findings at our next meeting on May 15.
Hope to see you there!
Remember, AIP always meets on the 3rd Thursday of the month at 4:00 pm in the Tye Room.