AgeOptions
Megan Buckley is a Health Promotion Specialist at AgeOptions since April 2023, focusing on older adult health programs, particularly in falls prevention and chronic disease management. Prior experience includes serving as a Geriatric Nursing Assistant at Touchmark, where daily support was provided to Memory Care residents and collaboration with healthcare professionals was essential. Megan also worked as a Marketing Coordinator for Earth Friendly Products, creating content for ecommerce and supporting market research. Earlier roles included internships at the Metropolitan Water District and UCLA's Sustainable LA Grand Challenge, where sustainability projects and urban beekeeping initiatives were developed, as well as a Peer Learning Facilitator role at UCLA. Megan holds a Bachelor's Degree in Geography/Environmental Studies with a minor in English from UCLA.
AgeOptions
AgeOptions is a nonprofit organization connecting older adults and those who care for them with resources and service options so they can live their lives to the fullest. Since 1974, our mission has been to sustain and promote independence for older persons in their own homes and communities. As the Area Agency on Aging of suburban Cook County, Illinois, we advocate, plan, coordinate and fund services for older adults. Together with a network of community-based senior service organizations, we connect residents with vital services such as information and assistance, community dining programs and home-delivered meals, housekeeping help, employment services, access to benefits and support for family caregivers.