Matter of Balance
A Matter of Balance: Managing Concerns about Falls is an award-winning evidence-based program designed to manage falls and increase activity levels in older adults. Participants learn to identify and recognize beliefs about falls, identify barriers to exercise and its importance to preventing falls, identify potential home and community fall hazards, strategies to reduce the risk of falling and learn about community resources. During this program and Physical Therapist will discuss relevant fall prevention information and answer participant specific questions during a 1-hour presentation.
Matter of Balance participants report improvement in viewing falls and fear of falling as controllable. In addition, participants learn to set realistic goals for increasing activity, learn to change their environment to reduce fall risk factors and to increase exercise to improve strength and balance.
Matter of Balance
Tuesdays, June 9 - July 28, 2026
To register, call TCOA at 517-887-1465 or email [email protected]
Free to attend but donations are accepted
Matter of Balance
Tuesdays, September 8 - October 27, 2026
To register, go online to parksonline.lansingmi.gov, register in person or call Schmidt Community Center at 517-483-6685
Free to attend but donations are accepted
Matter of Balance
Tuesdays, September 8 - October 27, 2026
To register, call tcoa at 517-887-1465 or email [email protected] or sign up at meridian senior center
Free to attend but donations are accepted