Healthy Steps for Older Adults
Learn how to protect yourself and live a full and active life, free from the fear of falling!
In collaboration with the Sandwich Community Nurse Association
Call Granite VNA by March 13 at 603-224-4093, ext. 85664 to register and schedule a screening.
Registration is limited and participants must complete a balance screening and attend
both workshops. No cost program.
Location: Samuel H. Wentworth Library, Community Room
Wednesday, March 18: 1:30 - 3 p.m. - Balance Screenings
Thursday, March 19: 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. - Workshop 1
Wednesday, March 25: 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. - Workshop 2
SNOWDATE: March 26, 1:30 -3:30 p.m.
Healthy Steps for Older Adults is an evidence-based fall prevention program for adults ages 60 and over. Through activities, assessments and discussions, participants learn tools and tips on how to reduce falls, one of the leading causes of the loss of independence and hospitalizations.
This comprehensive two-hour, two session program focuses on managing fall risk and staying healthy, active, and independent.
Developed by the Pennsylvania Department of Aging in 2005, Healthy Steps has been shown to decrease the incidence of falls, frequency of self-reported hospital and emergency department use, and costs associated with hospital and ED use.