These last two weeks have been filled with a lot of diversity with the LCS. This past week we went to La Jolla at Casa de Mana. The building was historical and right on the oceans edge. We got to see baby seals and walk around the campus and learn about the history and see old photos of La Jolla before it got very popularized. After our tour while we met residents and got to speak with them, I felt appreciative to be in the presence of so many educated women and educated adults. Listening to them talk to us and tell us about their experiences was really inspiring. When we broke off into smaller groups, talking from everything from living in different states, to medical care, to life after loss of a loved one. This week we also set up our capstone and got it put into motion. I am excited to see the turnout. It will be taking place at Casa, and it’s going to be a field day type of activity setup! Because plenty of research has been done showing exercise is important for older adults, I wanted to focus on something exercise focused. I also thought the socialization aspect would be fun and that would be motivating for them to participate in some sort of motivational setting. We plan on doing a few physical activities like a water balloon toss and a horse shoe toss, along with some intellectual activities like timed puzzles and word games.
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AuthorMikayla Pratt is a Human Development Science major with a specialization in Healthy Aging. She is from Archives
March 2022
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