Upcoming Senior Events

To celebrate grandparents, Via Health, Fitness & Enrichment Center, 1717 Dauphin St., will provide a fun afternoon for local grandparents and their grandchildren on Tuesday, Sept. 29 from 2 to 5 p.m. All grandparents will receive a free gift (while supplies last), and there will be a photo taken of each with their grandchild. The event is free and open to the public. For more information call 251-478-3311.

Via Health, Fitness & Enrichment Center, 1717 Dauphin St., will offer flu & pneumonia vaccines for adults on the following dates: Friday, Sept. 25 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Friday, Oct. 2 from 9 a.m. to noon; Friday, Oct. 9 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Friday, Oct. 16 from 4 to 7 p.m.; and Friday, Nov. 6 from 9 a.m. to noon. The cost of the flu vaccine is $30 and the pneumonia vaccine is $45. Medicare and private payment by check or cash will be accepted. Everyone receiving a vaccine will be required to fill out a “Flu and Pneumonia Information and Release” form. For more information call 251-478-3311 or 251-470-5224.

To celebrate National Employ Older Workers Week, the Goodwill Easter Seals Senior Community Service Employment Program has many participants who were recently trained in various fields and are ready to work. For more information, visit www.gesgc.org.

Gordon Oaks

Thursday, Beth and I visited with Christin at Gordon Oaks. We are to familiarize ourselves with the local assisted living and independent living facilities around Mobile. This was our first visit to Gordon Oaks and hopefully we will be able to come back some and help them with any events they have planned. This is a great place and the staff is so nice and happy to be there! It really does show. They also told us that this is the only senior community in Mobile without an entry fee that has an independent living, assisted living, and nursing home all on the same campus. I think this would be a huge plus for someone who's family is out of town and doesn't want to keep moving their family member each time they have a significant lifestyle change. This is what they told me and I may have misunderstood so if you know otherwise please comment. I am glad we are educating ourselves and maybe we will be able to fully serve our clients and their families when they begin looking to move from their home.