Mobility, Falls Prevention Workshop Planned

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Salisbury, MD — A Mobility and Falls Prevention Workshop will be held Thursday, March 14, at 10:45 a.m. at MAC Inc., Your Area Agency on Aging.

Dr. Dennis Klima from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Physical Therapy Department will present this free workshop for caregivers, family members and others who assist older adults.

Participants will:

  • Learn strategies to enhance transfers, ambulation and range of mobility
  • Learn key components of age-friendly restorative mobility
  • Discuss intrinsic and extrinsic causes of falls
  • Get hands-on practice with wheelchairs, walkers and canes
    For more information or to register, call 410-742-0505, ext. 147. 

MAC is a member agency of the United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore.

MAC Incorporated, the Area Agency on Aging, is a private, nonprofit organization, that provides seniors in Wicomico, Worcester, Somerset and Dorchester counties with services that promote dignity, health and independence.