Trinity In-Home Care will host the seventh Annual Community Breakfast celebrating Older Americans Month on Friday, May 2, 2014. The event is free of charge and will take place from 7:30am-9:00am at Maceli’s, 1031 New Hampshire. Donations will be accepted. Reservations may be made by contacting Trinity In-Home Care at ...
Douglas County Senior Services, Inc. offers a Welcome to Medicare Information Session Douglas County Senior Services, Inc. will offer a Welcome to Medicare information session on Wednesday, April 16th. The session will be at noon at the Lawrence Senior Center, 745 Vermont St. For more information please contact the DCSS ...
Please join us on Friday, April 25 from 2:00-3:30 pm at the Lawrence Senior Center, 745 Vermont Street, for a “Just Do It!” workshop on organizing family mementos and a book reading by Cathy Callen, author of *Running out of Footprints*. Do you keep running across drawers or boxes full ...
In the new year, many make resolutions. Some resolve to work out more or eat better, while others resolve to take up a hobby or do something good for others. Visiting Nurses is providing an opportunity for those who wish to help someone in a big way this new year. ...
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.
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