Aging Well Conference & Film Festival
14th Annual Aging Well Conference and Film Festival
The Aging Well Conference and Film Festival for older adults, their families, professionals and other caregivers will include a wide range of topics. Admission for both events is free, but space is limited; conference attendance is limited to 250.
Continuing Education Units (CEU) are offered by Methodist Senior Home Care; details are listed on the registration form.
Aging Well Conference
Date: Friday, May 4, 2012
Time: 8 a.m. -12:30 p.m.
Location: North Shore Retirement Hotel,
1611 Chicago Avenue, Evanston; Limited parking available
Keynote Speaker: Lucia West Jones, Executive Director, Northeastern Illinois Area Agency on Aging
Aging Well Conference Schedule of Events
- 8-8:30 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
- 8:30-8:40 a.m. Welcome by Evanston Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl
- 8:40-9:15 a.m. Keynote Speaker Lucia West Jones
- 9:30-10:30 a.m. Workshop Session 1
- 10:45-11:45 a.m. Workshop Session 2
- 11:50-12:00 p.m. Award Ceremony honoring Father Oldershaw
- 12:00-12:30 p.m. Closing Session, Rate Your Plate
Collaborating Sponsors:
AgeOptions, City of Evanston Senior Services Division, Evanston Public Library, CJE SeniorLife, North Shore Senior Center's Evanston Social Services Office, Expri Printing, Mather Lifeways, North Suburban Homesharing Program of Interfaith Housing Center, Metropolitan Family Services, North Shore Retirement Hotel, North Shore Village, PEER Services, Inc., Percolator Film's Reeltime Series, Rainbow Hospice and Palliative Care, Visiting Angels of Evanston, Geriatric Care Management, Home Care Assistance, Methodist Senior Home Care, National Award Services, Inc. and Services for Adults Staying in Their Homes (SASI)
Aging Well Film Festival
Date: Wednesday, May 2, 2012 Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Evanston Public Library, 1703 Orrington Avenue, Evanston
Free admission, so no registration is necessary, but seating space is limited.
Director Sut Maddux's award-winning documentary, Gen Silent, follows the day-to-day lives and struggles of LGBT seniors. A panel discussion of issues raised in the film follows the screening. Co-presented with Percolator Films’ Reeltime Series.
For further information, please call Services for Adults Staying in Their Homes (SASI) at 847-864-7274 or visit www.sasiathome.org.