Live Well Offering Workshops To Empower Older Adults

The Connecticut Department of Aging and Disability Services’ (ADS) Live Well program is offering free workshops for older adults who are living with one or more ongoing health conditions or who are caring for someone with an ongoing health condition.  Live Well is encouraging healthcare providers to share information on the education opportunities with patients.

Live Well is Connecticut’s Chronic Disease Self-Management Program.  The evidence-based health promotion program is proven to help older adults build confidence in their ability to manage their health and maintain active, fulfilling lives.  Live Well is appropriate for older adults who have diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, heart disease, anxiety, depression, arthritis, HIV/AIDS, asthma, chronic pain, and other ongoing health conditions.

The workshops are free to adults 60 years or older.  Participants meet with a small group for two hours each week for six weeks and receive a book and other resources to help reinforce knowledge and skills learned.  Sessions are offered in-person, online, and over the phone.  There is also a version of Live Well available for Spanish-speaking older adults.

Topics covered include action planning and problem solving, decision-making and communications skills, working effectively with healthcare providers, overcoming difficult emotions, and healthy lifestyle choices.  Workshops are led by trained and experienced leaders, who are regularly monitored for fidelity to the licensed curriculum provided by the Self-Management Resource Center.

Click here to learn more about hosting a workshop or referring patients to an upcoming session.