Tag: aging
Adult day care center to open this fall on Lincolnia Road
The Agape Adult Day Care Center, at 6349 Lincolnia Road, is nearing completion and is expected to open this fall. The center will provide supervision and activities to seniors who can’t be left at home on their own but don’t need to be placed in an assisted-living residence, says Daniel Choi, director of Agape Health … Continued
Registration under way for Northern Virginia Senior Olympics
Senior Olympians demonstrate the value of staying fit. [NVSO] If you’ve ever dreamed about competing in the Olympics, it’s not too late, even if you’re well past the age of peak ability. Anyone 50 and older can compete in the Northern Virginia Senior Olympics. The even features traditional sports, like track and field, swimming, and … Continued
Lincolnia Senior Center programs to be relocated during renovation
All programs and activities underway at the Lincolnia Senior Center are being relocated to other facilities so the facility can be renovated. The center is closing temporarily on June 22 Many programs – including aerobics, ballroom dancing, line dancing, table tennis, and zumba – are moving to the James Lee Community Center. The book club, … Continued
NV Rides helps Annandale seniors get to medical appointments
Judy, an NV Rides client from Herndon. Do you know a senior who can’t drive and needs help getting to a medical appointments? NV Rides is now serving the Shepherd’s Center of Annandale-Springfield. The NV Rides program enables older adults to “age in place” by supporting organizations that recruit volunteers to drive seniors to doctors’ … Continued
Creative Aging Festival features 100+ events in May
Seniors stuck in a rut can learn a new skill, create art, try a new dance move, and have fun during the month-long Creative Aging Festival beginning May 1. The festival, hosted by Fairfax County, the Arts Council of Fairfax County, and AARP Virginia, includes more than 100 classes, performances, and events – most of … Continued
County plans to close Annandale Adult Day Care Center
Clients enjoy a game of seated, balloon volleyball. The Annandale Adult Day Care Center, which serves people with mental and physical impairments, most of them in their 80s, could be shut down as the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors struggles to cut costs. Each county agency was asked to come up with a list of … Continued
Gallows Road trees torn down to make way for assisted living facility
Six houses were demolished to make for an assisted living facility on Gallows Road. The developer of the Brightview assisted living facility under construction on Gallows Road was supposed to save a lot of trees, but the site looks mostly denuded. The property has been cleared to prepare for construction of a three-story 95-unit building … Continued
Happy birthday, Lt. Luta ‘Cornie’ McGrath!
Luta “Cornie” McGrath enjoys her birthday cards. Retired Army Lt. Luta “Cornie” McGrath spent her birthday Nov. 21 chatting with visitors, reading some of the dozens of birthday cards she received, and enjoying the many flower arrangements delivered to her home in the Sleepy Hollow Woods neighborhood. On Saturday, members of her church, Queen of … Continued
You’re never too old to be an Olympian
A competitor in the Northern Virginia Senior Olympics. [NVSO photo] Registration is under way for the 2014 Northern Virginia Senior Olympics. Competitions for people age 50 and over take place Sept. 13-24 in venues throughout the region. Events include track and field, tennis, swimming, cycling, horseshoes, and much more. There are plenty of less-strenuous events, … Continued
Shepherd’s Center celebrates 10th anniversary
Supervisor Cook presents a certificate of appreciation for the Shepherd’s Center of Annandale-Springfield to the center’s board chair, Dick Stewart. [Photos by Mary Ellen Dawley] The Shepherd’s Center of Annandale-Springfield celebrated its 10th anniversary May 22 at the group’s Lunch N’ Life event at the United Baptist Church in Annandale. The Shepherd’s Center aims to … Continued
Home repair scammers target the elderly
Keep an eye on your elderly neighbors, especially those at risk of being victimized by an unscrupulous home improvement contractors, Detective Ryan Young advised the public at the May 6 meeting of the Mason Police District’s Citizen Advisory Committee. In many cases, these solicitors, known as “woodchucks,” knock on doors and tell homeowners they can … Continued
Space available at after-school, senior programs at Bailey’s Center
The Bailey’s Community Center has slots available in its free after-school program for elementary and middle school students. The center, 5920 Summers Lane, Bailey’s Crossroads, provides educational, cultural, and recreational activities in a safe, nurturing environment. It’s open 1-6 p.m. on Mondays and 3-6 p.m. on Tuesdays through Fridays and is open to to everyone … Continued
Workshops focus on helping eligible people apply for property tax relief
Residents who qualify for real estate tax relief are invited to attend a workshop at the Mason District Government Center hosted by Mason Supervisor Penny Gross in collaboration with the Fairfax County Department of Tax Administration. At the workshops, scheduled for March 4 and 6, 9 a.m.-noon, county staff will help residents complete the tax … Continued
Volunteers donate, wrap gifts for seniors
The gift-wrapping party at the Annandale Fire Station. Hundreds of volunteers took part in the seventh annual Be a Santa to a Senior program, sponsored by the Annandale office of Home Instead Senior Care. They donated, collected, sorted, and wrapped nearly 2,000 gifts for lower-income senior residents of assisted living facilities that might otherwise not … Continued
Bring holiday joy to a lonely, needy senior
The 2012 gift-wrapping party at the Annandale Fire Station. Home Instead Senior Care of Annandale’s Be a Santa to a Senior program is in full swing. This program brings together local residents, merchants, schoolchildren, and community groups to provide gifts and holiday cheer to needy and lonely elderly people who are otherwise unlikely to be … Continued