b'CALLING ALL SCUGOG SENIORS!Mark Monday October 28 on your calendar!LakeridgeHealthishostingaSeniorThere will be guest speakers EducationFairatPortPerryHospital,from the following agencies:and if you are 65 or over, you are invited! Stroke PreventionThisevent is being organized byrst-ever Ministry of TransportationAngela Bu ett, a Registered Nurse special-izing in geriatrics, and its free to all seniors Lakeridge Health Pharmacyand parking is available. Lakeridge Health Community The purpose of the Seniors Fair is to edu- Respiratory Servicescate local seniors to ensure that they get the Lakeridge Health Physiotherapyinformation and resources that they need,North Durham Family Health TeamAngela explained.Durham Regional Police ServicesIt can be hard to navigate the health care system, Angelapointedout.TheSeniorsThese vendors will be on hand:Fair will provide important education and tools for seniors.Abbott Nutrition CanadaThereisanimpressivelistofrelevant Alzheimers Societyspeakers and vendors. This full day eventA Place for Momwill be held at the Education Resource RoomBehaviour Support OntarioatLakeridgeHealthPortPerryHospital, Bedford Medical Alertfrom8:30a.m.to3:30p.m.onMonday October 28.Canadian Hearing SocietyThe Port Perry Hospital Foundation will CELHINbe providing refreshments for the attendees.Lakeridge Health Community Angela is a Geriatric Management Nurse,Respiratory Servicesworking out of Lakeridge Health Bowman-Community Care Durhamville emergency department. Her role is to dogeriatricassessmentsandputtogether GAINgeriatric care plans suited to each individualHome Instead Senior Carepatient. Two main goals are helping seniorsLakeridge Health Stroke Preventiontransitions safely back from the hospital to Lifelinetheir homes, and helping seniors to accessMinistry of Transportationservices that they need to live independently in their own homes.North Durham Family Health TeamLocalseniorsneedtobeempoweredPort Perry Hospital Foundationandsafeintheircommunity,AngelaPort Perry Villaemphasized.VONSome seniors may not know what services are available, Angela noted. They will be pro-Hospice Servicesmoted in a one-stop-shopping kind of formatWest Shore Village Retirement Livingat the upcoming Port Perry Seniors Fair. Space is limited. Angela, who has an aging aunt and uncle who reside in Port Perry, says that LakeridgeRegister online at Health will be providing greater supportPortPerrySeniorFair.eventbrite.ca for Scugog Seniors. or call Angela Bu ett at PortPerryhasthelargestgrowing905-576-8711 ext 21245geriatric population in Durham Region, she pointed out. By Lynn Campbell, Focus on Scugog6 FOCUS - OCTOBER 2019'