Spring Conference: Important Legal Topics for Families Across the Lifespan

Calvary Baptist - Harvest Fields 150 Harvest Fields Dr., Boalsburg, PA, United States

Join us to learn more about the personal and professional legal challenges you encounter.  Conference topics include: Guardianships and types of Powers of Attorney to protect those of any age who are unable to make decisions Wills and Special Needs Trusts to make sure someone’s wishes are answered Options available to protect the assets for […]

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Knowing Your Limits and Creating Balance as a Caregiver

Catawba County Library, Main Branch, Newton 115 West C. Street, Newton, NC, United States

We all want to help our aging parents, but we also struggle with finding time for our spouses, children, jobs, friends and ourselves.  This program is designed to help caregivers expand their perspectives about caregiver guilt and other emotions and present strategies for setting boundaries and creating balance. Program Presenter: Mary Mitchell, Family Caregiver Support […]

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Recognizing Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias

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Please note our new program location and date! Doors Open at 5pm  •  Program Starts at 5:30pm According to the Alzheimer’s Association, Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia now impact more than five million Americans and are a leading cause of death among aging persons. This program is designed to help adult children understand […]

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Guide to Caregiving for the Aging Adult

Legacy Link 4080 Mundy Mill Road, Oakwood, GA, United States

Join us to get practical tips and tools to use for gathering information when visiting aging parents, such as how to: Identify barriers in the home that might impact aging in place and learn ways to modify or eliminate them Identify potential needs for physical, visual, auditory, cognitive, and emotional supports Provide hands-on care and […]

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Managing Driving Challenges for Elderly Drivers

Dunwoody United Methodist Church – Asbury Room 1548 Mt Vernon Rd, Dunwoody, GA, United States

For most individuals, being able to drive a car equates to independence. However, as we age, our vision, hearing, physical abilities, and cognitive functions may decline, making driving more difficult and even hazardous. It's important to note that these changes usually happen gradually and may be difficult to detect unless there is a sudden decline. Driving ability […]

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Understanding the Hospital Discharge Process

Covenant Presbyterian Church - Kapperman-Williams Hall 2881 Canton Road, Marietta, GA, United States

Returning home after a hospital stay can be complex for older adults and their families. Paying close attention to discharge instructions, changes in medications, special equipment needs, and more, may mean the difference between staying at home and going back to the hospital. Join us to learn about discharge planning and services that may be […]

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Age-Related Changes: What’s Normal and What’s Not?

Highland Presbyterian Church, Activity Building 2381 Cloverdale Ave., Winston-Salem, NC, United States

Life is a series of developmental stages. Each stage helps us move to the next. Join us as we provide adult-child caregivers with a framework for understanding aging as a psychological and developmental process. Also learn strategies for enhancing our relationships and experiences with the aging process and our aging parents. Program Presenter: Dr. Adrienne […]

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Medicare Basics: The Must-Knows

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Doors open at 5:30pm;  Program starts at 6:00pm;   Light Refreshments Served Many older adults depend upon federally-funded Medicare for their primary medical benefits and hospitalization insurance coverage. This program will help adult-children understand Medicare so that they can be more informed advocates for their parents’ health and medical care and service coverage - or […]

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How to Have Difficult Conversations with Aging Parents

Legacy Link 4080 Mundy Mill Road, Oakwood, GA, United States

Talking with aging parents about legal and financial issues, driving, and independent living can be challenging for many adult children. Rationally, we know these are important conversations to have. Emotionally, however, we may be concerned that our parents will think we are only interested in our inheritance, or that we are overly concerned about their […]

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Losing My Independence: Driving and Aging

Centre Region Active Adult Center - Nittany Mall 2901 E College Ave Suite #990, State College, PA, United States

For most adults, driving a car means independence. As we age, changes in our vision, hearing, physical functioning, and cognition may make driving not only more difficult but unsafe.  Unless parents experience a sudden decline, however, these changes occur gradually and may not be noticed by the aging driver.  This program will address the warning […]

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Healthy Eating and Nutritional Needs for the Aging Adult

Dunwoody United Methodist Church – Asbury Room 1548 Mt Vernon Rd, Dunwoody, GA, United States

Some days, it feels like everything we read or hear about nutrition tells us new, and frequently conflicting, information about what to eat – and what not to eat. Every adult needs proper and adequate nutrition. As we age, nutrition becomes even more important for health, functionality, and the ability to age in place and […]

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Preventing Falls: Helping Older Adults Stay Safe

Catawba County Library, Main Branch, Newton 115 West C. Street, Newton, NC, United States

As our parents age, they are more prone to falling for a number of reasons. Often, a fall results in significant injury requiring immediate medical attention. All too frequently, falls have lasting effects, requiring longterm rehabilitation services, seriously affecting an older person’s mobility, activities of daily living, and independence. A fall may even result in […]

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