Community Calendar

Learn how to best live with heart disease in this peer-to-peer group for heart patients, family members and caregivers. It meets the fourth Monday of the month, with breaks in the summer and in December. Location: Avery W. Hall Educational Center, Peninsula Regional Medical Center Fees: Free Contact: 410-543-7284

Senior Singles meet weekly to make new friends and laugh a lot! The group meets every Tuesday from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in the Dining Room at MAC, Inc. For more information, call the group leader, Valerie Bennett, at 336-302-6169.

Blood Pressure Clinics Free blood pressure screening and health information. For more information, contact Michelle McGowan at 410-641-9268

Sponsored by Atlantic General Hospital. The support group is open to the public and meets the first Monday of every month. Speakers and education on Diabetes will be offered. For more information, contact Darlene Jameson or the AGH Diabetes Outpatient Education program at 410-208-9761.

Nanticoke Memorial Hospital hosts a four-session diabetes educational program, The Diabetes Connection, several times throughout the year. Pre-registration is required. As a person with diabetes, Nanticoke can help teach you the self-care skills needed to keep you on track. Our four-session diabetic program includes weekly education sessions in a group setting. One family member or significant other [.. Read the full article ..]

Sponsored by Atlantic General Hospital. The support group is open to the public and meets the first Wednesday of every month. For more information contact the AGH Diabetes Outpatient Education program at 410-208-9761.

This program offers shared wisdom and problem solving for family members of individuals with mental illness. This support group model is run by trained family members, and has been designed to help families effectively cope with a family member with mental illness. There is no registration or enrollment obligation necessary. The group is free. For [.. Read the full article ..]

The Guerrieri Heart & Vascular Institute offers free vascular screenings for people 55 or older, by appointment. All screenings will be performed at Peninsula Regional Medical Center between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Appointments are required - call 410-543-7123. The free screenings will include ultrasound testing for carotid artery blockage and abdominal [.. Read the full article ..]

Support group for caregivers of Alzheimer's patients. The group meets the third Tuesday of the month and is open to the community. For more information, contact Jo Davis, 410-629-6123.

Nanticoke Health Services will host a stroke support group on the third Tuesday of every month from 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm in the Allen Cancer Care Center’s Conference Room located at 701 Middleford Road in Seaford. This support group is designed for individuals who have survived a stroke as well as their families, friends, [.. Read the full article ..]

Nanticoke Health Services, in conjunction with CHEER and Care DE and the Manor House, hosts Parkinson’s education and support groups on the third Thursday of each month from 9:30 am to 11:00 am at the Manor House located at 1001 Middleford Road in Seaford, Delaware. This support group is FREE and open to the public. Parkinson’s [.. Read the full article ..]