Holy Spirit Lutheran Church hosts a four-part series on elder care that covers the physiology of aging, cognitive impairments, home safety, transferring someone from a chair/bed/car, maintaining sibling relationships, estate planning, living wills, aging and dying with dignity and caring for one's own spiritual and mental well-being while caring for another.
APRIL 30, GERONTOLOGY: THE SOCIAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND BIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF AGING. Mary Shelkey, PhD, RN ARNP, Virginia Mason Medical Center.
MAY 7, ESTATE AND FINANCIAL PLANNING. Kristen Reeder, attorney-at-law, member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.
MAY 14, CARING FOR THE CAREGIVER. Rev. David Wendleton, clinical pastoral educator, Evergreen Hospital.
MAY 21, PHYSICAL CHALLENGES AND HOME SAFETY. Hilary Wirkkala, DPT, Providence Everett Inpatient Rehab and Kristen Raffensperger, physical therapist
All sessions are from 7-8:30 p.m. and are held at Holy Spirit Lutheran Church, 10021 N.E. 124th St.
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