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Indiana owned and operated, American Senior Communities is proud to have served fellow Hoosiers for over a decade!

People Make the Difference

WTHR is proud to partner with American Senior Communities
to bring central Indiana the latest in Health information.

Saturday June 8th | 9am - 12pm

Community Hospital South
1402 E. County Line Road South
Indianapolis, IN 46227

Help honor our Veterans by joining us for a community health fair.
Come find your way to a healthier lifestyle!

The Health Fair will include a wide variety of education and information on:
• Heart Health Living • Aroma Therapy • Benefits of Vitamin D • Weight Management • Senior Moving & Downsizing • New Energy Wellness • Moving Forward Rehabilitation • Auguste's Cottage Memory Care	• The Alzheimer's Association • CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions • Aid & Attendance (for Wartime Veterans) • Other Veterans Resources & Information • Joint Health • Whisper Hearing • And Many More

Know Your Numbers Find out more about heart disease and risk factors that lead to heart disease. Screenings are FREE! Immediate results for total lipid/glucose and blood pressure. Fasting recommended (only water the morning of the test) but not required. Other FREE health screenings will include blood pressure checks, oxygen level testing, and more! Special Presentations
• 9:00am: Color Guard Kick-Off • 9:30am: "What you need to know about Heart Disease," Karamachand Paul, M.D., FACC, Senior Executive Medical Director of Cardiology • 11:00am: Assess Your Financial Future - Steve Moore, Veterans Assistance Advocates- Aid & Attendance Pension - Brian Singer, Singer Financial Group- Income Planning & Understanding Social Security Strategies

Featured Stories


Rehab patients hope to be home for holidays Patients in rehabilitation facilities are working hard to make it home for the holidays. For one south Indianapolis couple, months of therapy is soon coming to an end. Nearly two months after a driver slammed into him, 78-year-old John Kendall is walking again. Learn more.	Woman sets Thanksgiving as rehabilitation goal An Indianapolis woman is working extra hard at her rehabilitation to get home for Thanksgiving. Learn more.	Music therapy helps seniors remember If you have seen a loved one with dementia and Alzheimer's slip away, you understand waiting for the moments where they remember. Caregivers tell us that if you play music, you might just get that glimpse and your loved one can get boost, too. Learn more.

Archived Stories

	Alzheimer's Thousands of families deal with their loved ones losing their memory. For one Zionsville family, it was a struggle to balance home care and their day-to-day lives.
	Senior community uses activities for short-term rehab Better medicine management and fun therapies are credited for a dramatic turnaround for an Indianapolis woman.
	Mist therapy helps treat wounds in elderly Wound care is critical for all patient populations, but especially in seniors who traditionally heal at a slower rate.
	Experts value visits with loved ones The value of a visit with a loved one can be great, but it can also be frustrating. Especially if they no longer remember your name or relationship. But experts say you should still visit anyway..
	Health Fair walker, 93, shares longevity tips At 93, Florence has now exceeded the average life expectancy for American women by ten years, and has lived 14 years longer than most American men.
	Program helps seniors recover from broken hip injuries The statistics are grim. When a senior citizen falls and breaks a hip, twenty percent die within a year. But a south side woman was determined to get back home healthy.
	Senior Couple Strives to Stay Together Caring for your loved ones as they get older is a concern on the minds of many Hoosiers. Eyewitness News met with a senior couple with a unified hope that they always share the same address.

	Joint surgeries on the rise in baby boomers Baby boomers are seeking surgical fixes in record numbers for their aching bones and joints. Knee replacements have doubled over the last decade and new research shows hips are trending that way, too.
	Home protocols essential for heart patients When heart patients are in the hospital their caregivers follow precise protocols. But when the patient is discharged, they often head to rehab or home where the routine can be dramatically different.
	Rehab option helps guard against hospital readmission Hospital re-admissions are costly for your health and your bank account. That concern was very much on the minds of one central Indiana family, and it affected their decision on how to care for a loved one.
	Watch seniors for signs of dementia Lynette moved her mother to American Senior Communities Harrison Terrace, the only fully dedicated dementia Alzheimer's facility in the state and she visits often.
	Rehab program gets heart patients back on their feet John DeWitt is back on track after a south side program recommended by his doctor. Small steps are now just one measure of big progress for DeWitt.
	Memories in the Making Learn about the Memories in the Making program at American Senior Communities, featured on WTHR's Focus segment.
	Energy Wellness Program Now 66 and retired, Biggs has a new accountability partner at the new Energy Wellness Program. It's built specifically for an adult 50 and older.

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