Art classes, hearing appointments, speech pathology newest offerings from Senior Center

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Island Hearing Healthcare @ Orcas Senior Center – First Thursday of the Month

Stacie Nordrum, Au.D., CCC-A, of Island Hearing Healthcare offers hearing appointments at Orcas Senior Center on the first Thursday of each month. Make your appointment in advance as slots fill up quickly. Services available include hearing tests, consultations, hearing aid programming, and other hearing aid services. Clean and checks of hearing aids, as well as general consultations are offered free of charge. To schedule an appointment and other questions please contact Stacie directly at 360-378-2330 or islandhearing@gmail.com. To learn more about Island Hearing Healthcare, go to www.islandhearing.net.

Art with Carla @ Orcas Senior Center – Fridays, 1-3pm

Are you interested in exploring your artistic side? Art with Carla, Fridays, 1-3pm at Orcas Senior Center, is lighthearted fun, structured around process, with an emphasis on you CAN do it! Folks of all skill levels are invited to come be creative people together (no experience required!).

Carla has been drawing since childhood and is still drawing today. She has an Associate of Arts degree in Visual Communications from The Art Institute of Seattle. Carla has taught classes for the Funhouse Commons, Orcas Island Parks and Recreation, Poppie’s, and at Orcas Island School District. She won her first art contest at age 12 and most recently for the San Juan County Luci B Community Wellness Van.

The cost for the class is $10 ($8 for members of OSC). For all inquiries, reach out to Carla directly at 360-317-5652  or onlyonorcas@gmail.com.

Breakthrough Speech-Language Pathology Healthcare @ Orcas Senior Center – Monday, June 26

Speech-Language Pathologist, Libby Lewis, will offer free cognition and swallow screenings at Orcas Senior Center on Monday, June 26. Screenings involve a review of concerns, a brief one-page assessment of cognition or observation of consumption of one food and one liquid item. A discussion of next steps will follow.

Libby will also give a brief presentation about how speech therapy can help Parkinson’s disease symptoms on Monday, June 26 at 1pm. Parkinson’s disease impacts approximately 6 million people worldwide and presents a host of symptoms. Libby will discuss how speech therapy addresses changes in voice, speech, language, swallow safety, and cognitive skills to help slow disease progression.

Libby provides speech-language services to adults throughout the region. Her services target assessment and treatment in the following areas: speech articulation, expressive & receptive language, cognition, voice, and swallow safety. To schedule an appointment with Libby at OSC on Monday, June 26, please contact her directly at libby@breakthrough-speech.com or 360-230-8010. To learn more about Libby, visit www.breakthrough-speech.com.