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Archive for September, 2011
Falls Prevention Awareness Day
Sep 27th
Falls Prevention Awarness Day.
Perhaps you had a chance to participate in some of the activities prepared by various organizations around the Falls Prevention Awarness Day – September 23, 2011. If not, don’t worry, you can still take advantage of the materials presented at some of these activities. I know of one interesting presentation, and if there is someone out there who knows about others, please share it with me and I’ll pass the info on my next blog.
The presentation I participated in was put up by the National Council on Aging and it was called Falls Prevention: Debunking the Myths of Falls in Older Adults. I enjoyed the presentation and now you can to.
Just go to http://www.ncoa.org/calendar-of-events/2011-abs-webinars/falls-prevention-debunking.html
You will be able to download the presentation, listen to the recording and learn more about Falls Prevention Awarness Day. For us, in the assisted living/ residential care industry, this is a very important issue. The more we know the better we can protect our residents and ourselves.
If you are interested in this topic, you might want to read my two blogs on this subject:
http://www.evergreenchalet.com/2011/05/falls-assisted-living-facilities-part-1/
http://www.evergreenchalet.com/2011/05/falls-assisted-living-facilities-part-2/
Older Americans Act (OAA)
Sep 13th
More than 13 million older Americans are struggling every day just to pay for food, medicine, and a place to live. The good news is that Older Americans Act (OAA) programs can help. The OAA funds meals, transportation, senior centers, job training, and more. But all of these programs are at risk as Congress considers huge cuts in the federal budget. Let’s make sure Congress protects seniors in need! Ask your members of Congress to sign the Pledge to Protect and Strengthen the Older Americans Act. Read the pledge, see who has signed on, and send an email to your lawmakers now. http://bit.ly/OAApledge
The above paragraph was taken from website of the National Council on Aging (NCOA). Their One Away campaign put together a collection of 5,000 stories of struggling seniors and are asking lawmakers to sign the Pledge to Protect and Strengthen the Older Americans Act (OAA). The reauthorization of this Act is coming up soon, so now is time to ask our legislators to sign on.
