Half of us will need long-term care at some point in our lives – be it due to an accident, illness, or the natural effects of aging.  And yet, many of us have no plan of how to handle this likely need.

Long term care is the kind of assistance you will need when you’re not able to perform daily activities such as eating, bathing, and dressing by yourself.  The goal of long term care planning is to keep you home longer, while protecting your retirement assets for their intended purpose. . . retirement.

Cindy will be sharing tips on ways to prepare for the eventual need for care, including conversations with family, planning for the financial need, and what to look for in long term care insurance.

Although the damage done to a person suffering from alcoholism can be obvious, the hurt to those around them can be harder to see. Children of alcoholics develop coping mechanisms – both helpful and challenging as they grow up into adults.

Virginia Malmquist, Counselor / Therapist, will talk about the tendencies people develop and how to mend those old hurts to overcome them as adults.

When: Thursday May 24th, 2011 – 12:00pm – 1:15pm
Where: WWN weekly lunch meeting at On Rice – Fairhaven
Presenter: Virginia Malmquist, Counselor / Therapist