DCOA E*News At-A-Glance
 Join Mayor Vincent C. Gray in a rally for DC and march to the Lincoln Memorial on August 24 at 8:30 am at the DC War Memorial. Transportation will be provided from DCOA senior wellness centers and sites. For more information contact 202-724-5626. The website for the march is www.marchondc50.dc.gov.
If you live with or care for a person with dementia, the Alzheimer's Association provides the following tips to help reduce the risk of wandering:
- Provide opportunities for the person to engage in structured, meaningful activities throughout the day.
- Make sure the person gets enough exercise, which can help reduce anxiety, agitation and restlessness.
- Place deadbolts either high or low on exterior doors.
- Ensure all basic needs are met (e.g., toileting, nutrition, thirst).
- Carry out daily activities, such as folding laundry or preparing dinner.
- Reassure the person if he or she feels lost, abandoned or disoriented.
- Control access to car keys (a person with dementia may not just wander by foot).
- Avoid busy places that are confusing and can cause disorientation, such as shopping malls.
- Do not leave someone with dementia unsupervised in new surroundings.
For more information and resources visit www.alz.org.
The Office of Cable Televison has posted the Senior Financial Awareness Day video on YouTube. The event presented by the Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking provides information to seniors on best practices involving financial issues and scams targeting seniors. View the video here.
The Department of Parks and Recreation will host the 2013 Senior Fun Camp August 26-30 at Camp Riverview in Scotland, MD. Persons age 55 and older are invited to getaway and have fun during this annual 4-day, overnight event. Activities will include spiritual meditation, exercise and fitness warm-ups, jewelry making, arts and crafts, fiber art, hand dancing, line dancing, bingo and much more!
The fee is $65 per person for DC residents and $75 per person for non-DC residents. For more information, call Jennifer Hamilton at 202-664-7153.
Northwest Neighbors Village (NNV), a network of
support services empowering residents of northwest D.C. to remain independent at
home as long as it is safe to do so, has outgrown its original quarters and
secured new office space in The Methodist Home of DC (MHDC). MHDC is located at 4901 Connecticut Avenue, NW.
NNV
has over 200 members and 110 volunteers who donated 2500 hours of time in 2012.
NNV volunteers help seniors with transportation, friendly visits, and
assistance with technology, light yard work, decluttering, and grocery
shopping. Members enjoy exercise programs, social events, seminars, trips
together and access to member recommended vendors. For more information visit www.nwnv.org or call 202-237-1895.
The second segment of Senior Talk on the internet radio program the "Saging Baby Boomers Show" will air on Thursday, August 15 at 11 am. Host Doris A.M. Thomas will have Jaquetta Patrick as a guest to discuss "It's Never Too Late." Visit innerlightradio.com at 11 am or listen-in by calling 712-432-0900 and enter PIN # 991809.
SAGE Metro DC and Mary's House for Older Adults, Inc. are hosting a free film screening at The
Residences at Thomas Circle, 1330 Massachusetts Avenue, NW at 6:30 pm. The award winning documentary Gen Silent is a film about the
journeys of six Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual and Transgender (LGBT) seniors who are trying to navigate the mainstream system. Refreshments will also be served.
For more information on the documentary, view the trailer here.
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