November, 2014 Living Well in Later Life Workshop
Tue, November 18 2014, 1:30pm
Campus Club ABC
Where to live? November workshop continues examining the choices as we age
The “living well in later life workshop” on November 18 continues to look at the question of where to live as we age. What factors should we take into account? How do we prepare for five, ten, fifteen, twenty years from now?
The Minneapolis–St. Paul metropolitan area is rich with housing options for an aging population. This workshop series began in October by describing and examining the factors in making a decision about moving and the various housing options available. More than 40 people attended.
In this, the second of three workshops planned by the UMRA Cares Committee, Marilyn Bruin and Becky Yust, professors in the College of Design, will lead a panel discussion with UMRA members who have experienced making a move away from the “traditional” single family residence. The workshops follow the luncheon programs in Campus Club ABC and everyone is welcome to attend.
The Cares Committee invites volunteers to participate on this panel and to briefly describe their decision process and how they feel the new living arrangements are working out. Your experience will be very valuable to your fellow retirees.
Everyone who is contemplating a decision about where to live in retirement will find these workshop discussions helpful in examining the factors involved and finding their best individual paths.
Call for volunteer panelists to discuss... ‘How we chose where to live and why’
The Cares Committee and workshop leaders seek UMRA members who have moved from single family dwellings to a new living arrangement to participate in a panel discussion about their move. Please contact us if you have selected one of the following models and would like to tell us about it:
- Independent living in an apartment or condo
- Senior-only condo or apartment building Cooperative unit – including the senior cooperative at 1666 Coffman Special-needs, senior-only housing: assisted living
- Retirement facility with “continuity of care” services
- Specific care services—memory units, other services
Since there are many possible options, discussions of each setting will be brief.
To volunteer, please call the UMRA office (612-626-4403) or send an e-mail to [email protected] with your name, housing, and phone number: Questions—call UMRA Cares committee co-chairs: Van Linck (651-490-385) or Earl Nolting (651-633-4333).
Upcoming Events
We are fortunate to have UMRA member and former Minnesota Landscape Arboretum director Peter Moe to lead this approximately 3.7-mile hike at the Arboretum on Monday, May 6. Plan to have lunch together after the hike at the Eatery café inside the Oswald Visitor Center.
This session will continue the discussion begun in the May 8, 2023 session. See that article for details.
If you currently live in your own home or apartment, have you looked ahead to when you might want to consider a senior living option? Do you have any idea what those options might be? How much they cost? What they provide? UMRA’s May 14 workshop will provide an overview of the world of senior living and the basic information you need.
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Climatologist and meteorologist Mark Seeley joined the U of M faculty in 1978 and has been a weekly commentator on Minnesota Public Radio since 1992. We are honored to welcome him as our guest speaker for UMRA’s May Luncheon Forum and 2024 Annual Meeting. He is always entertaining and informative.
UMRA’s Fourth Friday Book Club welcomes back, for the second time, author Julie Schumacher, U of M Regents professor of creative writing and English, for a conversation about her novel The Shakespeare Requirement.
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Get out to the ballpark with fellow UMRA members for the annual U of M Day at Target Field as the Minnesota Twins take on the Oakland Athletics on June 14 at 7:10 p.m.
Please join us at 9:30 on June 17, 2024 for a walk around Lake Como in St. Paul before attending the UMRA Summer Social and Picnic starting at 11 at the Como Pavilion. A perfect opportunity to get in a walk before we gather to celebrate summer.
Picnic under the covered, open-air Como pavilion, gaze at the water, spy some birds, catch up with friends and former colleagues, and meet new members. We’ll have lunch with plenty of time for visiting and then compete in teams as we are challenged by our Quiz master(s)!
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