Fallon Community Health Plan presents a “Senior Spectacular”

Annual event presented by America’s #1 Medicare Advantage health plan

Worcester, Mass., October 8, 2008—Seniors and caregivers are invited to attend the 2008 Senior Spectacular on Tuesday, October 21, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the DCU Center in Worcester.

The Senior Spectacular is presented by Fallon Senior Plan™, a leading Medicare health plan, and the Worcester Telegram & Gazette, the region’s premier newspaper. Admission is free and pre-registration is not required. Free parking is available at the parking garage across the street from the DCU Center, which is located at 50 Foster St.

Handicap accessible transportation is also available. There will be transportation to and from the Leominster Senior Center, 5 Pond St., Leominster; Gardner Senior Center, 294 Pleasant St., Gardner; Fitchburg Senior Center, 14 Wallace Ave., Fitchburg; Worcester Senior Center, 128 Providence St., Worcester; and the Beechwood Hotel, 363 Plantation St., Worcester.

Enjoy a full day of entertainment, workshops, exhibits, health screenings and seminars. More than 80 exhibitors will be on-site to provide information about different products and services.

  • Richard Fabrozzi, Master of Ceremony
  • SilverSneakers® Fitness Program will offer interactive exercise demonstrations geared toward older adults.
  • The Ballroom Dancers of Central Massachusetts will take to the dance floor with their graceful moves.
  • Live music with the DixiKats. Your toes will be tapping to all your favorite tunes!
  • Musical performance by Richard Fabrozzi. Prepare to be entertained as he takes you back to the Rat Pack days!
  • Take advantage of the numerous free health and wellness screenings—bone density, cholesterol, glucose, skin analysis, blood pressure and body fat.
  • Stay informed. Attend educational seminars on topics such as superfoods, preventing falls, Art Museum highlights, and nutrition and osteoporosis.
  • Participate in workshops on Asian brush and ink, tips on planting bulbs, line dancing, live art demonstrations, and decorating your own polymer clay pumpkin.
  • Enjoy tons of free samples, great giveaways and fabulous raffle prizes. Raffle winners will be announced at 2:30 p.m. and you must be present to win!

This year’s Senior Spectacular sponsors include:

Media Sponsor: Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Platinum Sponsor: Fallon Clinic
Silver Sponsor: UMass Memorial Health Care
Contributing Sponsors: Miracle Ear, Shrewsbury Crossing, Tatnuck Park
Partners: Central Massachusetts Agency on Aging (CMAA), Elder Services of Worcester, Family Services of Central Massachusetts, and Worcester’s Department of Health & Human Services—Worcester Senior Center Campus

Lauren M. Petit
lauren.petit@fchp.org

About FCHP
Founded in 1977, Fallon Community Health Plan provides health care services designed to meet the unique and changing needs of all we serve. FCHP is the only health plan in Massachusetts that is both an insurer and provider of care. Our product portfolio includes a variety of group and individual health plan options (HMO, POS, PPO, Medicaid and Medicare Advantage plans) featuring flexible and innovative benefit designs. We administer fully-insured and self-insured funding arrangements with customized services for employers. Our uniquely developed provider networks offer high-quality, cost-effective, coordinated care and give our members access to doctors and hospitals throughout Massachusetts. We also offer a broad spectrum of services and programs to ensure our members, at every stage of life, remain as healthy and productive as possible. FCHP is a provider of care through its Summit ElderCare® program, an advanced and completely integrated program that offers seniors and their caregivers an alternative to nursing home placement. Our continued commitment to deliver high-quality health care and exceptional customer service has earned FCHP consistent ratings as one of the nation’s top health plans, and in 2007, placed our Medicare and Medicaid health plans as the best in the nation. FCHP is the only health plan in Massachusetts to have been awarded “Excellent” Accreditation by the National Committee for Quality Assurance for our HMO, Medicare Advantage and Medicaid products.

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