Our Speaker tonight was Mary Rose McBride, VP Marketing at Lifespan who has been with the company for 29 years. Lifespan is a regional nonprofit serving Monroe and surrounding Finger Lakes counties, NY. Lifespan provides information, guidance and more than 30 services for older adults and caregivers. In 2014, Irondequoit hired Lifespan to do a senior study of the town to identify age-friendly needs. Since then, many things like the senior housing at the Skyview Park Apartments at the old Irondequoit Mall location have already been implemented. The town also works with Lifespan to provide: (1) Home Safe Home Program - a free service that checks a seniors home for prevention of potential falls, and (2) I-Ride - help seniors with mobility needs for $8 per ride (uses UBER). Lifespan has a staff of over 150 people, started in the early 1970's and has a main office in Brighton. Other services include: Bill Pay and Budgeting Assistance, Limited Power of Attorney Services, Zoom Classes/Webinars, & more recently - helping seniors get a Covid vaccination appointment. |