All are welcome to attend!
We meet on the 3rd Wednesday
of Each Month: 9:00-10:30am
(meetings on Zoom until further notice. Email admin@sonomacountysoa.org for login info)
Medical Equipment Recycling Program (MERP):
256 Sutton Place, Suite 104
Santa Rosa, CA 95407 (enter from Todd Road, just west of RR tracks)
Pick up or Drop off WEDNESDAYS ONLY 11am – 2pm
Questions? Call (707) 360-2498
“The Sonoma County Section on Aging is a coalition of agencies, organizations and individuals concerned with the well-being of older adults and the education of our members. As a network alliance, we advocate for and promote the development, coordination, and implementation of older adult services in Sonoma County.”
The F Word No One Wants to Talk About
Tackling the persistent problem of older adult falls
We’ll cover:• Why fall prevention programs aren’t succeeding
• The impact of COVID on fall rates
• A better way to screen for fall risk and measure results in real time.
Andrea Case-Rogers is the Chief Experience Officer of ZIBRIO, the balance company, which is commercializing NASA technology to prevent unnecessary falls and deaths on earth. She has 20+ years experience in user-facing roles across various technical industries and is passionate about products that solve real world problems and delight the user.
Watch your email for an invite, or email us for the meeting code at admin@sonomacountysoa.org
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Finley Community Center Auditorium
2060 W. College Avenue
Santa Rosa CA, 95401
Please join us at our next meeting, on Wednesday, June 21, 2017, 8:45am – 10:30am. Our featured speaker will be Wynnelena C. Canio, MD, CMD Geriatrician and Psychiatrist in Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa’s Center For Memory Care Department Dr. Canio is one of Northern California’s top experts in Geriatric Dementia and head of the Kaiser Memory Clinic in […]
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