OUR PROGRAMS
FREE Class for People with Diabetes
Take charge of your life by learning how to control your diabetes
In these classes you will learn how to live a healthier life with diabetes:
- Find out how diabetes affects your body
- Make sense of your blood sugar numbers
- Meet others who have diabetes
- Have fun learning in a small group through games, activities and support conversations
- Learn about diabetes through classes located in the community near your neighborhood
When:July 27, August 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
Time: 9am-11am
Cost: FREE
Where: Oaklawn Center on Aging / Schmieding Home Caregiver Training
101 McGowan Court
Hot Springs, AR 71913
To Register Call: 501.623.0020
The Oaklawn Center on Aging (OCOA)
Providing information and education, the Oaklawn Center on Aging can be an integral part of a person’s successful journey through the aging years.
Explore the various programs we offer below or call our office at (501) 623-0020.
“Aging is out of your control. How you handle it, though, is in your hands.”
Diane Von Furstenberg
Free Community Events
We’d love for you to join us! The Oaklawn Center On Aging hosts free group classes for everything from fitness and fall prevention to nutrition and caregiver support.
To register for an event call (501) 623-0020.
Community Classes
| Class | Category | Meets On |
|---|---|---|
| Beginner Tai Chi | Fitness | Tuesdays 10-11am at the Hot Springs Senior Center |
| Beginner Tai Chi | Fitness | Wednesdays 10-11 am at the McAuley Senior Center |
| Intermediate Tai Chi | Fitness | Tuesdays 2-3pm at the Coronado Fitness Center |
| Intermediate Tai Chi | Fitness | Thursdays from 10-11 am at the Hot Springs Senior Center |
| Advanced Tai Chi | Fitness | Wednesdays 9-10 am at the McAuley Senior Center |
| Caregiver Support Group | Support | Every 4th Thursday of the Month at the Good Samaritan Cedar Lodge |
| Lewy Body Support Group | Support | Every 2nd Tuesday of the Month at The Caring Place |
| Healthy Cooking | Nutrition | Every 2nd Tuesday of the Month at the Union Missionary Baptist Church |
| Aging Gracefully | Education | Every 2nd Wednesday of the Month at the Good Samaritan Society Chapel |
| Ageless Grace | Fitness | Tuesdays at 3:30 p.m. at Kirk of the Pines |
| Silver Sneakers/Boom Muscle | Fitness | Wednesdays at Noon at the Coronado Fitness Center |
The Oaklawn Library on Aging
The Oaklawn Center on Aging is proud to announce the creation of its new FREE online library.
OCOA has gathered free resources from leading experts from organizations including:
National Institute on Aging
Food and Drug Administration
Centers for Disease Control
Family Caregivers Alliance
American Bar Association