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Virtual Class: Home Safety and Fall Reduction for the Older Adult

Hartford HealthCare Center for Healthy Aging leads May 20 program on safety and precautions. Register by calling: 1.855.442.4373.

Many older adults value the comfort of living in their own home. From a clinician’s perspective, there are some aging considerations worth knowing in terms of environmental modification, fall prevention, and poly-pharmacy dangers to make home even safer. A free virtual class, “Home Safety and Fall Reduction for the Older Adult,” will be held Thursday, May 20, 1 to 2 p.m. Presenter will be Marc Levesque, resource coordinator with Hartford HealthCare Center for Healthy Aging, the program sponsor

Registration is required; call 1.855.HHC.HERE/ 1.855.442.4373 or visit www.HHCHealth.org/VirtualClasses. After registration, participants will receive an email with easy instructions on joining the virtual class.

Hartford HealthCare Center for Healthy Aging is a not for profit member of Hartford HealthCare Senior Services. Each of the 13 resource and assessment centers are designed to enhance access to services and information related to attaining optimal quality of life for seniors and their caregivers. For more information about Hartford HealthCare Center for Healthy Aging, visit http://hhccenterforhealthyagin... or call 1.877.424.4641.

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