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On NCOA’s Crossroads Spirituality Group, you can share resources and
ideas around aging, religion and spirituality .
Hear what others have to say — and share your thoughts — in the Forum :
Current topic : How do various religions honor the elderly...
If you have ideas for innovative programming you are using for your Senior Enrichment Centers, please send them along. Also, any partners you are working with in your community would be helpful knowledge also.
Little did I know when I took the job of “Executive Director” of the
local Senior Center in a tiny, rural town in West Virginia that I would
often feel the same pressures of an air traffic controller at O’Hare on
a Monday morning. Who would have thought that...
This blog is about moving to action regarding Aging in Place. The blog is located on a senior center forum. The obvious first questions are these:
How do senior centers influence their participants’ behavior?
And can senior centers encourage clients who want to Age...
The estimated 750,000 elevators in the United States carry nearly 120 billion riders annually. Researchers from the Indiana University (IU) School of Medicine and Ohio State University have just published the results of the first large-scale epidemiological study of elevator-related injuries in...
Step by step, we are coming closer to meaningful legislation that will help older adults receive Older Americans Act programs, quality health care, falls prevention programs, civic engagement opportunities, justice in cases of abuse, and transportation.
We are doing so not only through the...
I would appreciate list of sponsor fees that senior centers charge for
businesses to give presentations or special events at the centers.
Thank you! Judy Henchar, Volusia County Council on Aging,Daytona Beach FL
I am program specialist for a municipal senior center looking to educate myself on senior fitness and personal training. We currently have private instructors and a personal trainer to offer these services, who are not employees of our center but independent contractors. I do...
I have been Director at my senior center for just over a year and I am always looking for activities that will motivate and interest the senior here. Got any ideas?
Hi everyone,
I'd like to take this opportunity to open a stream of conversation on great new ideas and best practices in senior center design to meet changing/emerging needs. Have you recently constructed a new (or renovated an existing) facility? Let's talk about what works and...
