If you suffer with an achy back, sore knees, and tight shoulders and hamstrings, you might consider taking a yoga class. A well-rounded Hatha Yoga class helps us move our joints safely and strengthen our muscles and bones. Many of the poses challenge our balance and help prevent falls and fractures that so many seniors…
Personalized objective assistance to seniors, the disabled, and caregivers is available, provided by volunteer counselors trained by the Arizona Agency on Aging Benefits Assistance Program. Services include: Basic information about Original Medicare (Parts “A” and “B”), Supplemental (Medigap) policies, Medicare Prescription Drug Plans (Part “D”), Medicare Advantage Plans (HMOs, etc.), AHCCCS (Medicaid), ALTCS (Arizona Long…
The Sun Lakes Posse will be hosting a Red Cross Blood Drive on Friday, Sept. 30, from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m., at the Sun Lakes Posse building located at 9531 E. Riggs Road in Sun Lakes. Visit www.sunlakesposse.org for more information and to make an appointment.
Ila Mackerman Strength and Balance and Tai Chi classes will begin on Sept. 7. Classes are on Mondays and Wednesdays, from 10:15 to 11:15 a.m., at Sun Lakes United Methodist Church. The cost per class is $2. Come anytime. Classes at the Cottonwood Palo Verde Fitness Center will also resume Sept. 7, on Mondays and…
Ila MacKerman Strength and Balance classes will be going all summer long on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. at Southlake United Methodist Church. All participants can do this class easily, as we use chairs for some support. The cost is $2 per class. Core Express classes are held on Mondays and Wednesdays…
Margie Parrish, Instructor As we age, our bones become more porous. Weak, porous bones can lead to fractures of the hip, spine, or wrist. These conditions are called osteopenia (low bone density) or the more advanced stage, osteoporosis. The intention of this class is to maintain and/or create stronger bones and better balance. We will…
Neighbors Who Care and Creative Engagement Partners have paired up to formally request that Sun Lakes be declared Dementia Friendly Sun Lakes as a Dementia Friendly community, and many in Sun Lakes have already been trained. All this means is that residents here care and are part of a movement to help our community of…
May is National Better Hearing Month! So please join the Hearing Loss Association of America/Sun Lakes Chapter on May 12 at 1 p.m. via Zoom technology when we meet with Michele Michaels, Hearing Healthcare Program Manager for the Arizona Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Michele will bring us up to date on…
Sun Lakes Sheriff’s Posse was named as a winner in the American Red Cross Pump It Up Challenge, which recognizes high-achieving blood drive sponsors who have grown the number of blood donations collected in their community to help hospital patients in need. Committed to helping save lives, Sun Lakes Sheriff’s Posse has helped collect 287…
Elaine Poker-Yount, Arizona Republic senior citizen matters columnist, Board Chair for Creative Engagement Partners (home of Memory Café), and Certified Independent Dementia Trainer, is offering a Dementia 101 Course: “Dementia: What’s Happening in the Brain?” at Robson Reserve located at 9508 E. Riggs Road, in Sun Lakes, on Tuesday, March 29, at 10:30 a.m. To register,…