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One Senior Place Special Event - Senior Living Options Day

Written by BrevardCounty.com | 25 February 2010

shutterstock_41893585_edited-1 One Senior Place presents The 4th Annual Senior Living Options Day on Friday, March 5th from 12 to 4 p.m.

One Senior Place is putting the Options in Senior Living!

Meet the elder care experts who will help you understand all the different opportunities for senior living in Brevard County:

Learn what you need to know NOW
Which Senior Living Option is right for you?
Legal considerations
Private consultation with a Care Manager
Information, tips, strategies and straight answers

A wide variety of living options will be showcased-

55+ Communities
Independent Living
Assisted Living
Skilled Nursing
And everything in between

1:00pm "The Psychology of the Aging Process"
Susan G. Schneider, MD, fellowship trained and board certified in Geriatric Medicine will offer practical tips on how best to understand and approach the "Challenges of Change." This informative presentation will examine and explain the importance of family/ children being tuned into their parents' aging and medical needs, as well as ensuring you are addressing your own needs while aging.

2:30pm "TOO Much Choice?"
Making the right senior living choice should not be overwhelming! Let One Senior Place's senior living experts lay the groundwork and offer you strategies and tips to help you understand what options are best suited for your particular needs. Presented by Donna Sargent, Director, One Senior Place and Suzie Zenker, RN, Care Manager, One Senior Place Care Management.

For more information
call (321) 751-6771

Health First offers FREE life-saving training following Tuesday's fatal senior citizen tour group bus accident in Florida

Written by BrevardCounty.com | 24 February 2010

This week, two people were killed and several others injured when a tour bus carrying senior citizens flipped on US-27. This accident is the latest highlighting a growing need for emergency first-aid training for those responsible for chaperoning seniors.

"Anyone who's escorting a group of senior citizens absolutely needs to know basic life-saving procedures," said David Schmitt, leading Continuing Education instructor for the Health First Training Center. "Seniors are especially vulnerable to injuries, and knowing how to treat them in an emergency situation when you're on the road can be the difference between life and death."

Tomorrow, in the aftermath of this week's deadly accident, Health First will be offering FREE first aid, CPR, and AED training to chaperones at the Wickham Park Senior Center in Melbourne. Since chaperones are truly the first responders for seniors they escort on trips around the world, knowing how to treat seniors in an emergency situation is critical.

The training will take place on Thursday, February 25, at 1:30 pm in the

Wickham Park Senior Center, 2785 Leisure Way in Melbourne.

The program is provided by The Training Center of Health First, which offers more than 100 years of life-saving teaching experience.

Cape Canaveral Hospital Pain Management Lecture Series

Written by BrevardCounty.com | 23 February 2010

"Arthritis of the Spine and Lower Back; Escape From the Prison of Pain!"

Presented by Tejash Dungarani, MD (Pain Management with Health First Physicians),

Thursday, February 25, 6 to 7 pm (light snacks will be served)

Cape Canaveral Hospital Medical Plaza,

Conference Rooms B&C

Call 434-4335 to reserve your seat today!

Cape Canaveral Hospital sponsors Health Fair

Written by BrevardCounty.com | 12 February 2010

Cape Canaveral Hospital is sponsoring a Health Fair/Community Outreach Education on Saturday, February 20, from 8 to 11 am at the Church of Our Saviors gymnasium. The church is located at 5301 N. Atlantic Avenue in Cocoa Beach, about half a mile north of SR 520.

Cape Canaveral Hospital will be offering a $20 comprehensive metabolic blood profile and a $10 heart risk profile that includes tests for blood glucose, triglycerides, and blood cholesterol ratios. Fasting for up to 12 hours before these tests is advised.

Additionally, Cape Canaveral Hospital will provide men with a $14 prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test.

Participants can also have free health services such as eye exams, ear analysis, select physical therapies and much more.

The health fair will also provide community resource information and door prizes. For more information on Cape Canaveral Hospital or any of Health Firsts services, you can visit www.health-first.org.