Visiting Nurses is hosting a teleconference, Thursday, November 14th from 1-4:30 at Visiting Nurses, 200 Maine Street, Lawrence, KS (3rd Floor). Three CEU's will be available, and registration for CEU's will take place from 12:30-1. The conference will cover many issues that veterans face when faced with an illness or ...
Interim Fall Open House - TONIGHT Tuesday, October 8, 2013 6:00 p.m. Please join us for refreshments and help us launch our brand new Rose Program. It is our new program designed specifically to meet your needs. Take time to smell the roses, and let us do the rest! We ...
Seniors who live in assisted living or memory care homes want visitors. They look forward to seeing people they love, and they find comfort in knowing relatives and friends are making sure they get the best care. However, visitors sometimes feel uncomfortable or reluctant to visit because they don’t know ...
Tickets are still available for Lawrence Meals on Wheels, "2013 Signature Settings - Dine by Design" on October 11, 6pm, at Maceli's! Join us for great food and beverages, awesome silent and live auctions, photo booth and lots of fun! Tickets are $50 and all proceeds go to help feed ...
Visiting Nurses has served the Douglas County Community for over 44 years. In this time, they have served individuals in areas of Home Health, Rehabilitation, Hospice and Private Duty. Thousands of patients have been helped through these services, many of which have not had the ability to pay. Visiting Nurses ...
Come and join the fun at the fundraiser that allows Lawrence Meals on Wheels to continue to feed your neighbors in need! There will be great food, beverages, silent and live auctions and much more. All the proceeds help feed those in need. Call 830-8844 to purchase tickets in advance, ...
TherapyWorks invites you to our free monthly Helping You Help Yourself seminar. This month we are covering information on the challenges of balance changes with age. Fall prevention is in everyone's best interest! Featuring speakers Dr. Ryan Neuhofel and Cindy Johnson, MSPT. Thursday, September 26 7-8:00 at TherapyWorks 1311 Wakarusa ...
Douglas County Partnership Works to Reduce Falls in Older Adults "You would think by now I'd know how to walk, but at 60 years old I find myself walking into walls or tripping over my own feet way too often. One of these days I'm going to fall and break ...
Are you a caregiver considering the Douglas County area for your parents to retire? Considering a retirement move yourself to Douglas County in any of our communities, including Baldwin City, Eudora, Lecompton or Lawrence? Douglas County Senior Services, Inc. has *Ambassadors* available to meet with you, tour our communities, provide ...
Join us at **Morningstar Pizza,** 4931 S. 6th Street, Mondays in August. This "Month of Mondays", 15% of sales will be donated by **Morningstar Pizza** to Lawrence Meals on Wheels! Dine and Do Good!! Get a pizza and help feed a neighbor in need! Everyone at Meals on Wheels appreciates ...
Hospice care provides comfort, not only to patients, but also to families of patients who are terminally ill. One nurse providing this care, Ginger Hayes, knows first-hand how hospice care can affect someone’s life. “The genuine care and compassion that comes from caring for a hospice patient is such a ...
CHRISTMAS IN AUGUST Fun for the whole family! Saturday, August 24th 11:00 am to 3:00 pm 1510 Saint Andrews Drive Lot's of vendors, lot's of fun and cookies from Eileens Colossal Cookies too! http://wellcommons.com/users/photos/2013/jul/18/258645/
Seniors who are homebound are at the highest risk during this hot weather. With the forecast in the higher 90's and into the triple digits, we need to keep a close eye on our friends and neighbors who may not be staying cool. Please visit our [website][1] for tips on ...
The **"Senior Celebration Art Show"** is in full swing now! It is open to the public and runs from June 1st to June 30th. Everyone is invited to visit our art gallery, there is no admission, it is free. Bring the whole family to see the large variety of art ...
**Benefits of Home Senior Care Opens New Office in Lawrence, Kansas** LENEXA, KS – January 20th, 2013 – Benefits of Home Senior Care, a Lenexa-based provider of high-quality in-home senior care services for the elderly, has opened a new satellite office in the Lawrence, Kansas area to serve as a ...
We were honored to be featured in [this article][1], and we are excited to host a fundraising breakfast on Saturday, June 1 from 8 am-10 am. It will be held at the Baldwin City Chamber of Commerce located at 8th and High Street. All proceeds go towards the operation of ...
THE SENIOR CELEBRATION ART SHOW - June 1st thru 30th 1510 St. Andrews Drive at Drury Place at Alvamar 10:00 am to 5:00 pm daily and You are cordially invited to: The Drury Place at Alvamar ARTISTS RECEPTION for the "Senior Celebration Art Show" DAY/DATE: Saturday, June 22nd TIME: 3:00 ...
***"Memory Exercises"*** VNA Presentation at Drury Place at Alvamar 1510 Saint Andrews Drive Date: Friday, May 3 Time: 10:30 AM Join us for a presentation by Douglas County Visiting Nurses Association
Everyone is invited to hear Rick Katzfey from Lawrence Channel Six television offer an insightful talk on local weather Wednesday, May 8th at 1:30 pm Drury Place at Alvamar 1510 Saint Andrews Drive http://www.druryplacealvamar.com/ http://wellcommons.com/users/photos/2013/apr/30/254060/
**"Personal Safety & Home Security"** Date: Thursday, May 2 Time: 10:00 AM **"Handling Special Events"** Date: Thursday, May 9 Time: 10:00 AM Open to the public, everyone is welcome to attend! Drury Place at Alvamar, 1510 Saint Andrews Drive, Lawrence, KS http://wellcommons.com/users/photos/2013/apr/30/254057/
**"Brown Bag"** your lunch and donate the money you would have spent eating out to help provide meals for those in need! Our clients, since they are homebound, do not get to enjoy the luxury of eating out that we often take for granted. Currently 90% of our clients need ...
Beauty comes in many forms, and the National Center for Creative Aging (NCCA) and life'sDHA™ are looking for the most beautiful minds in America, 55 years or older, to tell their story and inspire others. “Beautiful Minds: Finding Your Lifelong Potential” is a bi-annual campaign that celebrates individuals who are ...
http://www2.ljworld.com/users/photos/2009/mar/11/166399/ There's a six-week program that is unique to Douglas County and helps seniors live a healthier life. It's called Personal Actions to Health, or PATH, and it teaches residents, ages 60 and older, about the importance of exercise and nutrition. The program begins April 2 with classes scheduled from ...
***“A lot of people never get to know how ‘feeling good’ feels. They don’t know what they are missing.”*** Dr. Wayne H. Osness, Lawrence, KS **How Walk Kansas Works:** Groups of six people form a team, select a captain, and choose a challenge to work toward. Each team member logs ...
Do you have or care for someone with arthritis, diabetes, heart or lung disease or other chronic conditions? The Kansans Optimizing Health Program (KOHP) will get you the support you need, find practical ways to deal with pain and fatigue, discover better nutrition and exercise choices plus so much more. ...
Senior Meals will not be served or delivered, all classes and activities will be cancelled, AARP Tax Aide Services will be cancelled. The Care Giver Support Group will be postponed until February 11th. ALL Parks and Rec classes will be cancelled. Senior Wheels will run as normally scheduled.
**We invite you to join us for our FREE "Living Well: with diabetes" group.** At each meeting you can expect to hear about medications, self-care, and supplements from our pharmacists, learn how eating can be enjoyable and stress-free with our dietitians, and have a delicious recipe prepared right in front ...
**We invite you to join us for our FREE Living Well gluten-free group.** We will be taste-testing products, preparing delicious recipes, and sharing information and ideas – all about how to live well gluten-free. Everyone is welcome to join us, whether you have celiac disease, a gluten intolerance, are avoiding ...
Have you experienced grief and loss? We welcome your participation in the Life After Loss group which is forming now. Discover you are not alone in your grief experience, share memories of your loved ones, and help others as you help yourself. Life After Loss Group will meet six Wednesdays, ...
Safe Winter Walkways, a partnership between the City of Lawrence and Douglas County Senior Services, matches residents needing assistance with snow removal with volunteers wiling to shovel! Volunteers are asked to commit to the entire winter season and visit each time snow falls. This program is an excellent resource for ...
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The weather is getting colder, but our runner's are getting bolder! I am so proud of these kids finishing their marathons in the blistery cold ...
Douglas County residents interested in learning more about operating a child care home are encouraged to attend the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department’s child care licensing ...
In two years covering government for the Topeka Capital-Journal newspaper, Andy Marso has become a familiar presence at the Kansas Statehouse with a reputation for ...
Heartland Community Health Center will host its third annual Fill Up Pour Out benefit event on Thursday, December 5 at Arterra Event Gallery (2161 Quail ...
Call me a giant hypocrite. I went out and paid money for the very thing I talked smack on just a few months earlier. I ...
Health and family will top many lists of blessings this Thanksgiving. For 42-year-old Mike Brungardt of Baldwin City, the two are the same. Brungardt will enjoy his Thanksgiving dinner with his wife, Jill, 17-year-old son, Jake, 15-year-old daughter, Libby, and other members of his Baldwin City extended family with a new lease on health thanks to a kidney he received last spring from his older brother Chris. By Elvyn Jones
Migraine sufferers desperate to reduce or get rid of their pain may have a new treatment method: avoiding plastic. That's the hypothesis behind a recent study by researchers at Kansas University Medical Center. By Giles Bruce
The third annual Hemi Jam, which benefits children and families suffering from radical brain surgery, is planned for Saturday, December 7th at The Granada Theatre ...
TODAY IS GIVING TUESDAY! Below is my post about it from last week. Today is the day! Make it fun! Make it meaningful! Just make ...
Please understand that as of November 20, 2013, I am in no way affiliated with Headquarters, Inc., and therefore I am not communicating as a ...
In conjunction with World AIDS Day on Dec. 1, the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department encourages residents to get educated about the disease and to get ...
The Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center and the Lawrence-Douglas County Housing Authority have received an award of $110,000 from the Kansas Housing Resources Corporation ...
Ah. It’s here. The beginning of the craziest time of the year. Without taking a formal poll, I’m just going to assume that the holidays ...
Divorced parents are asking their child to keep their dating lives a secret.
For the past quarter-century, Baker University's Nurse Ruth has been much more than a health care provider. She's been a grandmotherly figure to homesick students, an advocate for community health, and quite possibly the university's biggest sports fan. Ruth Sarna, Baker's director of student health services, plans to retire at the end of this current semester after 25 years at the Baldwin City college. She estimates that she's seen 15,000 students and facilitated 65,000 patient visits during her time at Baker. By Giles Bruce
There are only ten days left until Heartland Community Health Center's third annual Fill Up Pour Out benefit. The event will be on Thursday, December ...
Bert Nash psychiatrist Joe Douglas gave a presentation recently for Ecumenical Christian Ministries at the University of Kansas. He began his talk in a rather ...
Today is a busy day for me, so I don't have a lot of time for reflection and blogging. I only have time to share ...
Like millions of Americans at all income levels, I live with a chronic health condition that restricts what I can eat. In my case, the ...
“Facebook is the worst thing that has ever happened.” Those were the words out of my husband’s mouth this week. As much as it pains ...
The head of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and two members met today with President Obama to discuss the troubled rollout of the Affordable ...
Jared, Aidan and Asa finished 26.2 this week and Jordan finished her 2nd marathon! These kids are ready for their Thanksgiving feast! Congrats!
I was pretty proud of myself for putting together this delicious, nutritious and filling meal of polenta, pinto beans and avacado for 89 cents. Until ...
As the percentage of Kansas children living in poverty continues to climb, the number receiving welfare assistance is falling, according to a new report. In ...
Note: Food insecurity is a complex issue. I know that the Food Stamp Challenge in no way fully simulates the real world situations of SNAP ...
DCCDA’s program, Families, Farmers and Educators United Highlighted on the Let’s Move Child Care website and newsletter
Not only did several dozen kids eat fruit, vegetables and whole-wheat pitas and hummus on a recent day at Lawrence's Liberty Memorial Central Middle School. They went back for seconds. And thirds. By Giles Bruce
At least once a week, Kimberly Rowlands talks to someone contemplating suicide. “It’s a big chunk of what I do,” she said. Rowlands, 48, is ...
Note: Food insecurity is a complex issue. I know that the Food Stamp Challenge in no way fully simulates the real world situations of SNAP ...
