December Meeting: Friday, December 5, 2014

Due to the holidays, we will have a special holiday networking event in place of our December meeting. The event will be held at Presidential Caregivers, located at 2138 Roosevelt in Ypsilanti, Michigan. There will be lots of food and beverages along with door prizes and a raffle. Be festive and network as you wish.

November Meeting: No meeting scheduled

There will be no meeting for November due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Enjoy the holiday with family and friends.

October Meeting: Thursday, October 23, 2014

Please join us for our October meeting at Huron Woods on the campus of St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,  a memory support  assisted living community located in the Townsley Health Building at 5361 McAuley Drive, Ypsilanti, Michigan. Please note that tours of the building will not be conducted due to another meeting scheduled to follow ours. 

Our speaker will be Dianne Stemen from Balancing Time who will present on Relocation Stress Syndrome (RSS). Balancing Time specializes in  Senior Transitions & Relocation and is the industry's leader in bringing awareness to the topic of RSS. Balancing Time specializes in providing a gentle, compassionate, and dignified approach to the downsizing and relocating process of older adults. 

September Meeting: Thursday, September 25, 2014

We are pleased to announce Silver Maples of Chelsea will be hosting our September meeting. This retirement neighborhood is located at 100 Silver Maples Drive in Chelsea, Michigan. Our presentation will be on the Chelsea Wellness Coalition and the impact it is having on our senior population.

August Meeting: Thursday, August 28, 2014

Join us at Glacier Hills - Manor for our August meeting. The Manor is located at 1200 Earhart Road in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Their occupational therapists will present on their Low Vision Therapy Program.
 

July Meeting: Saturday, July 26, 2014

This month, in place of our regular meeting, we will be having a Summer Networking Event instead at the Huron Valley Country Club. This will be an opportunity to mingle, network with one another, and enjoy some summer fun. Please be sure to register in order to claim your spot at this event.

June Meeting: Thursday, June 26, 2014

Regency at Bluffs Park will be hosting the Senior Leaders Meeting this month. Regency at Bluffs Park is located at 355 Huronview Boulevard in Ann Arbor and was completely rebuilt in 2011 and is now one of the first certified "green" skilled nursing homes in Michigan.

Presentation: Connie Craig will share with us how she overcame 12 years with Reflex Sympathetic Syndrome (RSD) 

May Meeting: Thursday, May 22, 2014

We would like to thank Heartland Health Care Center of Ann Arbor for hosting and providing the presentation for this month's meeting. The presentation topic is on The Challenges of Complex Medication Management For Older Adults in Care Transitions. Heartland is located at 4701 E Huron River Drive in Ann Arbor Michigan.  

April Meeting: Thursday, April 24, 2014

Evangelical Home - Saline will be hosting the Senior Leaders meeting this month. We will be using the community room of the St. Joe outpatient building (same place as last year). Please park in front of the Professional Office Building (POB) across the drive from the St. Joe outpatient entrance. Come into the St. Joe outpatient entrance and we will direct you to the community room.

Our presenter, Hannah Rauch, is a personal trainer. She will be presenting information on wellness for older adults and will be discussing all aspects of a wellness program including physical fitness, massage, life coaching, and more.

March Meeting: Thursday, March 27, 2014

We will meet at Preferred Providers Home Health Care's newly opened Adult Day Center located at 4261 Park Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48103. Their offices are located right behind the Suburban Auto Dealer overflow lot off of Jackson Road between Wagner and Zeeb Rd. A tour of the Adult Day Center will be available after the meeting. 

Our guest speaker will be Nancy Bauser who is a survivor of a traumatic brain injury and a Disability Life Coach. Nancy's amazing story can be  found at http://www.survivoracceptance.com/

Preferred Providers Home Health Care is a growing home care agency servicing the Ann Arbor and surrounding communities with compassionate and knowledgeable skilled care. As a Medicare certified & CHAP accredited agency, they can competently offer a variety of specialty programs to assist in the transition from hospital to home, those currently at home, or those requiring companion care in a facility.   

February Meeting: Thursday, February 27, 2014

We will have a double treat in store for you this month as we have two very informative presentations this month concerning services for our senior clients. Our first presentation will be about the Huron Valley PACE program which is starting up next month. This is a new government funded program for Washtenaw County residents to include all-inclusive care for our elderly population with the goal of keeping them out of Medicaid funded nursing homes. I am looking into this program for my own mother to allow her to stay in her own home as long as possible.

Our second presentation will be from the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority. TheRide will present proposed service improvements for the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti area which may be the subject of a millage vote on May 6th, 2014. Service improvements include longer service hours, more weekend service and more destinations for seniors and people with disabilities. If you would like to learn more before the meeting, go to MovingYouForward.org  

We will meet the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority's offices located at 2700 S. Industrial Highway in Ann Arbor, located about 1 block north of Eisenhower. They will have the front parking lot cleared for our members. 

January Meeting: Thursday, January 23, 2014

January's meeting will be hosted at the Cedars of Dexter, which is located across the street from Jenny's Market at 8366 Island Lake Road, Dexter, MI 48161. 

Our agenda is to welcome everyone back and spend some time networking with other members. Then I'd like to take a few minutes to go over ideas for our new web site and a brief demonstration on how to use our new social networking site. We will then have our featured educational presentation, followed by going around the room and allowing everyone to introduce themselves. Tours of the Cedars of Dexter will be available after the meeting. 

The presentation topic for our meeting will be presented by Faye Molitor and Sheila Doeden from Senior Helpers in Ann Arbor. They will be presenting a video excerpt from Teepa Snow's video about understanding Alzheimer's and caring for people affected with this disease. Teepa Snow is an expert on Alzheimer's Dementia.