Each year, the Power of Age Expo features many special themed areas to delight and inform attendees on an array of topics. The following special features include the very best in resources, products and entertainment for the Power of Age Expo’s celebration. The feature areas address all aspects of aging.
Senior Craft Gallery
Senior Craft Gallery is a volunteer organization that operates a wonderful store of handcrafted items for sale. The store gives older adults an opportunity to sell their crafts for extra money to help make ends meet. The items for sale make extremely unique gifts or special treats, and range from doll clothes to wood carving to Ravens and Orioles jewelry and more. Come find that handmade treasure at a reasonable price.
Step into the future of aging-in-place with Preva
Explore how technology is redefining independence at home with Preva, a leader in tech-enabled care management for older adults. At this year’s Power of Age Expo, visit our fully immersive Smart Living Home Display, a walk-through experience showcasing the latest in assistive and enabling technologies designed to support aging-in-place with safety, dignity and connection.
Get hands-on with live demonstrations of the following:
• Activity and wellness monitoring
• Voice reminders and virtual check-ins
• Fall, seizure and emergency detection
• Vitals tracking (heart rate, oxygen, BP, glucose, weight)
• Medication dispensing and visual calendars
• Chair/bed and enuresis sensors
• Smart kitchen safety – featuring the smart oven and auto shut-off devices
• Environmental monitoring – smoke, CO, flooding, temp, air quality
• Remote appliance control and smart plugs
• Door/window sensors, pin-pad locks and video doorbells
• GPS wearables with geofencing
• Environmental controls – lighting, curtains and temperature
• Hands-free TV video calling and Zoom access
• Smart switch access tools, including the Lotus Switch
• 24/7 remote personal assistant
• Family/caregiver app for real-time oversight
Whether you’re a family member, care provider or professional, Preva offers a complete solution for smarter, safer, and more personalized support – without the need for constant in-person supervision.
Visit us in the Preva Feature area in North Hall to tour the Smart Living Home and speak with Preva’s smart care specialists.
Discover new treatment for knee pain with VSA
Vascular Surgery Associates are happy to be a part of the Power of Age Expo to share valuable care options with you, like Genicular Artery Embolization (GAE).
Genicular Artery Embolization (GAE) is a minimally invasive procedure used to treat knee pain, most often from arthritis. Instead of open surgery, a doctor places a tiny tube, called a catheter, into the blood vessels that supply the knee and guides it using X-ray imaging. Very small particles are then released into these vessels to reduce excess blood flow around the inflamed area of the knee. This helps calm down inflammation and ease pain.
The procedure is usually done through a small pinhole in the skin, does not require major surgery and patients can go home the same day. GAE is an option for people who still have pain despite other treatments and are not ready or able to undergo a knee replacement.
To learn more about this care option for your knee pain, you can attend one of their presentations at Expo in North Hall at the following times: 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 2 p.m.
For details, visit www.vascularsurgeryassociates.net/.
MPT brings resources to enrich our lives
Visit Maryland Public Television (MPT) at the Power of Age Expo and learn more about how we enrich lives and strengthen communities through the power of media. Stop by our booth throughout the day to learn more about our community engagement initiatives, special events, and PBS programs such as Caregiving and Ken Burns’ American Revolution. Ask us how to participate in our ‘Letter to Future Generations’ project!
What’s more – MPT’s Maryland Center of Media Literacy and Education will be onsite to present important tools and resources that promote best practices when engaging with media. We encourage people to use our Media STEPs as a reminder:
• Speak to others if you’re unsure about something online,
• Think critically about media,
• Educate yourself about new platforms
and technologies, and
• Protect your personal information.
In a series of mini-workshops throughout the day, we’ll offer strategies for strengthening our critical muscles to better understand the media messages we receive. To learn more about MPT, visit their website at www.mpt.org.
MPT Presentation Schedule
10 a.m. Presentation: MPT’s Maryland Center for Media Literacy & Education
11 a.m. MPT’s Caregiving Initiative – Learn more about the PBS documentary series
12 Noon Presentation: MPT’s Maryland Center for Media Literacy & Education
1 p.m. Ken Burns’ American Revolution – Explore Ken Burns’ latest documentary series and participate in our ‘Letter to Future Generations’ project
2 p.m. Presentation: MPT’s Maryland Center for Media Literacy & Education