2024-2025 Speaker Series 

Stay Safe. Stay Strong. Stay Smart!

St. James NEST’s fourth speaker series focuses on the theme: Stay Safe. Stay Strong. Stay Smart! As residents of St. James, we strive to age successfully in our homes. St. James NEST provides both educational and support services to make that a reality. Please join us for this educational series aimed at offeringsolutions, discussions and tools for aging in place. This series is open to all St. James community residents!

To Fall or Not to Fall

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 - 3:00-4:30 pm

Speaker: Joan Bray, PT, DPT, Osteo Health and Balance

How often do you stumble when walking, going up steps or trip over a rug? One key to physical health and the ability to age safely in our home is avoiding falls. Come learn about how and why we fall, bio-density strengthening, and several prevention tips on fall avoidance and hazard identification. This is a must-attend session for learning about trips and falls both forward and backward. From this presentation you will:

•        Learn how and why we fall
•        Assess your surroundings quickly
•        Know the keys to fall prevention
•        Know how to assess your environment for fall prevention.
•       Understand bio-density strengthening

This is a situation that can happen quickly and change the course of your ability to age safely in your home. Join us to learn how to prevent or minimize falls in your future!

This program represents one event within the 2024-25 St. James NEST Speaker Series themed Stay Safe. Stay Strong. Stay Smart! Nearly 90% of adults over age 50 — across all age, race, income, and health status categories—want to remain at home and “age in place.”  This speaker series addresses some of the issues that might affect your ability to do so.  If you aren’t yet familiar with St. James NEST, its purpose is to provide services and support to St. James' residents to enhance their ability to make aging in place a reality. The 2024-25 Speaker Series is offering programs in September, November, January, March and May. Please check the St. James NEST Events Calendar for details on the other programs. 

Location:  St. James Community Center
Date:  Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Time: 3:00pm to 4:30pm including a question and answer session.

Please plan to arrive a few minutes early such that the program can begin on time. The program is FREE to attend, but we strongly suggest you pre-register due to limited seating capacity, in order to ensure you are able to participate.

Please register by clicking on the Registration button, or via the Help Desk at (910)250-8388. Registration closes on January 20th at 12noon. 

In case you cannot attend, following each event, the materials and recording of the presentation will be posted on the 2024-2025 Speaker Series page, under the Events tab on the website.