| Description | Each week a subject matter expert will address a topic of importance that will help seniors make informed decisions about their future. Participants will receive resource materials, information and (in some cases) forms in which to record their personal plans; all can be kept in paper or electronic format.
The following is a line up of what to expect in this course:
>> Week 1 - Aging in Place and Financial Implications: Home Care, community resources and supports, Long Term Care, preventing elder abuse.
Presenters: Hannah Jones, CLIA and Blair Corkum, Corkum Financial
>> Week 2 - Legal Affairs: wills, living wills, executorships, Power of Attorney, the estate process.
Presenters: Hannah Jones, CLIA and Blair Corkum, Corkum Financial
>> Week 3 - Financial Planning as We Age: Organizing your financial affairs, review of RRSP and RRIF issues, OAS, Guaranteed Income Supplement, avoiding financial scams, etc.
Presenter: Blair Corkum, Corkum Financial
>> Week 4 - Tax Planning for Older Adults: Tax Free Savings accounts, Canada Caregiver amount, tax deductions when living in care, charitable giving, gifting or selling property, etc.
Presenter: Blair Corkum, Corkum Financial
>> Week 5 - Health Care - Preparing a Medical Information Summary: medications, treatments, family medical history, emergency information form.
Presenter: John Gordon, MD, Retired Pediatrician
>> Week 6 - Health Decisions and MAID legislation: healthcare rights, proxies and directives, MAID definition, eligibility and process.
Presenter: Hanna Jones, CLIA
>> Week 7 - Thanatology: Death, Dying and Bereavement – practical concerns and current trends.
Presenter: Jodi Swan, MacLean Funeral Home and Swan Chapel |
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