About the Couch to Couch Conference:

The Couch to Couch Conference will be held online via Zoom July 15th, 16th, and 17th from 9 am - 12 noon each day. Tickets available here on Givebutter. 

Presentations and topics include*:

• Adaptive Equipment for Daily Use  - Jenny Womack, PhD OTR/L FAOTA - Professor, Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Associate Director, UNC Partnerships in Aging Program, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Brain Health - Karen D. Sullivan, PhD, ABPP, Creator, I CARE FOR YOUR BRAIN, Pinehurst Neuropsychology Brain & Memory Clinic
• "Music & Memory" - Charlotte Grush, Carolina Meadows
• Caregiving while Sheltering in Place - Melanie Bunn, RN, MS, GNP, Dementia Alliance of North Carolina
• Nia - Kate Finlayson
• Container Gardening - Matt Jones, Horticulture Extension Agent, NC Cooperative Extension - Chatham County Center 
• Advance Directives - Nansi Greger-Holt, RN, MPH, MSN, Gerontological and Family Nurse Practitioner, BC
• Bone Health - Pat Balmediano, UNC MPH/RD 2019-2021
• Elder Fraud & Scams - David Kirkman, author Elder Fraud Wars, former enforcement attorney with the North Carolina Department of Justice’s Consumer Protection Division
• PLUS! "Brain Breaks" from the COA's very own Jackie Green!

*Presentation topics or titles subject to change. 

About the Chatham County Council on Aging:

On July 8th, the Chatham County Council on Aging (COA) will celebrate our 46th anniversary as a nonprofit serving Chatham seniors and their families.  

With your support, the Council is continuing to serve Chatham seniors and their families in these extraordinary times. Your contributions help us provide food and a wide array of supplies to those who are homebound and sheltering-in-place. These include incontinence supplies, personal hygiene items, pet care, exercise bands and hand weights; reading materials and puzzles, cloth face coverings for essential outings, and much more. 

Throughout each week, COA staff members make regular, friendly check-in calls to be sure Chatham seniors are okay and if they need any assistance.  As another way to combat isolation and keep seniors active while sheltering-in-place, our Council staff have produced an amazing array of online and virtual activities to keep folks active and engaged. Your support helps keep these calls and activities coming!

Your support also helps the Council provide in-home personal care and caregiver respite through state-licensed home care agencies; transportation to medical appointments; and assistance with essential home modifications and repairs. In addition, we are still receiving and loaning assistive equipment—from hospital beds to canes.

Visit our website at www.chathamcoa.org for more information on our ongoing programs and services.