Aging Together: A Community of Elders
This group is currently closed. Please contact Ernie for more information at 970-314-2275 or ernie1933@gmail.com.
“To plot and navigate our own journeys with the support of others.”An opportunity for senior citizen members of The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Grand Valley to discuss common challenges and issues and to support one another during the aging process. Our choices and therefore journeys may be diverse, but we can listen emphatically to each other in community. Meeting the fourth Thursdays of each month, at the church to gather, greet, and begin the process. Facilitators are Ernie Stech and Yvonne Spaulding, both of whom have had extensive experience in working with groups.
“To plot and navigate our own journeys with the support of others.”An opportunity for senior citizen members of The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Grand Valley to discuss common challenges and issues and to support one another during the aging process. Our choices and therefore journeys may be diverse, but we can listen emphatically to each other in community. Meeting the fourth Thursdays of each month, at the church to gather, greet, and begin the process. Facilitators are Ernie Stech and Yvonne Spaulding, both of whom have had extensive experience in working with groups.
For Elders:
Aids for Daily Living
Aids are available for various elder conditions: loss of strength in hands or legs and limited agility, among others. (There are, of course, more serious conditions.) There are aids for putting on socks, getting into and out of a bathtub, raising the toilet, and washing feet and toes. Some aids are available at Walgreens and Rite Aid. Use Google to search for household aids and mobility aids.
One indispensable aid is the long-handled gripper. Squeezing the handle pulls two jaws together. Good for picking stuff off the floor, getting clothes out of a dryer, and similar tasks. (Every household should have at least two!)
Aids are available for various elder conditions: loss of strength in hands or legs and limited agility, among others. (There are, of course, more serious conditions.) There are aids for putting on socks, getting into and out of a bathtub, raising the toilet, and washing feet and toes. Some aids are available at Walgreens and Rite Aid. Use Google to search for household aids and mobility aids.
One indispensable aid is the long-handled gripper. Squeezing the handle pulls two jaws together. Good for picking stuff off the floor, getting clothes out of a dryer, and similar tasks. (Every household should have at least two!)