Matter of Balance

A Matter of Balance

Many older adults have concerns about falling and have consequently restricted their activities to avoid them. A Matter of Balance is an award-winning program designed to manage falls and increase activity levels for participants. The program emphasizes practical strategies to manage falls.

A Matter of Balance consists of a series of eight weekly sessions conducted at the Gaylord Meal Site. The classes are agency funded and FREE to participants!
Program participants will learn to:

View falls as controllable
Set goals for increasing activity
Make changes to reduce fall risks at home
Exercise to increase strength and balance

Participants set goals for increasing activity.

Who should attend?

Anyone concerned about falls
Anyone interested in improving balance, flexibility and strength
Anyone who has fallen in the past
Anyone who has restricted activities because of falling concerns

OCCOA Coach Tracy Burley leads a class
through exercises targeted at increasing
strength and balance.

The next Matter of Balance Classes will take place on Thursdays as follows:

Date: April 18, 2013 - June 6, 2013 (8 weekly sessions)

Time: 10 a.m. to Noon

Location:   Gaylord Meal Site
                Alpine Alten Zimmer Apartments
                120 Grandview Blvd.
                Gaylord

This program is Agency Funded - FREE to Participants!

To register for A Matter of Balance classes, please contact us or call us at (989) 732-1122.

2013 Matter of Balance Schedule

    A Matter of Balance: Managing Concerns about Falls
     This program is based on Fear of Falling: A Matter of Balance.
     Copyright (c) 1995 Trustees of Boston University
     All rights reserved. Used and adapted by permission of Boston University

   A Matter of Balance Lay Leader Model
    Recognized for Innovation and Quality in Healthcare and Aging, 2006, American Society
       on Aging.
    A Matter of Balance Lay Leader Model was developed by a grant from the Administration
       on Aging (#90AM2780)