Again this year, Maine Senior Guide and Beach Glass Transitions will welcome senior citizens and their families to an event sure to provide information, as well as entertainment. What a great way this is to start the season.
On Wednesday, May 6, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., the Spring Senior Expo will be held at the St. Maximillian Kolbe Church Hall, 150 Black Point Road, Scarborough.
The Expo will feature exhibitors including senior living centers, home care and home health options, downsizing and travel planning.
VNA Home Health & Hospice will be providing free blood pressures. There will be Tai Chi demonstrations, antique appraisals and singing by the Yarmouth Community Chorus at 1 p.m.
Attendees can place their name in the drawing for a grand prize that includes play and concert tickets and dinner money.
The Expo is sponsored in part by Falmouth by the Sea/Foreside Harbor.
Expo admission is free and there is plenty of free parking. There is no registration required.
For more info about the Spring Senior Expo, visit www.maineSeniorGuide.com or contact Maine Senior Guide at 207-232-7847 or dmclean@maineseniorguide.com.
Speakers include the following:
10 a.m. – Mary Mayhew, commissioner, Maine Department of Health and Human Services. Mayhew will talk about issues of current public policy relating to nursing home funding, long term care, home care services, and more.
11 a.m. – Dr. Peter Guay of Maine Medical Center’s Joint Replacement Center will talk about new knee replacement options, and the latest trends in joint replacement in general. Guay, an orthopedic surgeon, has practiced for 25 years in Maine.
Noon – Thomaston Place Auction Galleries will hold a short seminar on downsizing and how to evaluate your home’s contents.
1 p.m. – Sedgewood Commons’ Rehab Manager Michael Kane, physical therapist Bridget Moore, etc., will talk about breaking down the barriers of therapy and working with all stages of dementia.
Maine Senior Guide provides what seems to be resource information on everything “senior” on their website. A collection of articles ranging from activities for seniors to advice for senior families can be found at www.maineSeniorGuide.com.
Kay Soldier welcomes reader ideas for column topics of interest to seniors. She can be reached by email at kso48@aol.com, or write to 114 Tandberg Trail, Windham, ME 04062.
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