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My History with the LENS Program

About 10 years ago, my supervisor approached me about doing some volunteer work for the New York State Nurses Association Foundation in a program designed to educate seniors on a variety of health topics. At the time, I was a Community Mental Health Nurse employed in a state outpatient geriatric psychiatric clinic.The Foundation's LENS Program (Linking Education, Nurses and Seniors) needed a speaker to provide a program on the benefits of humor in keeping one healthy. My first program, Health & Humor, was designed to teach elders about the physiological, emotional and practical benefits of using humor to keep oneself healthy. This program continues to be a widely requested program for the Foundation.

Why my supervisor thought that I would be a good match for this program is still a mystery to me today. But, I continue to provide various workshops to seniors through the program, in a wide variety of home settings. While I now work in adolescent nursing, the LENS Program allows me to continue to stay in touch with my geriatric nursing roots. .

Purpose

This page is dedicated to my past and present work with seniors, no matter what setting they are in. I hope that this page allows others to understand and appreciate the benefit of working with the aging population and of Geriatrics in general.

Please visit my general nursing page for related materials and experience in geriatric nursing that I have compiled over the years.

Index of LENS Programs that I have Provided

1. Health & Humor

2. Living with Arthritis

3. Safety in the Home

4. Depression in the Elderly

5. How to deal with The Holiday Blues

6. Improving Your Memory

7. Maintaining Your Emotional Balance

8. Men's Health

Here is a picture of my recent presentation at St. Peter's Armenian Church in Cohoes.

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