FALLS PREVENTION WEEK

							      FALLS PREVENTION WEEK
                  SEPTEMBER 21-28, 2009
  A week of activities designed to help seniors stay
              active and independent !




                  FALLS PREVENTION DAY – QUAIL RIDGE

                        THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2009
                           10:00 am to 12:00 pm

 Come join us for a Morning of workshops, designed to help seniors
      and their families reduce the risk of falls and injuries.

                                     PROGRAM

10:00 – 10:05   Arrival and introduction by Deborah Morawski,
                OTR/L, Occupational Therapist at Sierra Nevada
                Memorial Hospital

10:05 – 10:30   Safe Body Mobility – methods to improve balance and
                strength presented by Carolyn Mackinlay, Nevada
                Union Adult Education

10:30 – 10:50   Falls Prevention and Safety Tips During Self-care,
                Home, and Community Activities presented by Deborah
                Morawski, OTR/L, Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital

10:50 – 11:10   Home Modification for Falls Prevention presented by
                Melissa Blackwell, FREED, Center for Independent
                Living

11:10 – 11:40   Movement with Meaning – exercises to stimulate
                physical, mental and sensory awareness presented by
                Barbara Larsen, MA, Ed

11:40 – 12:00   Walk with Bill Nickerl, Nevada County Land Trust



                      Co-sponsored by the Elder Care Providers Coalition


                 The Falls Prevention Coalition made possible by a grant from The Archstone Foundation
                 “Falls Prevention Week” is made possible, in part, by a grant from the Nevada County
                 Adult and Family Services Commission.