By RAMONA DUKE, COMMUNITY RELATIONS MANAGER, THE SENIOR CONNECTION
The Blaine County Aging Friendly Committee announced today that they will be hosting a Navigating Longevity Summit to take place Saturday, April 27, 2019, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Wood River Community YMCA in Ketchum. This will be an intergenerational conference about navigating your next step in the aging process for yourself or a loved one. Aging touches us all, so whether you are planning ahead or planning for now, this event will help you find the resources you need.
The summit will feature an exhibitor’s hall highlighting various resources in our community, including the Senior Connection, Wood River Hospice & Palliative Care, St. Luke’s, and senior specialists in mental health, law, finance and insurance.
There will also be seven short keynotes:
Speaker Schedule
10:30 am Re-imagining End of Life Care
Kate Riley / Educator, Liaison, Advocate
11:00 am Housing Options: Where to Go When
You Can’t Stay Home
Darwyn Royeca / Bell Mountain
Village & Care Center
11:30 am How to Talk so Your Parents (or Kids!)
Will Listen
Carol Stephens / Psy.D., L.P., CBSM
12:00 pm Navigating Advanced Healthcare Directives
Lisa Wild / Hospice & Palliative
Care of the Wood River Valley
12:30 pm Long-Term Care Insurance:
Do You Need It? How Much Does it Cost?
David Hand / New York Life
1:00 pm Duals: Did You Know?
(Medicare/Medicaid Dual Enrollment)
Jen Johnson / Blue Cross of Idaho
1:30 pm Medicare Myths
Rick Allington / Elder Law Attorney
This is a free event. Healthy snacks and beverages are available. A free day pass to the Y is available to conference attendees. Seniors 60+ will ride free from the south valley to the Y on the day of the event. Free respite care will also be provided so that caregivers who would like to attend the summit will be able to do so, worry-free. Respite care will be provided by the Senior Connection, courtesy of a grant from the Idaho Commission on Aging. Please call Joanne at (208) 788-3468.
For more information about the Navigating Longevity Summit, please contact the Senior Connection, (208) 788-3468 or ramona@seniorconnectionidaho.org.
Blaine County Aging Friendly Committee is: The Advocates, BCRD, Bell Mountain Village & Care Center, Carol Stephens Psy.D., L.P., CBSM, The Community Library, College of Southern Idaho, Hailey Public Library, Hospice & Palliative Care of the Wood River Valley, The Hunger Coalition, Interlink Volunteer Caregivers, Kateriley.org, Light on the Mountains, Mountain Rides, NAMI, Senior Connection, Silvercreek Living, St. Luke’s Center for Community Health, Wood River Community YMCA.
