Plainview-Old Bethpage Cares, a community program for seniors over the age of 60, assists residents of Plainview and Old Bethpage to find the support they need to remain in their homes and live independently.

A survey will be distributed to Plainview and Old Bethpage seniors, 60 years or older. It will give them the opportunity to share what they're thinking and feeling about what they need now and in the future if they wish to remain in Plainview-Old Bethpage and continue living independently. POB Cares also wants to learn what resources, skills, talents, and knowledge residents have and may want to share.

The survey will be available at the Friday, May 10 meeting of the Plainview Old Bethpage Senior Club and at the May 7 meeting of the St. PiusX in Plainview. There will also be three tables set up in the community distributing the survey with volunteers there to assist in any way. There will be one table in the lobby of the hospital from May 14-16 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Another self-directed table will be in the reading room of the Plainview-Old Bethpage Library from May 6-16 during regular library hours with help available at the community services office. Another table will be in the lobby of the Mid Island Y JCC on Mondays, Tuesday and Thursdays during May 6-16 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

The survey will also be distributed to seniors through the various clubs in the community or by mail, if requested by a resident. Return postage will be included for the convenience of the resident. Please contact Plainview-Old Bethpage Cares at 249-6000 for more information.

-Denise D'Alessandro