Senior Events

September 29, 2016 by Staff Report

Senior Flu Shots

The Geauga County Health Department will be holding flu vaccine clinics at the following Geauga County senior centers.

Middlefield Senior Center, Oct. 17, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Call 440-632-0611 to register.

Chardon Senior Center, Oct. 19, 1-2:30 p.m., Call 440-279-2131 to register.

Call the Geauga County Health Department at 440-279-1950 for insurance coverage information. If no Insurance and paying by cash, cost is $40, or $60 for high dose flu vaccine.

Seniors can register for the flu vaccine clinics starting on Oct. 3. Deadlines to sign up are Oct. 14 for the Middlefield clinic and Oct. 18 for the Chardon clinic.

Matter Of Balance Class

University Hospitals Geauga Medical Campus, Hospice of the Western Reserve and Geauga Department on Aging are leading Matter of Balance classes to Geauga seniors interested in improving balance, flexibility and strength and in preventing falls.

The classes meet Mondays and Wednesdays, Oct. 3 to Oct. 31, from 1-3 p.m. at the West Geauga Senior Center located in the West Geauga Plaza in Chester Township. Class does not meet Oct. 10.

Seniors will learn to manage concerns about falls as well as set realistic goals for staying active, learn how to stay safe at home, complete exercises to increase strength and balance and learn how to identify and control the fear of falling.

To register, call Dawn Damante at 440-214-3180. Space is limited.

Bainbridge/Chagrin AARP

Oct. 4, 1 p.m.

The Bainbridge/Chagrin AARP 4527 will meet at the Bainbridge Town Hall, 17826 Chillicothe Road. The program includes a CPR demonstration provided by Tom and Jackie Maurer.

After the demonstration and question and answer session, there will be a brief meeting about what AARP will be doing for the rest of the year.

The last trip of the season is to Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Oct. 26. Cost is $30, with a $20 casino bonus. The group will stop for breakfast on the way but travel straight home on way back. Sign up at the travel table or call Skip or Marge Ference, 440-338-3607.

School supplies and food staples will be collected for the food pantry as well as donations of dog food, hot dogs, blankets and towels for the Geauga County Dog Shelter. Monetary donations for both are also needed. Everyone who donates articles at the door will have his or her name put in a pot for a special drawing

For more information, call Betty Franek at 440-543-4767.