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NNORC Breakfast Club Talks about Home Care Options
Do you have questions about home care services? The CHOICES Aging Life Care Professionals help people over 60 connect to community services and programs that enhance their health, safety, independence, financial security and overall quality of life. Join us for the June Breakfast Club and learn how CHOICES staff help clients save money, secure better care and efficient services, while reducing stress to the client and family, including long-distance caregivers. (CHOICES is a program offered by St. Peter’s Hospital.
The program will be on Wednesday, June 14 at 9:30 a.m. at the Albany Jewish Community Center, 340 Whitehall Road, Albany. Please call 514-2023 to reserve your bagel and your seat! Bring your friends.
The NNORC Breakfast Club goes on hiatus in July. Watch the July NNORC News for the August Breakfast Club date and topic.
Reduced Price “Sterling Sounds” Ne'imah Concert Tickets for NNORC Members
Ne’imah Jewish Community Chorus Co-Presidents, Sally and Matthew Greenblatt, announce that half price tickets are available to NNORC members for Ne’imah’s 25th Anniversary Concert being held on Sunday, June 11, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. at The Massry Center for the Arts on the Campus of the College of St. Rose, 1002 Madison Avenue, Albany. A reception will follow the concert. Plenty of off-street parking is available. Tickets for NNORC members will be $5.00/ticket.
The concert, “Sterling Sounds” will feature Ne’imah Jewish Community Chorus and guest artist, Cantor Meir Finkelstein (pictured). Cantor Finkelstein has composed 150 pieces of Jewish music which are performed worldwide. He is a Hollywood
composer/arranger, scoring numerous TV shows and TV movies. He collaborated with Steven Speilberg, composing music for the Visual History Foundation’s award-winning documentary, “Survivors of the Holocaust” for which he was nominated for a Cable Ace Award.
Be sure to mark your calendar for June 11 at 7:00 p.m. and join Ne’imah for a joyous evening of music. To reserve your tickets to be picked up at the door, call Helene Ainspan at 438-9561.
A Spring Gardening with the Cornell Cooperative Extension
Container Gardening with Flowers and Vegetables on Tuesday, June 6 at 1:00 p.m.
If you lack the room or sunlight to grow vegetables, herbs, and flowers at your home, you can plant in containers on your balcony or around your yard. This talk will cover the basics: containers, soil, seeds, plants, fertilizer, and water, with an emphasis on growing your own food. Join Martie Teumim, a Master Gardener with Cornell Cooperative Extension as we learn about growing our own food.
DATE: June 6, 2017
TIME: 1:00 p.m.
PLACE: First Congregational Church at 405 Quail Street, Albany.
FEE: The cost is $4.00 per person.
RSVP: NNORC at 514-2023.
Wellness Wednesday Discusses Sepsis
Minutes matter when it comes to treating sepsis—the killer condition that most Americans probably have never heard of. Sepsis is the body’s overwhelming and life-threatening response to infection that can lead to tissue damage, organ failure, and death. It’s basically your body’s over active and toxic response to an infection. A common misconception about sepsis is that people develop it in the hospital. In fact, greater than 80% of all cases originate in the community!
The August Wellness Wednesday aims to educate you about the early signs of sepsis, including septic shock, identify people who are at high risk for developing this condition and emphasize immediate actions you should take if you or someone else notices these symptoms.
Early diagnosis of sepsis by health care providers is often missed, and by educating the public it has been estimated that 50% more lives can be saved through early recognition and medical care. Sepsis is a medical emergency, yet only half of American adults surveyed have ever even heard of sepsis! You may have heard of people dying from lung or kidney infections or from blood poisoning, but in each of these cases the cause of death was actually sepsis. Sepsis can progress very rapidly to septic shock and there is a great opportunity to educate the public so that they can recognize the early signs and symptoms of sepsis, notify your health care provider and say; “I’m concerned about sepsis.”
Presenter: Eve Bankert, MT (ASCP), Quality Improvement Specialist and former Director of Infection Prevention and Epidemiology at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady.
DATE: Wednesday August 16, 2017
TIME: 1:30-3:30 P.M.
PLACE: B’Nai Shalom, 420 Whitehall Road, Albany, NY
RSVP: 514-2023
FEE: Free
Celebrate Older Americans Month with Ruth Pelham
May is Older Americans Month, a time to recognize and appreciate the contributions of Older Americans to our community and country.
Join us on Thursday, May 18 at 1:00 p.m. as we celebrate this year’s theme, “Age Out Loud,” with performer and community advocate Ruth Pelham of the Music Mobile. As in her past visits to NNORC, Ruth will enthusiastically lead us in songs and guide us through a hands-on activity that brings forth the wisdom and power of being an elder. The program will take place at B’Nai Shalom Reform Congregation, 420 Whitehall Rd, Albany. Please call NNORC at 514-2023 to sign up!
NNORC Breakfast Club Talks about Geneology
Maybe you’ve been wanting to build an accurate family tree. Or perhaps you want to know if you have royalty in your blood or if a distant relative was a great inventor, entrepreneur, author or composer. Wouldn’t it be
interesting to find out? In honor of Older Americans Month, we welcome Lisa Doherty, Professional Genealogist and Lecturer. Ms. Doherty will talk about getting started with researching family history. She will offer guidelines for gathering information, conducting effective family interviews and organizing your research.
The program will be on Wednesday, May 10 at 9:30 a.m. at the Albany Jewish Community Center, 340 Whitehall Road, Albany. Please call 514-2023 to reserve your bagel and your seat! Bring your friends.
Save the date for June 14, 2017 for the next Breakfast Club. Sharon Emerson, Elder Care Consultant at CHOICES at St. Peter’s will discuss home care options.
Short & Stout Tea Company Hosts a Tea Tasting for Albany NNORC
It’s Time for a Spot of Tea!
Ever wondered how to make a good cup of tea? Tea has been around for centuries, and there is an art to steeping the perfect cup. If you’re interested in learning more, join us! Matt Zacharewicz, of Short and Stout Tea Company in Albany will be discussing the history and health benefits of tea. He will also show us how to steep a cup of tea and will offer a tasting of a few tea varieties.
The program will be on Tuesday, May 16, 1:00 p.m. location to be announced. Please call NNORC to register at 514- 2023. The cost is $5 per person.
Two Ounces of Prevention. Two Important Health Screenings in April
Your Albany NNORC, in partnership with the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (ACPHS), is offering two valuable health screenings. Both are FREE and pre-registration is not required.
OSTEOPOROSIS AND BONE HEALTH SCREENING
Osteoporosis presents a serious health challenge for women AND men over age 50. Meet with ACPHS to talk about lifestyle, diet, family history, medications and other factors that may increase your risk. This screening
utilizes a FRAX tool and bone density machine for accuracy.
SCRIPT YOUR FUTURE (SYF)
Meet individually with SCPHS students and faculty to discuss better ways to manage and stick with your
prescribed drug regime. Learn to identify potential medication related problems. Blood Pressure screenings
will also be available.
Take advantage of the opportunity for this free and confidential service to get the information you need to maintain good health. NO personal information is required. Lots of FREE giveaways such as medication
diaries, pill boxes, heart healthy diet materials and so much more.
We care about YOU and your good health! Come along, and bring a friend on Tuesday, April 18 from 12:00-2:00 p.m. at St. Sophia’s Greek Orthodox Church, 440 Whitehall Rd, Albany.
In case you are wondering, this offering is a “Wellness Wednesday” offered on a Tuesday!
Prescription Drug Take Back Day April 29, 2017
Unused prescription and over-the-counter medications that
remain in the home can cause serious harm to people if they are taken accidentally, intentionally misused or inappropriately given to someone else. Sometimes old or unused prescriptions are flushed down the toilet. Unfortunately, this method ends up polluting our waters, impacting aquatic species, and contaminating our food and water supplies. And simply throwing them away doesn’t insure safe disposal. Landfills are meant to handle common household waste and medications are deemed chemical waste—bad for people and the environment.
There is a permanent drop box option for medications through the law enforcement agencies. The Albany county medication drop box is located at New York State Police Troop G, located at 760 Troy Schenectady Road, Latham.
National Prescription Drug Take-Back day is April 29th, 2017.
The drop off sites have not yet been made pubic. Further information will be available after April 1st. NNORC staff will share the information at our April programs or bookmark this page. We will post locations.