Matter of Balance to be offered beginning May 6

Care Connection for Aging Services is still accepting enrollment for its popular “A Matter of Balance” course that will begin online Friday, May 6.
A Matter of Balance is specifically designed to reduce the fear of falling and improve activity levels among older adults. The program includes eight two-hour classes presented to a small group led by trained coaches. The next course will be at 10 a.m. on Fridays. Care Connection is presenting these sessions in cooperation with the University of Missouri Extension.
Participants learn about the importance of exercise in preventing falls and practice exercises to improve strength, coordination, and balance; they also conduct a home safety evaluation and learn to get up and down safely.
Additional topics include assertiveness, developing positive strategies for change, reducing barriers to exercise, identifying physical risk factors for falls, personal action planning, recognizing misconceptions about falls, and moving from self-defeating to self-motivating thoughts. The curriculum includes group discussions, mutual problem-solving, role-playing activities, and a few homework assignments.
If you want to join this class but need help with Zoom, Care Connection can provide one-on-one assistance so that you are comfortable with the online format. The course also may be available via a large-screen TV set up at a local senior center. To find out about that availability, please contact your senior center. To learn more about the course, call 1-800-748-7826. To register (which is required) and receive a Zoom link, visit www.goaging.org/events.
Care Connection for Aging Services is a nonprofit area agency on aging serving 13 counties in West Central Missouri: Bates, Benton, Carroll, Cedar, Chariton, Henry, Hickory, Johnson, Lafayette, Pettis, Saline, St. Clair, and Vernon counties through 20 locations. The mission is to provide opportunities to create positive aging experiences. For more information, visit www.goaging.org.
Here is a list of Care Connection’s locations:
Central Office
106 W. Young, Warrensburg
1-800-748-7825
Butler Senior Center
611 W. Mill St., Butler
660-679-5830
Carroll County
P.O.Box 154, Carrollton
800-748-7826
Clinton Senior Center
970 E. Sedalia Ave., Clinton
660-885-3482
Cole Camp Senior Center
206 E. Junge St., Cole Camp
660-668-2352
Concordia Senior Center
710 Main St., Concordia
660-463-7393
El Dorado Springs Senior Center
604 S. Forest, El Dorado Springs
417-876-5574
Higginsville Senior Center
2100 Walnut, Higginsville
660-584-7040
Holden Senior Center
204 W. 2nd St., Holden
816-732-5757
Korth Center
309 W. Englewood, Stockton
417-276-5306
Margaret Gray Center
811C S. Bus. Hwy. 13, Lexington
660-259-2025
Marshall Senior Center
14 E. Morgan St., Marshall
660-886-9888
McCarty Senior Center
19482 Hwy. 54, Wheatland
417-282-6100
Neal Center
310 N. Main St., Nevada
417-667-5847
Odessa Senior Center
217 S. Second St., Odessa
816-633-4161
River Crossing Life Center
5215 Bus. Hwy. 13 NE, Osceola
417-646-8292
Salisbury Senior Center
501 Hwy. 24 East, Ste B, Salisbury
660-388-5431
Sedalia Senior Center
1800 W. 3rd St., Sedalia
660-826-0713
Warrensburg Senior Center
445 E. Gay St. Ste. 128, Warrensburg
660-747-2624
Warsaw Senior Center
17571 N. Dam Access Rd., Warsaw
660-438-3300
Windsor Senior Center
201 S. Main St., Windsor
660-647-3224