97 West Parkway
Pompton Plains, NJ 07444
973-831-5367
1-888-CHILTON
1-888-(244-5866)
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- New Vitality
- New Vitality is an award-winning health and wellness program tailored to meet the needs of today's mature adults age 50 and over. Members benefit socially, physically, emotionally, mentally and educationally from New Vitality's extensive roster of lectures, workshops, classes, support groups, trips and social events. Membership is free.
New Vitality Offers:
- Health screenings
- Access to prescription discounts The Rx Wizard will help you find out where you can get the best prices on your medications. Rx Wizard will also suggest generic equivalents for your drugs, if any are available.
- Exercise programs including T'ai Chi Chih, Yoga, Better Bones, Aquacise, dancing and mall walking
- Information and referral service
- Free, confidential assistance with questions about Medicare and secondary insurances
- Access to in-home emergency-response systems
- Access to support groups
- Educational classes and courses about health, personal finances, insurance, art, music, nutrition, writing and history
- Holiday parties
New Vitality offerings are held at Chilton Memorial Hospital in Pompton Plains and various locations throughout the community. Most programs are free; others may require a small fee. To see a complete listing of New Vitality's classes and activities, click on the link to the newsletter below.
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View the Chilton Calendar of Events.
- On-Going New Vitality Programs
- Alzheimer's Disease Caregivers Support Group
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Alzheimer's is a disease of the brain that causes a steady decline in memory. Alzheimer's disease usually begins gradually, causing a person to forget recent events and have difficulty performing familiar tasks. Learn about this disease and other dementias and current treatment options.
Alzheimer's Disease Caregivers Support Group meets at the Chilton Health Network at 242 West Parkway, second floor, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., on the second Wednesday of the month. For information call 973-831-5167/5175.
- Bereavement Support Group
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Bereavement Support Group meets from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of the month at the Chilton Health
Network, 242 West Parkway, Pompton Plains, second floor. For information call 973-831-5367.
View the Chilton Calendar of Events.
- Diabetes Education & Support Group
- 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. on the first Friday of every month
7:00 to 8:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of every month
Location: The Collins Pavilion of Chilton Memorial Hospital
For more information, call Karen Donovan RN, BSN, CDE Nurse Clinician at 973-831-5720.
- Diners Club
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Diners Club members, who must be 60 and older, can eat in Chilton Memorial's Cafeteria between 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. To join call 973-831-5367.
- Mall Walkers Club:
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New Vitality's Mall Walker Programs are a free, fun way to exercise with peers. New Vitality now offers two locations for mall walking. At the Wayne Hills Mall on Berdan Ave. in Wayne, participants may walk from 9 to 10 a.m. Monday through Friday. At Willowbrook Mall in Wayne, participants may walk from 7 to 10 a.m. Monday through Saturday, and 9 to 11 a.m. on Sunday. In addition to each mall sponsoring its individual program, the mall walker programs are cosponsored by Wayne Alliance for the Prevention of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Chilton Cardiac Rehabilitation, Care One of Morris Assisted Living, Care One of Morris Skilled Nursing Facility, CareOne at Morris Skilled Nursing Facility and Assisted Living, and CareOne at Wayne Nursing Rehabilitation and Assisted Living. Each program requires separate registration forms and separate identification tags. To register for either or both programs, call 973-831-5367.
- Post-Stroke Support Group
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- Post-Stroke support group is for caregivers of stroke survivors.
Noon to 1:30 p.m. (includes lunch) the third Thursday of the month at
Wayne View Care Center, 2020 Route 23 North, Wayne.
For information call (973) 831-5167/5175.
- Your Aging Parent and You
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Five-week education and support group addressing concerns about aging parents. Please call for dates and times.
- Catalyst Scripts
- New Vitality
Catalyst Scripts is a free prescription discount card available for New Vitality members. Simply take your prescription and your discount card to your favorite pharmacist, who will fill your prescription and tell you the amount you will be required to pay. The amount you can save varies from prescription to prescription, and it is possible that there may not be savings on every medication every time. For an application to receive your free card call the New Vitality office at 973-831-5367.
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