Services

The Shoppe at Boynton
Recreational Activities
Transportation
Congregate Services
Social Services
CFH Wellness

The Shoppe at Boynton

The Shoppe at Boynton is our in-house convenience store available for use by residents of both buildings. The regular store hours are Monday through Friday, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. A current schedule of hours is posted on the door. Daily specials include BLT's on Tuesdays and grilled hotdogs on Thursdays. Regular menu items include cold sandwiches, salad plates, coffee, tea, hot chocolate, soda, and assorted pastries. The store stocks household goods, cleaning products, frozen dinners, and a variety of snack foods.

Recreational Activities

There is an active Recreation Department in both buildings. Randi Kass directs the program in Westfield I and Sharon Greenbaum directs the program in Westfield II. Activities are described in a monthly newsletter distributed to all residents. Planning meetings take place to discuss ideas for trips and other programs. Birthday parties are celebrated every three months.

We offer a wide array of activities such as exercise, yoga, ceramics, musical concerts, art classes, holiday celebrations, bingo, movie night, BUNCO, health screenings, and intergenerational programs. We are a site for the Union County L.I.F.E. classes. Many of our residents are active members of RSVP of Union County and various other outreach programs.

MacLeod pays a visit Our resident libraries are the homes for computer labs. Residents are offered assistance in basic computer skills as well as accessing the internet.

The buildings recently installed a outdoor fitness track with stations geared towards our residents, to complement our existing exercise programs, which includes several "gym-quality" exercise machines in both buildings.

The newest addition to our community is "MacLeod", a trained service dog from Canine Companions for Independence. Sharon Greenbaum, the Recreation Director for Westfield Two, recently graduated from the Canine Companions Team Training Group in Farmingdale, New York to enhance our buildings with the addition of a specialized trained "community pet". MacLeod will be visiting, exercising, and playing with our residents. The "Fanwood Animal Hospital" is providing healthcare for MacLeod at no charge, and "Reigning Cats and Dogs" will be providing grooming at a reduced fee.

The goal of the activities department is to enrich the quality of life for every resident at Westfield Senior Citizens Housing.
Download a sample activities calendar

Transportation

For your convenience, the following methods of transportation are available to the residents of Westfield Senior Citizens Housing:

"Serendipity, Too" Bus - This is the bus owned and maintained by Westfield Senior Citizens Housing. Regularly scheduled trips are available Monday through Friday, and transportation to religious services is available on weekends. Regularly scheduled trips include: downtown Westfield, local food markets, and other specially scheduled events. You must sign-up for these trips. There is no charge for this service for residents of Westfield Senior Housing.

Union County Paratransit - (908) 241-8300 This is the primary source of medical transportation for residents. You must use this service first, before calling any of the other options listed below. You must give two week's notice of your appointment. There is no charge for this service.

Red Cross - (908) 232-7090 Medical appointments only. You must give at least one week's notice and your appointment must be in the Town of Westfield. They will not provide physical assistance with your transportation. There is no charge for this service.

Center For Hope - Call or write Robert Tobias, Social Services, at (908) 233-5898 to schedule an appointment for medical transportation, within a 10 mile radius of Westfield. You must schedule your own doctor's appointment and then call him with the date and time. One week's notice is required, but the more notice you give, the better chance that your request will be honored. There is no charge for this service, however, it should only be used if Paratransit is not able to accommodate your request.

Westfield Car Taxi - (908) 389-0011 These are standard livery cab service. You will need to pay for this service.

Congregate Services

The Congregate Services Program is available to all residents of Westfield I and Westfield II.

Congregate services have been available at Westfield Senior Citizens Housing since 1996. The program, supported by grant money, is an effort to provide cost-effective supportive services for our resident population. The program employs a Director, Assistant Director, Chef, kitchen help, servers, personal care assistants, and housekeepers. As services are provided "in-house" they are closely monitored by the Director of Congregate Services to ensure that services are offered at the highest standards.

Rates - Congregate Services is a cost-share program, which means that you will only pay a percentage of the cost services based upon your income. The remainder of the cost is paid by the State of New Jersey and WSCH. Once you express an interest in Congregate Services, the program director will contact you with the exact costs associated with the meals or services. Rates are typically much less expensive than if you contacted an agency privately for these same services. Rates are subject to change based upon program costs or changes in your income.

Meals - A hot meal is served in our dining rooms at Westfield I and Westfield II, 7 evenings a week, at 5:00 PM. All meals are prepared on-site and are nutritionally balanced. Some dietary restrictions can be accommodated, and participants are allowed to make some substitutions. Participants to elect whether they would prefer meals either on a 7-day basis or 5-day (Monday through Friday), and a weekends only plan is also available. Although we encourage dining in our dining rooms, meals can be delivered to your apartment when you are ill. Menus are available for the upcoming month. Click here for a Sample Menu!

Housekeeping - Assistance with routine activities needed to keep an apartment a safe and clean environment including laundry, dusting, vacuuming, doing dishes, general tidying, bathrooms, taking out the garbage, cleaning windows, getting your apartment ready for annual inspection, and many others.

Personal Assistance - Assistance with daily activities to keep up your personal appearance and support independence, including bathing, grooming, dressing, meal preparation, reviewing mail, and many others.

Medication Assistance - A certified home health aide will remind you to take your medications.

For more information on our Congregate Program, please contact Liz Fennik, MSW, LCSW

CFH Wellness

The Center For Hope Hospice & Palliative Care offers their "Community Outreach Program" to residents of Westfield Senior Citizens Housing. The goal of the program is to assist senior citizens with issues that pertain to their physical, emotional and spiritual health and sense of well-being. Through information and supportive services, the individual's independence and the ability to age in place is enhanced.

Residents have the opportunity to be examined, ask questions and receive monitoring of their medication plan. If requested, the nurse will communicate with the individual's attending physician as needed.

A Center For Hope Hospice nurse, trained in providing the monitoring of vital signs, blood pressure, weight, blood sugar, etc. is scheduled at our buildings during the following times:

Westfield I: Monday 10:00 - 12:00 PM, Wednesday 12:00 - 2:00 PM. Office located on the first floor, east wing, across from the elevator
Westfield II: Wednesday 9:00 - 11:00 AM. Office located on the second floor, east wing (Social Services).

Pat Gahles, RN Center for Hope Wellness Nurse