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NEW Senior Housing: Where Do NEW Do You Have a Successful
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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