Flu Shots provided by Costco Pharmacy
Time: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Location: Creative Arts Room
Program: Costco Pharmacy will be offering seasonal Flu shots. Please bring insurance cards.
Renton Regional Fire Authority Blood Pressure Checks
Time: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Location: Health Services Room
Coffee with a Cop
Time: 10 - 11 a.m.
Location: Coffee Bar
Who is Sound Generations?
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: Willow Room
Presenter: Dale Hoover
Program: Learn about Sound Generations’ four pillars of services covering Food Security, Transportation, Assistance Services, and Health and Wellness. Sound Generations supports older adults, caregivers, and adults with disabilities throughout King County with 12 accessible programs – come connect with us!
Evaluating Retirement Living Options
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: Hemlock Room
Presenter: Tina Hall
Program: Join us for a discussion about the differences between various types of senior housing and care settings available. We will review what each provides, including their pros and cons, and some of the most overlooked considerations when choosing your next home. We’ll also discuss how to determine the best fit for your situation, as well as how to understand when it may be the right time to move.
Healthy Living through Group Fitness
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: Madrone Room
Presenter: Steve Schmidt, Owner Kreaky Knees Fitness Instructor
Program: Moving to stay fit can be challenging as we age. We lose vitality, functionality and just have overall aches and pains. Oz’s Tin Man’s creaky knees was solved with a little oil. By routine exercise, we can self-lubricate our joints, stretch muscles and tendons, and generate positive feel good hormones. Join us to find out how you can learn to breathe, stretch, regain strength, and maintain balance. Using a combination of stretch bands, lightweight weights, and low-impact aerobics. As an added benefit: socializing comradery. Your speaker and instructor, Steve Schmidt, has provided fitness exercise routines at the Don Persson Renton Senior Activity Center since 2016, and the YMCA and at assisted living facilities in Renton since 2001.
Medicare Open Enrollment Presentation
Time: 11 a.m.
Location: Willow Room
Presenter: Don Berg
Program: Join us for our Medicare Open Enrollment. In this session you will learn what you can do during Medicare Open Enrollment. Choosing and changing plans? What are Medigaps? Get help paying for Medicare? The program will be presented by Don Berg, SHIBA Program Volunteer. SHIBA provides free, unbiased and confidential assistance with Medicare Health Choices.
Identifying and Avoiding Scams
Time: 11 a.m.
Location: Hemlock Room
Presenter: Duncan Taylor
Program: Scammers target older customers because of the size of their assets, their tendency to be more trusting, the likelihood of being stressed by family, medical and financial problems, their concern about having enough money and their embarrassment about admitting they’ve been duped. Seniors are also more likely to be suffering from declining cognitive skills, making them even more vulnerable to fraud and manipulation.
Please join Financial Beginnings Wa for this live presentation on the following topics:
Interactive Yoga and Meditation
Time: 11 a.m.
Location: Madrone Room
Presenter: Renata Couri, C-IAYT Yoga and Sound Therapist and Amy Rachelle, Therapist and Intuitive Meditation Guide
Program: Enjoy the fresh and powerful benefits of connecting to your body and mind through chair yoga and guided meditation. ALL are welcome. Come as you are and join us for a sample of two uniquely empowering classes to support your whole health.
10 Things You Never Knew KCLS Offers for Free!
Time: 12 p.m.
Location: Hemlock Room
Presenter: Jennifer Wooten
Presenter: King County Library System provides books, DVDs, CDs, magazines, and Story Times, yes! But did you know KCLS offers so much more? This presentation will reveal resources you may never have thought to expect from your library, including those specifically geared to seniors. Join us to learn how KCLS saves you money, supports you and your family’s lifelong learning and creates community – all at your local library.
Chronic Pain and Falls Prevention
Time: 12 p.m.
Location: Madrone Room
Presenter: Shannon Jajko
Program: Learn strategies to better manage your chronic pain and reduce risk of fall-related injuries. Join Dr. Kushang Patel as he shares his knowledge and expertise on the science of pain, aging, and injury. After Dr. Patel shares some helpful tips and tricks for reducing pain, preventing falls, and feeling better, he will be available to answer any questions you may have related to these topics. Dr. Patel is a Research Associate Professor in the Divisions of Pain Medicine and Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine at the University of Washington.