OUR MISSION
Our mission is to promote the health and well-being of older Veterans via group and personalized exercises at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center. For elderly people, being hospitalized is devastating because of muscle atrophy and high risk of falling, which is the number ONE cause of death from injury for older adults. While this is commonly recognized, the current hospital culture dictates that those who are sick should remain in bed. Our goal is to change the hospital culture and promote movement, exercise, and recovery within the hospital.