Natick VNA presents "Balance Matters" at Medfield Council on Aging

Natick, Mass. – (December 11, 2014) – The Natick Visiting Nurse Association (Natick VNA), the area’s premier free-standing, not-for-profit home health care agency, recently collaborated with the Medfield Council on Aging to present “Balance Matters” at its Aging Mastery Program.

A National Council on Aging (NCOA) initiative, Aging Mastery aims to help older adults take steps “to improve their well-being and add stability to their lives,” according to the NCOA website.

“Balance Matters” was presented by Margie Anderson, Physical Therapist at the Natick VNA. As a Physical Therapist, Anderson evaluates patients who have orthopedic, neurologic or medical diagnoses and who are unable to leave their homes safely without assistance. Additionally, she creates comprehensive patient care plans to address deficits in strength, balance, safety or mobility; and educates patients, their families and caregivers to improve their safety and ability to function; and assists them in attaining their goals.

For information about scheduling “Balance Matters,” please contact Natick VNA at 508-653-3081 or info@natickvna.org.

Natick Visiting Nurse Association is located at 209 West Central Street, Suite 313, Natick, Mass., 01760. For additional information, call 508-653-3081 or visit www.natickvna.org.

About The Natick Visiting Nurse Association: The Natick VNA, which serves more than 20 towns in MetroWest, is the area’s premier free-standing, not-for-profit home health care agency. The Natick VNA helps patients of all ages live with the fullest degree of independence in their own homes, while benefiting from the agency’s state-of-the-art home telemonitoring technology, ComfortCare palliative care program, cold laser therapy, and other advanced services.

Photo caption/L to R: Jeanne M. Donnelly, LMHC, Medfield Senior Center instructor; Roberta Lynch, R.N., Director, The Center at Medfield; and Margie Anderson, Physical Therapist, Natick Visiting Nurse Association, at the “Balance Matters” presentation, which took place at the Medfield Council on Aging.