📆 Mondays and Wednesdays, April 7 to 30, 2025
⌚ 2:30 to 4:30 PM
đź“Ś ACI, 629 Amboy Ave, Edison, NJ
Many older adults experience concerns about falling and restrict their activities. A Matter of Balance is an award-winning program designed to manage falls and increase activity levels.
This program emphasizes practical strategies to manage falls.
You 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
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
Free home safety checks for all participants!!!
If you have any questions, please call 732-738-4388 or email Debbie Hehir at dhehir@adacil.org or Ky Harmon at kharmon@adacil.org
You must register and pre-screen to enroll.
A Matter of Balance: Managing Concerns About Falls Volunteer Lay Leader Model ©2006
This program is based on Fear of Falling: A Matter of Balance. Copyright ©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).
HHS Grant or Cooperative Agreement in NOT funded with other non-government sources: “This program is supported by the Administration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $516,939 with 100 percent funding by ACL/HHS. The contents are those of the author(S) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by ACL/HHS, or the U.S. Government.