Forsyth County to host annual Aging Well Expo

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Forsyth County Senior Services announced it will host its 19th annual Aging Well Expo from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. April 20 at the Forsyth Conference Center at Lanier Technical College.

More than 70 vendors from senior residential communities, home care, legal services and recreational opportunities will attend the event. Free health screenings, giveaways and refreshments will also be available.

station, the department could be reevaluated as a Class 1.

Benmoussa also announced the grand opening of Station 42, which has been temporarily housed in the Hopewell Community Center, scheduled for May 23.

Benmoussa noted several accomplishments of Milton’s FireRescue Department, including the department being the first in North Fulton to administer anticoagulant medication for heart attacks in the field.

More than $25,000 was budgeted for the department’s purchase of ultrasound technology, but Benmoussa said the state is not ready for the equipment. He requested the money be re-allocated to fund a Ring Rescue that can cut more materials than gold and silver.

“We get a lot of ring rescues, believe it or not,” Benmoussa said. “People —

The free expo provides county seniors and their families with information and networking opportunities with local businesses and services in the community.

More information on the event can be found at https://www.forsythco. com/Departments-Offices/SeniorServices/Expo or by calling Senior Services at 770-781-2178.

— Shelby Israel their fingers swell up, they want their rings cut.”

He also requested the money be rerouted to fund iSimulate’s Realiti, a training machine that would allow the department to build cardiac scenarios, strokes and other medical situations. It would eliminate the need for a $20,000 mannequin, he said.

“You can literally put this on a stone and turn a stone into a patient because you have the controls,” Benmoussa said.

The City Council also saw an update from Milton Finance Director Karen Ellis, who presented some completed projects in the department. One project concerned tracking revenues across different categories, intended to reduce the city’s reliance on property taxes.

“At least 3 percent each year, we have reduced our reliance on property taxes,” Ellis said.