Warman Home Care is proud to sponsor a unique continuing education event for social workers and related professionals: Art Therapy for the Elderly. This program will explore how art therapy benefits seniors and how it can be a valuable self-care strategy for social workers as well. It is a fascinating topic.

This program will be scheduled for the upcoming months, so please let us know if you are interested in attending, and we’ll keep in touch. Contact the event host, Nina at Iona Senior Services, at 202-895-9479 or email her at naustin@iona.org. In addition to the program, Warman Home Care will also provide lunch. If you are interested in learning more, click to see the brochure for the Art Therapy Program.

We wanted to share the fantastic work the Alzheimer’s Family Day Center provides in northern Virginia. At Warman Home Care we’ve come to know executive director Nancy Dezan and the unique services this not-for-profit organization offers. It is an Adult Day Health Care facility for early, middle and late stage Alzheimer’s patients. Located in Fairfax, VA, it is the only center of its kind in the Washington DC area and the only northern Virginia day care facility that works with late stage Alzheimer patients.

They also provide valuable caregiver education, host support groups and offer a range of preventive and intervention programs. If you, or someone you know is dealing with a family member with Alzheimer’s – at any stage, this group has fantastic resources to help.

Contact Nancy at 703-204-4664 or afdc@alzheimersfdc.org. Ask about their “Caregiving at a Glance” publication – it’s a comprehensive, but easy reading guidebook that has been compiled through their work over the last 20 years. It’s aimed at helping family caregivers navigate this difficult time with sound insights, suggestions and perspective.

If you live in Montgomery County, Maryland, Money Magazine states you have a good chance to live a long life.  Montgomery County ranked first on a list of longest life expectancy in the U.S. at 81.31 years. Staying healthy, active and involved are the keys to aging success.

Warman Home Care is proud to participate in The City of Gaithersburg Active Aging Expo. The City has partnered with the Montgomery Village Foundation, Montgomery County Housing Opportunities Commission and Asbury Methodist Village. This will be a day filled with energy, educational talks, interactive demonstrations, and preventive screenings, as well as facials, massages and the opportunity to explore the benefits reflexology.  Learn about such topics as brain health, stress reduction, safety improvements for the home, help with “right” sizing and the power of laughter.  In addition, David Pearce Snyder, Consulting Futurist, will share what he feels the future may hold in the next 10 years.

All this and more will be available at the free Active Aging Expo on Monday, May 3 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Activity Center at Bohrer Park, 506 South Frederick Avenue next to Gaithersburg High School. Not-for-profit organizations with information on health and wellness as well as businesses that specialize in serving older adults will be on hand.

No registration is necessary.  Just show up and be prepared to change your life.  For more information call 301-258-6380. For directions, click to Activity Center at Bohrer Park . The address is 506 S. Frederick Ave., Gaithersburg, MD  20877. Download a flyer with lots of details on participants and activities: Active Aging Expo Flyer.