Portion of Route 31 Closed Effective 4/22/24
Scroll down for the list of health screenings, guest speakers, participating vendors and organizations, and a map/directions.
Map and Directions: The Fair takes place on the ECC Campus and it's a beautiful spot adjacent to Lake Spartan with easy access to parking and restrooms. Click here for a map of the facility and easy directions to 1700 Spartan Drive, Building E.
Health Screenings Available During Fair:
Blood pressure screenings, stroke risk assessments, and heart health education provided by Ascension Illinois Behavioral Health
Blood sugar screenings provided by Advocate Aurora Health
Vision screenings provided by Elgin Lions Club
Hearing screenings provided by HearingLife
Vaccinations (RSV, Tetanus, Covid, Pneumonia) provided by Elgin Walmart Pharmacy. To properly bill insurance for the vaccine, please print and complete the attached insurance attestation form available here or as a printed copy from South Elgin Village Hall.
Guest Presenters:
Each session runs 20 minutes and take place one after another in the meeting room behind the Welcome Station
10:15am: Alzheimers Awareness by Rebecca Santana and Hadi Finerty of Alzheimers Association
10:40am: Proving Meals and More by Kane Senior Council
11:05am: Insights from the Senior Liaison for the City of Elgin, Cherie Aschenbrenner
11:30am: The Importance of Having Advocates in Your Journey of Aging by Rebecca Evans of All Senior Options
11:55am: Estate Planning by Heather McCollum of Lavelle Law
12:20pm: Dementia Awareness by Allison Green and Dena Fischer of Assisted Living Locators
12:45pm: Senior Cognitive Vitality by Vanessa Vasquez of Sahara Home Care
1:10pm: Elgin Township resources and Services by Ken Bruderle of Elgin Twp
Vendor Tables: Scroll down to see the list of valuable and important agencies participating in the Health and Wellness Fair (shown by table number)!
- Aetna Better Health of Illinois
- Association for Individual Development (AID)
- All Senior Options and NAIPC
- Alzheimer's Association
- Ambient Homecare, LLC.
- Ariano Hardy Ritt Nyuli Richmond Lytle & Goettel P.C.
- Arlene Santiago Coaching LLC
- CarePatrol
- Chapters Living of Bartlett
- Chinese Mutual Aid Association
- City of Elgin (three tables)
- Comfort Keepers
- Crazy Eyebrows Crochet
- Dragonfly Senior Navigation Services LLC
- Assisted Living Locators
- Dementia Friendly Elgin Area
- Gail Borden Public Library District
- Dundee Township Park District
- Fox River Valley Public Library District
- Ecker Center for Behavioral Health
- Edward Hines Jr VA Hospital-Outreach
- Elderday Center
- Elderwerks Educational Services
- Elgin Area Chamber of Commerce
- Elgin Area Men’s Shed Inc.
- Elgin History Museum
- Explore Elgin Area
- Elgin Community College – Continuing Education Department
- Elgin Community College – Arts Center
- Elgin Lions Club
- Elgin Master Chorale
- Elgin Township
- ERG Elite Remodeling Group
- Finishing Well
- Food For Greater Elgin
- Fox Valley United Way
- Hanover Township Aging Services
- Harmony Care Home Services, Inc.
- Heritage Woods of South Elgin
- Homewatch CareGivers
- Honor Flight Chicago
- Honoring Aging
- Illinois Attorney General’s Office
- Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs
- Illinois Department on Aging
- Kane County Coroner's Office
- Kane County Health Department
- Kane County Recycling Program
- Kane County Treasurer's Office
- Kane Senior Council (2 tables)
- Lavelle Law
- LifeSmart Senior Services
- Nicor Gas Energy Efficiency Program
- North West Housing Partnership
- Northern Illinois Foot & Ankle Specialists
- Oak St. Health
- Prairie State Legal Services
- Promedica Arden Courts Geneva
- Representative Anna Moeller
- Representative Suzanne Ness
- Ride in Kane
- River Glen of St. Charles
- Sahara Homecare
- Senator Christina Castro
- Seniors Blue Book
- Senior Services Associates
- Senior Solutions
- Senior Tech Support
- South Elgin Parks & Recreations (2 tables)
- Charles Public Library
- Support Over Stigma, Inc.
- WRMN Radio host Steve Thoren
- The Irie Cup
- The Woodlands at Canterfield
- Three Bees Honey Farms LLC
- Veterans Assistance Commission of Kane County
- VNA Health Care
About Age-Friendly South Elgin
The Village of South Elgin has launched two different but parallel initiatives to build a more age-friendly community!
We were selected as one of five communities in Chicagoland (along with Aurora, Carol Stream, South Holland and Schiller Park) to participate in the Aging in a Changing Region program. As a selected community by the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus with funding by the Retirement Research Foundation, the program evaluates and develops recommendations regarding how South Elgin can support older adult residents as they Age-in-Community.
In addition, South Elgin became the first municipality in Kane County recognized by AARP as an Age-Friendly Community! The population of South Elgin is growing in diversity and in the number of older adults. The US Census Bureau predicts that by 2030, twenty percent of the US population will be age 65 or older. South Elgin’s projected numbers look quite similar. As a result of this shift in population, communities like ours face new issues and opportunities requiring attention, such as:
- Services/facilities not designed for older residents
- Aging housing stock and aging homeowners with more limited resources for maintenance and upkeep
- Changing transportation needs
- Different concerns about personal safety and usage of first responder services
- Increased interest in civic engagement and social connections
Thank you to the 257 people who completed our recent Age-in-Community questionnaire! The Village Board of Trustees and Village staff will review the compiled results to determine next steps toward building an age-friendly community. To see the full survey results and evaluation, please click here.
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