Iowa City Senior Center March-April 2025 Program Guide

Schedule online at icgov.org/icsc-services or call 319-356-5220 SERVICES BY APPOINTMENT Balance & Fall Risk Assessment Tuesdays, Mar 11, Apr 8, 10 am - 12 pm, by appt Location: Room 202 David Harper, Physical Therapist with the Visiting Nurse Association, will provide ICSC members with a free balance and fall risk assessment, by appointment. During this session, you will be asked to stand on the BTrackS Balance Plate that utilizes special software to assess your balance and fall risk. After an assessment, David provides guidance to help you improve balance based on your results. Membership required. Therapeutic Massage Wednesdays, Mar 12, Apr 9, by appointment Location: Room G03 Massage therapist Eric Brush’s individualized style of massage is deliberate, very focused, and helps resolve muscular tension, reduce the pain associated with chronic and acute problems, increase joint range of motion, as well as provide an overall deep relaxation. For the treatment, you will disrobe to a level with which you are comfortable. The more exposed skin, the more lotion can be applied. Please bring your own set of sheets to your appointment, Eric will supply the lotion. Fee: $75 for a 1-hour massage ($60 for participants in ICSC's low-income membership program); pay provider. Membership required. Anke Fronz, Reiki L4 Practitioner, will offer Reiki treatments at the Senior Center by appointment. A holistic treatment that uses gentle touch or no touch (your choice) to help with healing by redirecting and moving energy, Reiki sessions can help with balance, relaxation, anxiety, pain, and stress management. Reiki can help increase a sense of grounding and centering and helps the body realign itself. Reiki can be done seated or supine and clients are fully clothed. A Reiki practitioner cannot diagnosis or treat; if you have medical concerns or questions, please see your health care provider. Fee: $40/30-minute appointment, $75/60 minute appointment; pay provider. Membership required. Reiki Available by appointment Location: Room G03

Personal Training with Jake Raecker Location: ICSC Fitness Rooms Jake Raecker, Board Certified in Geriatric Physical Therapy, will be offering personal training in the Senior Center's resistance training room this spring, by appointment only. To make an appointment call Jake at 319-464-5410. Fee: $70/hour; pay trainer. SHIIP Medicare Counseling Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) is a free, confidential service of the State of Iowa that helps Iowans make informed decisions about Medicare and other health coverage. SHIIP's trained, certified volunteer counselors assist thousands of Iowans annually, helping them save millions of dollars. ICSC's volunteer SHIIP counselors answer your questions and give you one-on-one help. Appointments are offered at the Senior Center and Mercer Park Aquatic Center in Iowa City, the North Liberty Library, via Zoom, and by phone. Advance Health Care Planning We can’t predict when a sudden illness or injury could leave us unable to communicate or make decisions. Who would know what kind of medical treatment you want or don't want? Honoring Your Wishes is a community-wide program that helps you reflect, share, and document your health care preferences (before a crisis) to ensure your family, friends, and health care team know what's important to you and your wishes are honored. Certified ACP facilitators will guide you through these conversations and help you create or update a written health care directive. Caregiver Information and Referral Help for those seeking individualized information, referral, and support beyond the Caregiving Support Group. These sessions are offered by support group facilitator Mary McCall.

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