“AMP” up your retirement with the Aging Mastery Program

Care Connection has added a new program, “The Aging Mastery Program” (AMP), to its presentation lineup at the Warrensburg Senior Center.
AMP, a fun and engaging education program aimed at aging well, will be presented from 6:30 to 8 p.m. for 10 weeks beginning March 9. The introductory enrollment fee of $30 – half the regular fee – covers the curriculum and classroom materials. To reserve your space, call Stacey Gilkeson at 1-800-748-7826 or email information@goaging.org.
“Many older adults simply accept the retirement life that they happen into,” said Rona McNally, Care Connection Director of Special Projects. “The Aging Mastery Program provides a step-by-step method of planning all aspects of retirement life, guiding people to design how they want to transition into this phase of life.”
The curriculum of AMP covers 10 topics: Navigating longer lives, financial fitness, healthy eating, medication management, sleep, exercise advance planning, healthy relationships, falls prevention and community engagement.
The program has been scheduled for evenings to accommodate adults who are still in the workforce.
The classroom experience emphasizes peer-to-peer interaction and goal setting.
AMP is a nationwide program launched by the National Council on Aging in 2013 and recently added by Care Connection. Nationally, more than 16,000 participants have completed the classroom program, and many of them report an increase in social connectedness, physical activity levels, healthy eating, and advanced planning. Some 97 percent of the program graduates find the program fun, and 98 percent would recommend it to a friend.
The program is part of Care Connection’s offerings of increased interactive classroom learning for adults in alignment with the agency mission to provide opportunities to create positive aging experiences.
For more information, call 1-800-748-7826.