STILL HOPES EPISCOPAL RETIREMENT COMMUNITY offers a wide array of services to all those age 55 and older, and not to just Still Hopes residents. For more information on any of the programs below, contact Denise Heimlich, Director of Wellness, at 803.739.5044, or dheimlich@stillhopes.org. And keep up with other health and wellness offerings by visiting their website at www.stillhopes.org/page/health-and-wellness.
FITNESS CLASSES - Expert instruction in successful aging and older adult wellness is available through individual exercise programs and water aerobics classes. The Still Hopes Wellness Program strives to help all participants achieve their full potential in mind, body and spirit.
REHABILITATION AND PHYSICAL THERAPY - With physician orders, those age 55 and older can get therapy covered by Medicare Part B in the state-of-the-art fitness center and therapy pool at Marshall A. Shearouse Center for Wellness at Still Hopes. Heritage Healthcare, the therapy contractor, has an excellent reputation for rehabilitation post joint replacement and more. If joint surgery is 6 or more weeks away, consider “pre-habilitation,” preparing muscles and joints for a quicker and more complete recovery.
BRAIN FITNESS TRAINING - Train your brain to think faster, focus better, and remember more. Just as you exercise your body, it is important to exercise the mind. More and more people want to know how to keep their brains active and healthy as they age and Still Hopes’ Wellness Center is presenting a unique opportunity to do just that. Still Hopes offers Brain Fitness Classes featuring Posit Science®, Cortex™ with InSight™, an easy-to-use computer-based training program that speeds up and strengthens the brain’s ability to take in information that is absorbed through the eyes. InSight is clinically proven to have a wide range of benefits for people who use the program. In fact, studies funded by the National Institutes of Health have shown that InSight speeds up the brain’s visual processing speed by 300% and can help people maintain their health-related quality of life. The program also helps individuals stay independent and boost their confidence.
Some days the chores of daily living seem insurmountable. Cooking, cleaning, running errands, making appointments - life is full of tasks that can become more and more difficult to handle. For some people, living at home can become more of a burden than a joy. Whatever challenges your life encounters, SOLUTIONS FOR LIVING AT HOME provides compassionate caring services. The link is www.stillhopes.org/page/in-home-care.
THE SHEPHERD'S CENTER OF COLUMBIA is an interfaith, non-profit, senior support program - operated by older adults for older adults. The center provides eighteen classes to encourage personal growth and is home for the "Bleatin' Sheep". Classes meet on Wednesdays for nine week sessions; there are weekly luncheons with speakers or entertainment. Opportunities exist for travel and volunteers. Click here to learn more about The Shepherd's Center of Columbia,
a ministry sponsored in part by Trinity Cathedral.
