West Plains Senior Center

The West Senior Center Board is in NEED of Volunteer Bingo Callers!! Please call 417-256-4055 for questions! Please help us keep this going by donating a small amount of your time. Bingo is on Fridays @ 1:30pm

This will be a first come first serve clinic! Thank you for understanding !

Thank you to Royce Pace for helping with the 1st Toenail Clinic in over a year here at the West Plains Senior Center! A much needed service for the Seniors of our community!

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Each year, an estimated 5 million older adults are abused, neglected, bullied or exploited. World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) was launched in 2006 by the ...International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse and the World Health Organization at the United Nations, to https://eldermistreatment.usc.edu//WEAAD_horz_rgb-e1487966 communities around the world to raise awareness about elder abuse. Each June 15, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day serves as a call to action for individuals, organizations and communities to raise awareness about abuse, neglect and exploitation of elders. In Missouri, DHSS receives and investigates reports of abuse, neglect, bullying and exploitation of the elderly and disabled. Last year, DHSS received and investigated 40,714 reports, an average of about 111 each day. That number is on the rise, though the crimes are vastly underreported. Everyone is encouraged to wear purple and communities across Missouri are encouraged to display purple ribbons, flags, pinwheels or light up landmarks on June 15 to bring awareness to this public health issue. Anyone who suspects that a senior or disabled Missourian is being abused, neglected, bullied or exploited, should call the toll-free Missouri Adult Abuse and Neglect Hotline at 1-800-392-0210 or report online at health.mo.gov/abuse. The hotline is operational from 7 a.m. through midnight, 365 days a year. Online reporting is available 24/7.