Are we meeting the current needs of our aging population? Do family members and caregivers have access to services?
To address these growing concerns, the Lynchburg College Beard Center on Aging is offering a Life Course Series exploring healthy living, maintaining a healthy brain, living with grief, and coping with caregiving will be offered each Thursday in February from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Brewer Townhouse at Lynchburg College.
"Now is the time to take inventory of what we are doing in our community," said Denise Scruggs, director of the Lynchburg College Beard Center on Aging. "It is time for us to make sure services are in place so no one falls though the cracks."
Area professionals with extensive experience working with the aging population and their families will present the programs and address individual issues. Programs will include:
- "Healthy Living" on February 7 by Denise Scruggs, director of the Beard Center on Aging
- "Maintain Your Brain: How to Live a Brain Healthy Lifestyle" on February 14, by Cindy BonDurant, director for the Alzheimer's Association of Central and Western Virginia
- "Living With Grief and Loss" on February 21 by Leana Kail, executive director for Gentle Shepherd Hospice
- "Coping With Caregiving" on February 28 by Beverly Craft, director of Personal Care Services for Generation Solutions
For additional information, contact Denise Scruggs at 434/544-8456.