SPRINGFIELD, Pa. – Crozer-Keystone Health System’s Senior Health Services Department will offer a number of informational programs during the month of March.

Dining at Dusk: Crozer-Keystone is proud to present “Dining at Dusk,” a low-cost dining program that offers free lectures geared toward seniors. Join us for these events in March: 

• How to Maintain Your Fabulous Brain, featuring Mary Grace Brown, R.N., Elder Life specialist, and Kim Adams, MPH, CHES, coordinator of Health Education, Crozer-Keystone Senior Health Services. Thursday, March 5, 5-7 p.m., Crozer-Chester Medical Center Cafeteria, One Medical Center Boulevard, Upland. Lecture is free; meal costs $5.30 and includes entrée, roll, choice of two sides, dessert and a fountain drink. Free parking is also included. Call 1-800-CK-HEALTH (1-800-254-3258) for more information and to register.   

• Not the Same Old Anesthesia, featuring Craig Muetterties, M.D.., Crozer-Keystone anesthesiologist. Tuesday, March 10, 5-7 p.m., Cafe Carl at the Healthplex® Sports Club, 194 W. Sproul Rd., Springfield. Lecture is free; meal costs $5.30 and includes entrée, roll, choice of two sides, dessert and a fountain drink. Free parking is also included. Call 1-800-CK-HEALTH (1-800-254-3258) for more information and to register.

Physician Lecture Series: Senior Health Services offers the Physician Lecture Series at several Delaware County locations. Join us for these events in March:  

• Sleep Disorders 101: A Team Approach to Care, featuring Don Fahy, director of Clinical and Business Development for the Crozer Keystone Sleep Centers. Thursday, March 12, 1-2 p.m., Media Borough Hall, Mansion Parlor Room, 301 N. Jackson Street, Media. Call 1-800-CK-HEALTH (1-800-254-3258) for more information and to register. 

• How to Maintain Your Fabulous Brain, featuring Mary Grace Brown, R.N., Elder Life specialist, and Kim Adams, MPH, CHES, coordinator of Health Education, Crozer-Keystone Senior Health Services. Thursday, March 18, 1 p.m., Crozer Medical Plaza at Brinton Lake, Community Room, 300 Evergreen Drive, Glen Mills. Call 1-800-CK-HEALTH (1-800-254-3258) for more information and to register.

Wake Up and Work Out: Start your day the healthy way! Come join us as Crozer-Keystone Senior Health Services and the Healthplex® Sports Club provide seniors with an opportunity to jump start their day by participating in structured health and wellness programs, while offering an affordable balanced breakfast. Participants will also benefit from the support of CKHS staff that will assist in coordinating medical appointments, as well as provide better access to appropriate medical services.

Program will be offered on Tuesday, March 3. A healthy breakfast, beginning at 7:45 a.m., may be purchased for $3 or less; followed by a 30-minute lecture, both to be held in Café Carl at Springfield Hospital. A one-hour physical fitness session will then be led by a member of the Healthplex® team. Free garage parking. Call 1-800-CK-HEALTH (1-800-254-3258) for more information and to register. 

Boomer Series, Session 3—Expanding Your Horizons:  Personal Development and Lifelong Learning. Thursday, March 26, from 6-8 p.m. in Café Carl in the Healthplex® Sports Club at Springfield Hospital. Has the saying “Why put off today what you can do tomorrow?” been your motto the last several years? Tomorrow is here and it’s time to give back to yourself. Join us to learn about the many opportunities for personal development and life long learning. Food will be available for purchase from Café Carl.

AARP Defensive Driving: An eight-hour driving safety course held on two days that can help you improve your driving skills and save you money on insurance. Courses will be held on Tuesday, March 3 and Friday, March 6, from 12:30-4:30 p.m. at the Healthplex® Sports Club in Springfield; Saturday, March 14 and Saturday, March 21, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. in Classrooms A&B of Taylor Hospital in Ridley Park; Tuesday, March 24 and Thursday, March 26, from 12:30-4:30 p.m. in the Community Room of Crozer Medical Plaza at Brinton Lake in Glen Mills. Cost of the course is $12 for AARP members and $14 for non-members, with check made payable to AARP.

Also, a four-hour driving safety refresher course will be held on Wednesday, March 4, from 12:30-4:30 p.m. in the Conference Center at Delaware County Memorial Hospital. Cost of the course is $12 for AARP members and $14 for non-members, with check made payable to AARP. Registrant must provide proof of previous participation in eight-hour course. To register for any of the driving courses, call Crozer-Keystone Senior Health Services at (610) 338-2729. 

CKHS Support Groups: CKHS offers support groups for a variety of conditions, including Alzheimer’s disease, arthritis, cancer, diabetes, stroke and more. For more information or to register for a support group, call 1-800-CKHS-KEY (1-800-254-7539).

Arthritis Support Group, Thursday, March 5 at 2:30 p.m. at the Healthplex® Sports Club in Springfield. Learn how to live healthy with arthritis. Attendees are asked to check in at the Healthplex® for room information. For more information, call (610) 338-2729.

Caregiver's Support Group, Thursday, March 5 at 6 p.m. When an adult child becomes the parent of a parent, it can become very stressful — sometimes individuals just need to realize they are not the only ones dealing with that situation. The Caregiver Support Group meets the first Thursday of every month in the dining room of the ACE Unit, located on 2 East of Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland. For more information, call (610) 338-2729.

Crozer-Keystone Health System’s Senior Health Services Department is a team of professionals dedicated to assisting seniors, their physicians, family and caregivers in accessing the quality programs and services offered throughout the health system and the community. For more information about the programs provided through Senior Health Services, call 1-800-CKHS-KEY (1-800-254-7539) or visit www.crozer.org. Crozer-Keystone Health System is the largest provider of health care services in Delaware County. We’re 5 hospitals, 2,600 doctors and nurses, and 7,100 caring people with 1 vision. Crozer-Keystone. Something to feel good about.