Calendar of Events
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To receive our weekly Calendar of Events email, contact agingstudies@vcu.edu February 1, Gloucester - Community Forum by Alzheimer's Association of Greater Richmond. 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. Gloucester Public Library, 6920 Main St. More information available here. February 5, Richmond - Alzheimer's Association Break-N-Breakfast at Brookdale. 1800 Gaskins Rd. 9-10:30 a.m. Please call (804) 446-5860 for more information. February 13, Petersburg - Crater Community Hospice is sponsoring a monthly caregiver café in the multi-purpose room of the Petersburg Public Library located at 201 W Washington Street in Petersburg. The café starts at 3 p.m. Any unpaid or family caregiver is invited to attend and meet other caregivers who understand your caregiving challenges. Take a break, enjoy a cup of coffee, and receive support from fellow caregivers. To RSVP, call Cindy Hamlin at 804-526-4300 or chamlin@cratercommunityhospice.org. February 20, Chesterfield - Do you live with diabetes, or know someone who does? Senior Connections, in partnership with the Chesterfield County Office of Aging & Disability Services, will offer a workshop entitled Diabetes Self-Management Program. This free workshop led by lay leaders will meet for six consecutive weeks on a designated day and time. 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Feb. 20 – March 27 on Wednesdays, Stonebridge Recreation Center 230 Karl Linn Dr. For registration, please call (804) 768-7885. More information can be found online or at AgingServices@Chesterfield.gov. February 20, Richmond – City of Richmond, Office on Aging & Persons with Disabilities presents in association with the Valentine Museum an educational program, Soul of a Community, 11 a.m. - 12p.m., Huguenot Community Center, 7945 Forest Hill Ave., Building #26. Please RSVP to (804) 646-1082: http://www.richmondgov.com/officeonaging/ February 20, Richmond - Alzheimer's Association of Greater Richmond presents Understanding Dementia-Related Behaviors. 3-4 p.m. Sunrise at Bon Air, 2105 Cranbeck Rd. February 21 - MicroLearning: Little Messages with a Big Impact Webinar, presented by Mary Martha Stewart,MA, Director of Culture Change & ClearPath, Riverside Health System and Christine J. Jensen, PhD, Director ofHealth Services Research, Riverside Center for Excellence in Aging and Lifelong Health. 1:30-2:45 p.m. Presenters will share how Virginia nursing homes have been breaking new ground using microlearning, its impact,and lessons learned. Participants will experience Microlearning through a variety of relevant, interactive learning resources they can apply right away and will discover in the process, new pathways for person-directed education. Register Online. February 22, Henrico - Please join us for a 2-hour seminar that provides a brief overview of the funeral-related customs and rituals of the Roman Catholic, Protestant, Greek Orthodox, Jewish, Islamic, Buddhist and Hindu faiths plus Asian cultures. The seminar also offers two contact hours of continuing education. The course was developed by Dignity Memorial and the Hospice Foundation of America with guidance from leaders at national faith organizations and funeral directors, along with feedback from nurses, hospice professionals, social workers and clergy. 9 a.m., Woody Funeral Home, 1771 N. Parham Rd. RSVP: Susan.Campbell@DignityMemorial.com or 804-874-8824. February 26, Burkeville - Whole Person Wellness Too: Let’s RAP.This workshop, Whole Person Wellness Too, is designed to increase your effectiveness in continuing to bring more balance in the eight areas as each individual learns to RAP. To RAP we will actively engage in: Reflection-to include a discussion of your life circumstances since the first workshop, as well as other events. Assessing-to evaluate, on a personal level, the choices you have made and the impact of those choices. Planning-to recognize that the future is before us and it does not have to be defined solely by our past, knowing we can write our own script. Piedmont Geriatric Hospital, 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. For pricing, registration and CEU details, email christy.ballou@dbhds.virginia.gov February 28, Chesterfield - In recognition of American Heart month Chesterfield Council on Aging will host Dr. Philip Duncan, Cardiologist for the February meeting. He will present up-to-date information on heart health to include signs and symptoms of heart disease for both men and women as well as preventive measures. Thursday, 9:00-10:30 AM, Lucy Corr Village Assisted Living Mast Auditorium, 6800 Lucy Corr Blvd. Call 804-768-7878 for more information. March 6, Richmond – City of Richmond, Office on Aging & Persons with Disabilities presents in association with the Valentine Museum an educational program, Leading Women of Richmond, Part 1, 11 a.m. - 12p.m., Huguenot Community Center, 7945 Forest Hill Ave., Building #26. Please RSVP to (804) 646-1082: www.richmondgov.com/officeonaging/ March 13 - Developing a Culturally Competent Workforce for a Culturally Diverse Population Webinar, presented by Susan A. Elmore, MBA, Special Projects Coordinator, Virginia Dept of Behavioral Health and Dev.Services and Karla Almendarez-Ramos, Mgr of City of Richmond’s Office of Multicultural Affairs. 1:30-2:45p.m. This webinar will initiate the discussion of changing the organizational culture for providers and identifyopportunities to provide culturally competent care and supports by addressing many State and Federal regulations. Register Online. March 13, Petersburg - Crater Community Hospice is sponsoring a monthly caregiver café in the multi-purpose room of the Petersburg Public Library located at 201 W Washington Street in Petersburg. The café starts at 3 p.m. Any unpaid or family caregiver is invited to attend and meet other caregivers who understand your caregiving challenges. Take a break, enjoy a cup of coffee, and receive support from fellow caregivers. To RSVP, call Cindy Hamlin at 804-526-4300 or chamlin@cratercommunityhospice.org. March 13, Richmond – City of Richmond, Office on Aging & Persons with Disabilities presents in association with the Valentine Museum an educational program, Leading Women of Richmond, Part 2, 11 a.m. -12p.m., Huguenot Community Center, 7945 Forest Hill Avenue, Building #26. Please RSVP to (804) 646-1082: www.richmondgov.com/officeonaging/ March 20, Richmond – City of Richmond, Office on Aging & Persons with Disabilities presents in association with the Valentine Museum an educational program, Discover Richmond’s Faces and Places Richmond, 11 a.m. -12p.m., Huguenot Community Center, 7945 Forest Hill Avenue, Building #26. Please RSVP to (804) 646-1082:http://www.richmondgov.com/officeonaging/ March 27, Richmond – City of Richmond, Office on Aging & Persons with Disabilities presents in association with the Valentine Museum an educational program, Powhatan People, 11 a.m. -12p.m., Huguenot Community Center, 7945 Forest Hill Avenue, Building #26. Please RSVP to (804) 646-1082: http://www.richmondgov.com/officeonaging/ April 2, Culpeper - Faithful Aging Conference: The third Faithful Aging Conference, presented by Pinnacle Living and the University of Lynchburg Beard Center on Aging, will be held at Culpeper Baptist Church. Persons of all faith traditions are invited to come learn, network and share best ministry practices as opportunities related to aging congregations and meeting the needs of older adults, inside and outside the walls of our faith communities are addressed. For more information and to register online, visit: www.lynchburg.edu/beard AgeWell VA Previous Weekly Newsletters
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