✨ Welcome, Intro & Daily Check-In ツ

Hi there, I'm Stephanie, founder of 2nd-Family.org — welcome! 🌷 Happy April.

We run NoVA Home Share, a program for all, but with focus and a soft spot for older people living alone, making win/win arrangements all-around for homeowners and housemates. We also create and facilitate the self-employment gig ideas of veterans, teens w/autism, and others.

We are just getting started — talking to potential home sharing candidates, and exploring resources, arming ourselves with data and information to make more informed decisions as we push forward.

We welcome all constructive input! Please send your suggestions, thoughts, ideas, comments, or questions to steph@2nd-family.org.

v/r ツ SMF

Virtual Reality! @ThrivePavilion

• 2pm Fri 5/26 Friday Afternoon Cards & Games
• 8:30pm Sun 4/28 Animation Nights New York
• 2pm Mon 4/29 Intro to Escape Rooms Class
• 8pm Mon 4/29 1964-1965 Worlds Fair Presentation
• 8pm Tue 4/30 Tuesday Night Bowling
• 8pm Wed 5/01 Writer's Workshop
• 8pm Tue 5/07 The Central Fire: Fill Your Soul w/Stories
• 7:30pm Wed 5/08 Book Club "The Measure"

• Thu 5/02 WorldHop with Sturmin
• Fri 5/03 Hangout and Chat
• Wed 5/08 Walkabout Mini Golf Wednesdays
• Thu 5/09 Community Coffee Hour
• Mon 5/13 New Member Welcome
• Tue 5/14 Puzzle Paradise
• Tue 5/14 Tuesday Night Bowling
• Wed 5/15 Birthday Party
• Thu 5/16 WorldHop with Sturmin
• Fri 5/17 Hangout and Chat
• Fri 5/17 Intro to Escape Rooms Class
• Fri 5/17 Friday Night Karaoke
• Mon 5/20 Lifelong Learning
• Mon 5/20 New Member Welcome
• Tue 5/21 Cornhole
• Wed 5/22 Walkabout Mini Golf Wednesdays
• Thu 5/23 Community Coffee Hour
• Thu 5/23 Meta Feud

April 2024 @PositiveAging

• Thu 4/25 Gray Love: Stories About Dating & New Relationships After 60
• Thu 5/02 Solo Wise: A Roadmap to Fearless Solo Aging
• Tue 5/21 Discover How an Aging Life Care Manager Can Help
• Tue 6/18 It's Time for Elder Justice
• Thu 7/11 Advanced Directives for Dementia

• 4/24 Sepsis: Know the Signs & Save Lives!
• 4/22 Medicare Appeals: What To Do When You Are Denied Care Under Medicare
• 4/17 Eco-Friendly Funeral & Burial Choices
• 4/16 Guided Travel in Virtual Reality
• 4/12 Robotic Companion Pets
• 4/11 We Turn the Mic on Steve Gurney!
• 4/03 "Coping Courageously" w/Dr. Chiaramonte

Fairfax Funky Flea Starts Sat 4/27!

9am to 3pm the last Saturday of the Month from April through November 2024

April 27  |  May 25  |  June 29  |  July 27  |  August 31  |  September 28  |  October 26  |  November 30

Aging in Place 2024 by @ForeverHome

• 4/15 Keeping the E.R. Out of HERE at Home

• 4/10 There's $500K Hiding in Your House!
• 4/03 Experts Opine: Forever Home with Architect Aaron Murphy
• 3/28 Cute from the Curb, Crap from the Back - Aging in Place Home Design
• 2/27 'What's a Forever Home?' with Compass & Clock
• 2/23 ForeverHome Unplugged - The Regret of Missed Opportunity for Aging in Place
• 2/13 Aging in Place - Don't Slip! One Fall Could Land You In Bankruptcy!
• 2/13 Aging in Place - Are You a Retreater, a Bulldozer, or an Engager
• 2/12 Aging in Place Home Design - What If Your Home Could Save You From The ER
• 2/05 Aging in Place - Your Home is Designed for No One
• 2/05 A Quick Aging in Place Q&A Session with ForeverHome
• 1/25 Aging in Place Home Design - AARP Polls Say Yes. Your House Says Nope.

Annual Fair Housing Event Thu 4/25

Home for Life 2024 Expo Fri 4/12

City of Fairfax 2024 Fact Book

Originally designed as an appendix to the 2035 Comprehensive Plan, the Fact Book is a standalone document that provides users with maps and analyses regarding the City’s population, neighborhoods, housing, transportation network, economic vitality, environment and sustainability, and community services. The Fact Book will be updated annually. Not all figures will be updated each year, and the year of the most recent data update can be found in either the figure’s title or its source information.

Thrive Pavilion Announces the Launch of the First Senior Community on the Moon: Lunar Haven

“Today marks a monumental step forward not just in senior living but in human habitation and exploration,” says Thrive Pavilion’s Director of Lunar Operations, Robert Signore. “Lunar Haven offers seniors a quality of life that is literally out of this world. With the moon’s lower gravity, members will enjoy a newfound ease of mobility, allowing them to move freely and with less pain than on Earth.”

March 2024 @PositiveAging

• 3/28 An Amazing Healthcare Recovery - a Real-Life Story
• 3/27 Affordable Housing Systems for Older Adults
• 3/26 The Psychology of Appearance & Aging
• 3/21 Solo Aging: Embracing INDependence & INTERdependence
• 3/20 Long Life Strategy: A Guide for Living a Longer, Healthier, and More Fulfilling Life
• 3/19 Moving to a Senior Living Community
• 3/14 Laugh, Move, and Play . . . It’s Ageless & Healthy!
• 3/12 "What did I come to the fridge for?" 4 Techniques to Improve Focus & Memory
• 3/07 Artificial Intelligence for Older Adults
• 3/05 Seeing the Person before their Dementia
• 3/01 When Caregiving Calls: Guidance as You Care for a Loved One

"Saving Claire" Film Screening w/Q&A @IMCC 7pm Fri 3/19

Join IMCC and AARP Virginia for a screening of the documentary "Saving Claire" along with a discussion following the movie with the Northern Virginia Falls Prevention Alliance. The Saving Claire Falls Prevention Project starts with a groundbreaking documentary. The film explores the complex nature of aging, resistance to change, and all the relatable patterns that increase fall risk. Claire’s journey is a cautionary tale. The film explores Claire’s attitudes and actions, the spiral after her fall, and the dramatic events that follow. Audiences connect with and relate to Claire. After people see Saving Claire, they report that they are ready to change their behavior.

Goodwin Living

"For more than 55 years and with the intention to serve older adults and those who care for them well into the distant future, Goodwin Living is a faith-based, not-for-profit organization. Our mission guides us, our passion propels us, and the older adults and team members we serve inspire us."

Fairfax County Housing Symposium Wed 3/06

February 2024 @PositiveAging

• 2/29 Solo Aging in a Different Country: A Real Life Story
• 2/28 Difficult Aging in Place Conversations
• 2/27 Wine,Women, & Dementia w/Kitty Norton
• 2/21 The Truth About Living To Be 100 w/Dr. Matthew Mintz
• 2/20 Take A Stand Against Falls With Innovation
• 2/14 Checklist of Life + Swedish Death Cleaning
• 2/14 Hearing Loss for Healthcare Professionals and Caregivers
• 2/08 Artificial Intelligence to Screen for Early-Stage Dementia
• 2/06 LGBTQ Elders: Open Discussion
• 2/06 Will You be Prepared if Life Knocks You Sideways?
• 2/01 Osteoporosis: Diagnosis, Prevention & Exercise

HomeShare Clark County, WA Wants to Pair Renters with Senior Citizens Who Own Homes

Solo Aging by Steve Gurney

State of LGBTQ+ Aging Survey by UNLV 🏳️‍🌈

Who Will Care for Your Pet? by @DFS

An article in February’s Fairfax County Golden Gazette suggests a Pet Trust to ensure your pet is cared for when you are gone. I suggest a permanent roommate instead, so your pet can stay at home with somebody they hopefully/probably already know and love! Solo traveling is also possible and much easier for pet owners who have a roommate willing to help care for a pet - if agreed and the love of a household pet is shared, roommates could end up pet co-parenting! 🐶🐱

January 2024 @PositiveAging

• 1/31 Listening to Patients to Transform Health Care
• 1/30 Diagnosis Dementia: Eldercare Planning and Crisis Management
• 1/29 LinkedIn for Senior Living Professionals
• 1/25 Maximizing Retirement Income
• 1/25 Veterans Aid & Attendance
• 1/25 Is it Just Stress or is it Dementia?
• 1/24 Savvy Social Security Planning
• 1/23 The Essentials of Estate Planning and Elder Law
• 1/23 Phones for Blind & Visually Impaired
• 1/17 Discover a VR Community for Older Adults
• 1/16 Chronic Disorganization
• 1/15 Home Sharing in Residential Homes
• 1/11 All Home Care Matters w/Lance Slatton
• 1/10 Purposeful Living w/James Lanning

Home Sharing Programs for Seniors: Trade Room for Care & Companionship by @ParentingAgingParents