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Home ! ! NEW Senior Housing: Where Do NEW Do You Have a Successful I Begin? Minnesota is a leader in housing options for seniors. Get a broad overview of services and amenities associated with the various types of senior housing options in your community. This event is sponsored by the Consortium of Lakes Area Senior Services (CLASS). Laura Mazzocco and John Slade Date: Fri, Sep 29 Time: 10:00 am–noon Cost: FREE, please preregister at 651-407-2024 Class #: SR2 Location: Gladstone, 105 ! NEW Senior Housing: A Guide From in-home care to facility living, there are options to help seniors stay as independent as possible while receiving services that will promote a healthy lifestyle focused on living a full life free from worry. Learn the differences between Skilled Nursing Facilities, Residential Care, Memory Care and Assisted Living. Learn the sources available to you to help pay for care without depleting your assets. Learn what is meant by "aging in place," "rise at will," and "person-centered care." Geoffrey Brown Date: Thu, Oct 26 Time: 6:30–7:45 pm Cost: FREE, please preregister Class #: SRH1A Location: Gladstone, 105 r Date: Thu, Nov 2 Time: 10:00–11:15 am Cost: FREE, please preregister Class #: SRH1B Location: Gladstone, 105 Stay-At-Home Plan? "A goal without a plan is just a wish." Start the planning process by taking a deeper look into these topic areas that you need to consider if your goal is to remain in your home as you age: tax planning, reverse mortgage, estate planning and creating a senior friendly home. Bob Reynnells Date: Tue, Oct 10 Time: 1:00–2:00 pm Cost: FREE, please preregister Class #: SRH3 Location: Gladstone, 105 When Even the Thought of Moving is Overwhelming ! NEW Your Move, Your Way Whether you are planning a move within the next few months, or waiting for the next few years, the goals are the same: a stress-free move, and spending as little as possible to prepare your current home for the market. Discuss the emotional challenges of moving, the current real estate market and what it means to sell your home in the current market conditions, how to hire a senior-friendly real estate agent, how to manage the logistics of the move to reduce your stress, and how to reduce the money you spend to prepare your home for the market. Lisa Dunn Date: Wed, Oct 25 Each move is a life transition, Time: 10:00–11:00 am whether to a smaller home, a new Cost: FREE, please preregister residential community, assisted living Class #: SRH5 or nursing home. From downsizing, Location: Gladstone, 105 sorting, and getting rid of excess to ! packing, unpacking and resettling, NEW HomeFit Guide for you will gain valuable knowledge and the Lifelong Home a multitude of resources to help you AARP research consistently finds get through the process. Jill Freeman that the vast majority of people age 50 and older want to stay in their Date: Wed, Oct 11 homes and communities for as long Time: 1:00–2:00 pm as possible. Discuss the HomeFit Cost: FREE, please preregister Guide which offers solutions that Class #: SRH2 range from simple do-it-yourself Location: Gladstone, 105 fixes to improvements that are more involved and require skilled expertise, but are well worth Senior Housing the expense. If you have photos, Awareness Day sketches/plans of areas/rooms of Saturday, September 23 concern, bring them to class and the 1:00–3:30 pm instructor will review your ideas with Explore open houses at multiple you following class. Gene Nicolelli senior housing communities and learn about the continuum of Date: Wed, Nov 1 services at each location. Free Time: 1:00–3:00 pm shuttle available. Begin at the Cost: FREE, please preregister White Bear Area Senior Center Class #: SRH4 (2484 E Cty Rd F, White Bear Lake) Location: Gladstone, 105 where the housing resource room will be open 11:00 am–4:00 pm. DISTRICT 622 COMMUNITY EDUCATION | WWW.ISD622.ORG/CE 15