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).
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