Events

Senior healthcare is buzzing with activity! From national tradeshows to local events, you have the opportunity to learn more about what we’re doing for the senior community.

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January

JAN 1 | National Glaucoma Awareness Month
JAN 1 | New Year's Day
JAN 17 | Healthy Weight Week (Jan 17-23)
JAN 18 | National Activity Professionals Week (Jan 18-23)
JAN 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday (observed)
JAN 21 | Get to Know Your Customer Day
JAN 25 | National IV Nurse Day

February

FEB 1 | American Heart Month
FEB 1 | AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month
FEB 1 | National African American History Month
FEB 1 | National Patient Recognition Week (Feb 1-7)
FEB 2 | Groundhog Day
FEB 14 | Valentine's Day
FEB 14 | Cardiac Rehabilitation Week (Feb 14-20)
FEB 15 | Presidents' Day
FEB 17 | Lent begins
FEB 17 | Ash Wednesday

March

MAR 1 | American Red Cross Month
MAR 1 | National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
MAR 1 | Deep-Vein Thrombosis Awareness Month
MAR 1 | National Nutrition Month®
MAR 1 | National Social Work Month
MAR 8 | National Sleep Awareness Week (Mar 8-14)
MAR 10 | Registered Dietitian Day
MAR 14 | Spring Forward—Daylight Saving Time begins
MAR 14 | Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week (Mar 14-20)
MAR 15 | National Long-Term Care Administrators Week
MAR 17 | St. Patrick’s Day
MAR 20 | Spring begins
MAR 23 | American Diabetes Alert Day
MAR 29 | Passover begins at sundown
MAR 30 | Doctors’ Day

April

APR 1 | Cancer Control Month
APR 1 | National Occupational Therapy Month
APR 1 | Parkinson Awareness Month
APR 1 | April Fools' Day
APR 1 | Stress Awareness Month
APR 2 | Good Friday
APR 4 | Easter Sunday
APR 15 | Get to Know Your Customer Day
APR 18 | National Volunteer Week (Apr 18-24)
APR 21 | Administrative Professionals Day
APR 22 | Earth Day
APR 30 | National Arbor Day

May

MAY 1 | Better Hearing and Speech Month
MAY 1 | National Stroke Awareness Month
MAY 1 | Older Americans Month
MAY 1 | National Mental Health Month
MAY 1 | National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month
MAY 1 | Arthritis Awareness Month
MAY 1 | National Allergy/Asthma Awareness Month
MAY 6 | National Nurses Week (May 6-12)
MAY 9 | National Nursing Home Week (May 9-15)
MAY 9 | National Women’s Health Week (May 9-15)
MAY 9 | Mother’s Day
MAY 14 | Flag Day
MAY 26 | National Senior Health and Fitness Day
MAY 31 | Memorial Day (observed)

June

JUN 6 | D-Day Anniversary
JUN 6 | National Headache Awareness Week (JUN 6-12)
JUN 6 | National Cancer Survivors Day
JUN 10 | National Nursing Assistants Week (JUN 10-17)
JUN 14 | Family History Day
JUN 14 | National Men’s Health Week (JUN 14-20)
JUN 20 | Father’s Day
JUN 21 | Summer begins

July

JUL 1 | Medicare Anniversary
JUL 4 | Independence Day
JUL 15 | Get to Know Your Customer Day

August

AUG 1 | Cataract Awareness Month
AUG 1 | National Immunization Awareness Month
AUG 14 | V-J Day Anniversary
AUG 14 | Social Security Act Anniversary

September

SEP 1 | National Skin Care Awareness Month
SEP 1 | Fruits & Veggies—More Matters® Month
SEP 1 | September Is Healthy Aging® Month
SEP 6 | Labor Day
SEP 8 | Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown
SEP 11 | Patriot Day
SEP 12 | National Assisted Living Week (SEP 12-18)
SEP 17 | Yom Kippur begins at sundown
SEP 19 | National Rehabilitation Awareness Celebration (SEP 19-25)
SEP 19 | Prostate Cancer Awareness Week (SEP 19-25)
SEP 22 | Autumn begins

October

OCT 1 | Long-Term Care Planning Month
OCT 1 | International Day of Older Persons
OCT 1 | National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
OCT 1 | National Physical Therapy Month
OCT 1 | Global Diversity Awareness Month
OCT 4 | National Healthcare Food Service Week (OCT 4-10)
OCT 11 | Columbus Day (observed)
OCT 17 | International Infection Prevention Week
OCT 21 | Get to Know Your Customer Day
OCT 31 | Halloween

November

NOV 1 | Family Stories Month
NOV 1 | National Alzheimer’s Disease Month
NOV 1 | Lung Cancer Awareness Month
NOV 1 | American Diabetes Month®
NOV 1 | National Lifewriting Month
NOV 1 | National Family Caregivers Month
NOV 1 | National Home Care and Hospice Month
NOV 7 | Fall Back—Daylight Saving Time ends
NOV 7 | Health Information and Technology Week (NOV 7-13)
NOV 11 | Veterans Day
NOV 14 | National Home Care Aide Week (NOV 14-20)
NOV 20 | Family Volunteer Day
NOV 21 | National Family Week
NOV 25 | Thanksgiving Day

December

DEC 1 | Hanukkah begins at sundown
DEC 10 | Human Rights Week (DEC 10-17)
DEC 10 | Human Rights Week (DEC 10-17)
DEC 21 | Winter begins
DEC 25 | Christmas Day
DEC 26 | Kwanzaa begins
DEC 31 | New Year’s Eve