Natick VNA Presents 'Balance Matters' at Lifelong Learning at Regis College

Natick, Mass. – (April 14, 2015) – Natick Visiting Nurse Association (Natick VNA), the area’s premier free-standing, not-for-profit home health care agency, recently collaborated with Lifelong Learning at Regis College to present “Balance Matters.” About 100 people attended the presentation.

Balance Matters is an easy-to-understand presentation that addresses what balance is; what the risk factors are for falls; home safety; tips for minimizing risk for falls; and exercises to improve balance.

“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 Natick Visiting Nurse Association: 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 (L to R): Jill Rosen Program Director, Lifelong Learning at Regis College; Margie Anderson, Physical Therapist, Natick Visiting Nurse Association; and Pauline Drew, co-chairman of Lunch, Listen and Learn, Lifelong Learning at Regis College, at the “Balance Matters” presentation, which took place at Regis College