September 2008 Newsletter

Upcoming Events

Elder Service Providers September Lunch Meeting

September’s lunch meeting will be held Wed, September 24th from 11:30-1:00 at St. Luke’s Health Education Center, room A. The meeting is sponsored by the Elder Law Offices of Barry Meyers.

Many care facilities are using interactive technology to assist clients in regaining or maintaining their physical abilities. The Nintendo Wii and the Xavix Therapy System are two popular systems that Occupational Therapists are using in their work. Susan Pfundt-Martin, Programs Coordinator at The Willows, will discuss how the Xavix works in her community and its value to the participants and staff. You will even have a chance to try your hand at Xavix bowling!

Cost of the lunch is $12.50 per person, checks payable to Elder Law Offices of Barry Meyers.

Please RSVP to Jean La Valley or Eden Alexander at 647-8846 or jean@elderlaw-nw.com.
Elder Service Providers meet the 4th Wednesday of the month. October’s meeting will be on October 22nd, sponsored by Visiting Nurse Home Care.

Veterans Aid Seminar at Louisa House

Please mark your calendars!

September 18, 2008 at 6pm, Jack Wright, from InsurWright, will represent the
“Veterans Aid and Attendant Benefit Program.”
Where: Louisa House, 2240 Main Street, Ferndale, WA 98248.
Please R.S.V.P. to Andrea or Laurie at 360-384-9017.

Community Wide Waffle Feed

Washington State Residential Care Council of Adult Family Homes
Fourth Corner Chapter, a non profit organization, will host a community wide waffle feed on
September 20th, 2008 from 8am - Noon
Location Broadway Hall located at 1300 Broadway in Bellingham, WA

Breakfast by donation
Extra donations gladly accepted
We plan to have waffles with the fixings, eggs, sausage, bacon fruit, coffee and juice.

This is an Adult Family Home awareness and fundraising event. This will help to continue our work in Olympia for the benefit of each vulnerable adult who choose to have their needs met in a private home environment where there are no more than 5 other residents to be cared for. In this setting we become more like a family.

For more information feel free to contact Jack and Janet at 360-354-2403, or Esther at 360-393-4259

Alzheimer Society of Washington

Memory Awareness Screenings - a free service but donations are gratefully accepted. Third Tuesday of the month in 2008. Make an appointment by calling 360-671-3316, or drop in between 10:30 am - 12:30 pm at St. Luke's Community Health Education Center, 3333 Squalicum Pkwy, Bellingham. The screening is non-invasive, non-threatening and takes only a few minutes.

Medicare Choice Fair

The Whatcom County Medical Society will be sponsoring a Medicare Choices Fair- from 10am-4pm on Saturday, October 11, 2008, at the St. Lukes Health Education Center, 3333 Squalicum Parkway.  The event is open to the public and designed to inform seniors about their options in Medicare today. The Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance program (SHIBA) will be providing a presentation that explains how to navigate and choose from among the large variety of Medicare plans at 10am, 12pm and 2pm. 

At the event, there will be booths representing the different Medicare plans active in our community. After learning about the differences and what to look for, seniors and their families will be able to “shop and compare”, in order to find the right fit for their circumstances. Local businesses, medical practices and non-profit agencies will also be represented. Sponsoring businesses will receive extensive advertising exposure- on KGMI, in the Bellingham Herald and Lynden Tribune, and on the posters and postcards that will be placed in WCMS physician offices. They will also have verbal acknowledgments at the event and on all event literature.  We expect at least 750-1,000 seniors and family members to attend. 

If you are interested in sponsoring a booth at the event, please contact the Whatcom County Medical Society at (360) 676-7630, or wcms@hinet.org to find out pricing and other details. Thank you!

Alzheimer Society of Washington – Annual Fall Conference

22nd Annual Fall Conference - Look at the Gifts in Dementia Care
Friday, October 17, 2008, 8:00am to 4:15 pm.
Christ the King Center, 173 Meridian Street, Bellingham, Washington.
Distinguished Speakers: Jolene Brackey, BA; John & Gail Goeller, MS; Geri Hall, PhD; and Elaine Peskind, MD.
Pre-registration required.  Call for information: 360-671-3316 or 800-493-3959. 
Register online at www.alzsociety.org.

Please call for a SOMEONE WHO CARES AWARD form, or download from the Website, and nominate any person who has taken special care of a loved one with Alzheimer's disease or someone you have seen using innovative techniques in dementia care.  We must receive your nomination no later than October 10, 2008.  Winners will be recognized at this conference.

Note from the Editor

Thanks once again for the interest in the newsletter. Members please continue to submit your articles to cindy@cindysherwin.com.

If you have questions about ESP feel free to contact any of our board members, Rob Westford, Cindy Sherwin, Barbara Herrmann, Suzanne Shrock, Andrea Polchen, Mary Lynn Palmer, Cindy Maxwell, Barry Meyers, Joe Shrock, Sue Ramey, Debbie Gann, Janet Arntzen, Sharon Swanson, Paula Brady, Anna Mitchell, Mary Gould.

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