In conjunction with national Older Americans Month, Aging Care Connections is proud to offer Aging Well Month – our annual celebration of older adults in our community. ACC and our community partners are collaborating to offer over 65 engaging, educational, entertaining, fun, and FREE programs throughout the month of May to help you on your journey to “Age Your Way!" Please refer to the Aging Well Month Guide for our calendar of in-person and virtual events for May, as well as resources that can help you to age well. We hope you can join us for this year’s programs and events!
Valuable learning opportunities like the one featured below await you all month long! Click on the image below for details on the session.
Planning Committee
We extend our thanks to the all-volunteer 2022 Aging Well Month Committee who worked tirelessly to coordinate this amazing month.
We extend our thanks to the all-volunteer 2022 Aging Well Month Committee who worked tirelessly to coordinate this amazing month.
- Mary Cooper – North Riverside Library
- Joan Eicken - @properties - Christie's International Real Estate
- Janet Garreau – Interfaith Community Partners
- Sheri Kupres - Home Helpers Home Care
- Ashley Kryger – Home Instead Home Care
- Jim Matthews – Aging Well Volunteer
- Gaye Wagner – Independence-4-Seniors Home Care
Premier Sponsor
Advocate Sponsors
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Riverside Township
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Partner Sponsors
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Supporter Sponsors
Addus HomeCare Kastle Keeper, Professional Concierge Care for Seniors Oasis Senior Advisors
Friend Sponsors
Blue Sky Home Care and Transportation
Law Office of Debra Anthony, Estate Planning, Wills & Trusts
Joan Eicken, @properties - Christie’s International Real Estate, Western Springs
Law Offices of Eileen Fitzgerald
Home Instead
Senior Living Experts
Hitzeman Funeral Home & Cremation Services
Law Office of Debra Anthony, Estate Planning, Wills & Trusts
Joan Eicken, @properties - Christie’s International Real Estate, Western Springs
Law Offices of Eileen Fitzgerald
Home Instead
Senior Living Experts
Hitzeman Funeral Home & Cremation Services
May Aging Well Month Programs
- Sunday May 1 | 2:00pm-3:30pm | Frederick Law Olmsted: Bringing Nature to the City
- Monday May 2 | 10:00am-11:00am | Leslie Goddard Presents: Chicago’s Sweet Candy History
- Monday May 2 | 11:30am-12:30pm | Creative Writers' Discussion
- Monday May 2 | 2:00pm-3:00pm | What to Eat and WHY - Eating Well to Maximize Your Health
- Monday May 2 | 6:30pm-7:30pm | Stretching & Meditation
- Tuesday May 3 | 11:00am-12:00pm | Protect Your Family Tree with Estate Planning
- Tuesday May 3 | 1:00pm-2:00pm | Balance and Strength Fitness
- Tuesday May 3 | 7:00pm-8:30pm | Smart Home Technology and You
- Wednesday May 4 | 10:15am-11:15am | Mind and Body Workshop
- Wednesday May 4 | 12:30pm-1:00pm | Blood Pressure Readings
- Wednesday May 4 | 1:00pm-2:45pm | Movie time! - "Angels in the Outfield"
- Wednesday May 4 | 3:00pm-4:30pm | Don't be Caught Unprepared! Funeral Planning Seminar
- Thursday May 5 | 10:00am-11:00am | Clean Eating Habits and Smart Choices When Eating Out
- Thursday May 5 | 1:00pm-2:00pm | Oral Health and Your Body
- Friday May 6 | 10:30am-11:30am | SMP Basics: Understanding How Senior Medicare the Patrol Program Works
- Friday May 6 | Noon-12:45pm | Mindfulness Together
- Friday May 6 | 3:00pm-5:35pm | Monthly Flicks on Friday - "West Side Story"
- Monday May 9 | 11:30am-1:00pm | Salerno's Pizza and Bingo Social
- Tuesday May 10 | 10:00am-2:00pm | Balance Screening Event
- Tuesday May 10 | 10:00am-11:30am | How to Protect, Detect and Report Fraud/Scams
- Tuesday May 10 | 1:00pm-2:30pm | Round, Round, I Get Around
- Tuesday May 10 | 6:30pm-8:00pm | Medicare Information Seminar
- Wednesday May 11 | 11:00am-Noon | Qi Gong
- Wednesday May 11 | 3:30pm-4:30pm | The Emerging Importance of Aging in Place
- Wednesday May 11 | 7:00pm-8:30pm | History of the Chicago Auto Show: 1901-2021
- Thursday May 12 | 11:30am-2:00pm | The Art of Successful Aging: A Medical Perspective
- Thursday May 12 | 7:00pm-8:00pm | United Foods of America: Pizza
- Friday May 13 | 9:00am-10:00am | Cherish Your Heart! Learn the Ins and Outs of Heart Dysfunction and How to Conquer It
- Friday May 13 | 11:15am-12:15pm | Senior Strong Fitness
- Friday May 13 | 2:00pm-3:30pm | Increase Your Optimism & Improve Your Response to Challenges
- Saturday May 14 | 10:00am-2:00pm | Community Health Fair
- Monday May 16 | 10:00am-11:30am | What's Your Vison For Your Future? Create a Vision Board With Us!
- Monday May 16 | 11:30am-12:30pm | Creative Writers' Discussion
- Monday May 16 | 2:00pm-3:00pm | Senior Housing 101
- Monday May 16 | 6:30pm-7:30pm | Stretching & Meditation
- Tuesday May 17 | 11:00am-12:00pm | The Basics of Estate Planning
- Tuesday May 17 | 1:00pm-2:00pm | Cardio Fitness
- Tuesday May 17 | 7:00pm-8:30pm | Computer Security Practices for Home Users
- Wednesday May 18 | 10:15am-11:15am | Total Mind & Body Workshop
- Wednesday May 18 | 7:00pm-8:30pm | Midcentury Cuisine
- Thursday May 19 | 10:00am-11:00am | Your Journey, Your Decision: A Guide to Advance Funeral Planning
- Thursday May 19 | 2:00pm-3:00pm | Music To My Ears
- Friday May 20 | 11:00am-12:00pm | Master of Disasters
- Friday May 20 | 2:00pm-3:30pm | Should I Stay or Should I Go
- Friday May 20 | 7:30pm-9:15pm | Riverside Township Radio Players Present: Fibber McGee & Molly - "Fibber, Stuck in Fresh Pavement" and Our Miss Brooks - "Hurricane Warning"
- Monday May 23 | 11:00am-12:00pm | MMAI & MIPPA - Medicare/Medicaid Programs
- Monday May 23 | 1:00pm-2:00pm | Tips From The Office of Attorney General's Office on Fraud and Identity Theft.
- Monday May 23 | 6:30pm-7:30pm | Chair Yoga
- Monday May 23 | 7:00pm-8:00pm | Adventures in Backpacking
- Tuesday May 24 | 10:00am-11:30am | Memorial Day, Coffee and Wreaths
- Tuesday May 24 | 2:00pm-4:10pm | Mary's Monthly Movie - "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"
- Tuesday May 24 | 7:00pm-8:00pm | The Glamor of Chicago in the Gilded Age
- Wednesday May 25 | 11:00am-Noon | Qi Gong, followed by short guided meditatio
- Wednesday May 25 | 1:00pm-2:00pm | Understanding Home Care Options
- Thursday May 26 | 10:00am-11:00am | Arthritis: What You Need To Know
- Thursday May 26 | 7:00pm-8:00pm | Atypical Globetrotting
- Friday May 27 | 11:15am-12:15pm | Senior Strong Fitness
- Tuesday May 31 | 1:00pm-2:00pm | ZUMBA
- Tuesday May 31 | 4:30pm-5:30pm | Decisions, Decisions - Shouldn’t They Be Yours?