Chicago Senior Care Services - Chicago Senior Support Groups

Chicago Senior Care Services:
Educational Opportunities/
Senior Classes

Northwestern University/Hospital
101: The Basics for Newly Diagnosed Parkinson's Disease Patients and Their Families
Meets weekly for 6 sessions. Dates and times vary. Please call 312/503-4397 for more information.
Join recently-diagnosed patients and their families. Learn the fundamentals of Parkinson's disease. Each session examines a different aspect of Parkinson's disease:

Week 1: The Defining Features of Diagnosis, and Learning to Live with PD
Week 2: Major Parkinson's Medications
Week 3: Newer Medications and “Alternative” Medicine
Week 4: Exercise
Week 5: Speech, Swallowing, and Nutrition
Week 6: Practical Pointers and Helpful Products and Resources

Center for Older Adults
The Center for Older Adults at Fourth Presbyterian Church (open to all faiths), offers adult education classes, exercise programs, artistic development programs, and lunch-and-learn presentations every Tuesday and Thursday (seniors bring their own sack lunch). The center is located at Michigan Avenue and Chestnut Street, across from the John Hancock building in downtown Chicago.

The Center offers a Gerontoloical Nurse Practitioner and schedules group outings.

For more information, contact:
Patty Jenkins, Director, PH: 312-981-3385

For more information on Chicagoland Caregivers' & other Chicago Senior Care Services, please call 312-633-9955 or email: info@livhome.com