ing partners with local fitness experts and clubs during Older Americans Month in May. HealthSport locations throughout the county are opening their doors free of charge to people age 55 and older and a number of other clubs and experts are extending free use offers for one or two weeks. More detailed information will be available later this month. “If you’ve wanted to try weight training, balance, Pilates or cycling, May is the chance to do it with professional guidance,” said Todd Metcalf, Director of Programs at Area 1 Agency on Aging.
Filling in for Parents
Arcata’s Barbara Davis, Eureka’s Kelly Remington, and Fortuna’s Carl Young are among the one in 12 grandparents stepping in as parents when their children are unable or unwilling to care for their grandIt will soon be available online at a1aa.org. With the support of Western Web and the North Coast Journal, A1AA printed 15,000 copies of the 76-page guide. It is color-coded, organized alphabetically, and printed in an eye-friendly print and size. Categories include: active mind, active body; advocacy; caregiving; counseling and mental health; end of life; financial and legal; housing; medical, dental and equipment; nutrition; and transportation. A1AA’s Information & Assistance staff updated the listings so the guide would be current as of the end of January. Metcalf
children. The isolation, lack of resources and challenges they face are spotlighted in “Skipping Generations: Grandparents Raising Grandchildren,” a joint production of KEET-TV and Area 1 Agency on Aging that debuted on KEET-TV in November. The 30-minute documentary, which also features the Fortuna Grandparent Support Group and local resources for help, will air on two local network television affiliates on successive Sundays in May. On May 6, KIEM-TV Channel 3 will show the piece at 9 a.m. It will air again at 9:30 a.m. on May 13 on KVIQ-TV Channel 6. The documentary can also be seen at different times this month and through the summer on Access Humboldt. For more information about Older Americans Month events, call A1AA at 707-442-3763. credited Jennifer Jones, Lynn Lowman, Vicki Okey, Laura Rhinehart and Maren Rose for the fact-checking and background research that started late last summer for SIG 2012-13. “We can’t guarantee the information or services listed, but we’ve made every effort to compile a useful guide that is much more userfriendly than in the past,” he said. “And we are committed to continually improving it in the years ahead.”
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