Senior Watch Old Ottawa South (SWOOS) is a grassroots community group, and a committee of the OSCA Board, that addresses issues concerning senior residents living in Old Ottawa South.
We work with many elements in our community, including the Council on Aging, a bilingual organization that promotes senior issues and concerns.
SWOOS can be contacted via: swoos2018@gmail.com. Committee Members and anyone else interested can review our Meeting Minutes.
Old Ottawa South is a great community for young and old, but now needs to become truly age-friendly in terms of:
In the fall of 2019, the SWOOS Housing/Health Group carried out a survey on housing needs in Old Ottawa South. We were encouraged by the number of respondents who indicated that they would like to buy or rent in the neighbourhood and left their contact information (75 out of 120 respondents). As well, about 75% of respondents indicated that they would be interested in being part of a supportive community within a development.
Last month in the OSCAR and on line we asked OOS residents whether they are concerned about not having a doctor in the neighbourhood.
Last winter, home alone late one night, I slipped on the kitchen floor and fell awkwardly. Fearing I’d broken my hip and sprained my ankle, I lay like a beached whale thinking, who am I going to call? What am I going to do?
Please donate to “Save Our Firehall” and help us continue providing programming, serving our community, and bringing friends and neighbours together for many years to come.
Your monthly pledges add up over time and with many families pledging their support we can make sure that our community centre remains open in 2021.
We’ve come a long way in one year! We still have a way to go but we’re more hopeful. We believe that we can do this together.
