Upcoming Events
The Good Life Series: Driving as You Age
Driving becomes more challenging as you age due to multiple factors. Sometimes this even requires someone to give up driving, a major challenge for both the individual and for their loved ones. This seminar will explore both the strategies commonly used to keep driving safely as well as how to most effectively and compassionately help someone who needs to give up driving.
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Dementia Man, An Existential Journey
In 2021, Samuel (“Sam”) Simon was diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer’s. Despite the enormous challenges of this diagnosis, Sam has become “Dementia Man,” a powerful advocate through theater, using his own experience as inspiration to reshape the narrative surrounding cognitive decline. With his newest play Dementia Man, An Existential Journey, he defies stereotypes and inspires audiences.
In this full-length theatrical piece, Sam takes the stage as a man facing his cognitive decline and asks the hard questions of what to do next in the face of what he calls “an existential journey.” It is a peek into the head and heart of the struggle with a broken medical system and a personal and family challenge. The play challenges the audience to imagine a meaningful future for the millions of people with neurocognitive disease, with accommodation and adaptation.
Free and open to all. Registration required.
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The Good Life Series: Managing Common Chronic Illnesses of Aging
Whether it's arthritis, heart disease, diabetes, cancer, or some other chronic illness, these conditions shouldn't define us. In this seminar we'll share strategies to better manage chronic illness and optimize quality of life, despite the challenges these conditions can create for us.
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Coffee Time for Seniors and Caregivers
There are many in our community who would like to support our neighbors who have reached the esteemed title of “seniors.” How do we do this though? What is the best way to provide this support? What services are currently available? What services are needed? The best way to answer these questions is to ask seniors and caregivers themselves.
The conversation will be facilitated by Gordon Walker and Jennell Charles. Both individuals have been active in the planning and launch of the Blue Ridge Respite program of Here to Stay Wintergreen, a Village to Village non-profit supporting seniors to age in place safely and independently.
The Good Life Series: Your Sensory Health - Why It Matters, A Lot!
Good sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch are keys to good health. Losing any of them raises the likelihood of mental and/or physical disease and disability. Learn from experts how to maintain good sensory health, and how to best adapt to the loss of some of it, an inevitable part of aging.
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2025 Walk to End Alzheimers
Now is the moment we've been waiting for. With new treatments emerging in the fight against Alzheimer’s and all other dementia, now is the time for hope. Now is the time for action. Help us keep the momentum going in our community at the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s®, the world’s largest fundraiser to fight the disease.
Click HERE to learn more. Times: 12:00 p.m. - Site Opens, 1:00 p.m. - Ceremony and at 1:30 p.m. - Walk Starts
Get Better Crozet Community Health Fair
We all need a little help sometimes. Get Better Crozet Community Health Fair, founded in 2024, is a nonprofit, volunteer-led annual event connecting anyone and everyone in Crozet with services and items to improve their health and their lives. Click HERE to learn more.
Active Aging Fair
More than (40) businesses and organizations will be on site to share local resources that can help you age well. Free and open to all. Click HERE to learn more.