West Hartford Public Library Announces Winter Events

Press release from West Hartford Public Library:

Dec. 14, 2020

The Truth about Medicaid Rules and Long-Term Care Costs at Noah Webster Library on January 5, 2021 Long-term care is necessary for a lot of people. But long-term care in Connecticut is expensive. VERY expensive.

You’ve likely heard horror stories of people losing their houses to pay for care. Or about nursing home costs being over $13,000 per month. What’s worse is the misinformed “advice” that is often heard through the proverbial grapevine:

• “It’s OK to give away $15,000 per year”
• “If your money is in a trust, it’s safe”
• “You can just give your house to your kids”

These statements aren’t necessarily true! Long-term care planning MUST be done the right way. If it’s not, your assets might be at risk.

Come learn the truth from an experienced elder law attorney. You’ll walk away understanding how you can properly protect your life savings. You’ll also learn about Medicaid and how it can help you pay for long-term care costs. You’ll learn strategies to protect money if a crisis arises. Medicaid’s confusing rules, what it takes to apply, who can help you complete an application, and much more will be covered. Everyone who attends will receive an easy-to-understand Medicaid and planning for long-term care guidebook written by our attorneys.

Speaker Colleen Masse is Czepiga Daly Pope & Perri’s Special Needs Planning Department Chair. Her practice focuses on planning for both elders and persons with special needs of all ages. For seniors, Colleen crafts plans to preserve wealth, protect the well-being, and maximize public benefits. For her clients with disabilities, Colleen helps them use Special Needs Trusts to maintain and improve quality of life and protect money to afford the care they need for the long run. Colleen is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association Elder Law Section, the secretary of the North Central Area Agency on Aging, and a board member of the CT National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Colleen resides in West Hartford with her husband and sons. She’s an avid reader and has been spending years trying to teach herself the French language.

Registration is required, online at https://westhartford.libraryma... or by phone, 860-561-6990.
THIS PROGRAM IS A VIRTUAL-ONLY EVENT. REGISTER ONLINE BY LEAVING YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS TO RECEIVE LOGIN AND CALL-IN INSTRUCTIONS (SENT TO YOU ONE DAY BEFORE THE PROGRAM).

The Truth About Medicaid Rules and Long-Term Care Costs
Tuesday, January 5 at 1PM

Noah Webster Library Meeting Room
20 South Main Street
West Hartford, CT 06107
(860) 561-6950
whpl@westhartfordct.gov

New England Legends on Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Gather ‘round the virtual campfire with Jeff Belanger, one of New England’s premiere storytellers! For over 20 years, Jeff has been exploring the unexplained. He seeks out history, folklore, ghosts, monsters, and legends all over the world and in your backyard. New England Legends offers a tour of haunts, monsters, aliens, and weird history from our region. Based on Jeff’s popular weekly podcast and his Emmy-nominated television series on PBS and Amazon Prime, the program presents highlights from his own adventures and work. The bizarre is closer than you think!
Jeff Belanger has been interviewed in hundreds of television, radio, podcast, and print interviews. He makes the fringe accessible to a wide audience, and brings a lot of personality to the subjects he covers. Whether describing his adventures in Africa or South America, or commenting on the latest paranormal pop culture trend, Jeff is ready to weigh in on the weird. Registration is required, online at https://westhartford.libraryma... or by phone, 860-561-6990.
THIS PROGRAM IS A VIRTUAL-ONLY EVENT. REGISTER ONLINE BY LEAVING YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS TO RECEIVE LOGIN AND CALL-IN INSTRUCTIONS (SENT TO YOU ONE DAY BEFORE THE PROGRAM).

New England Legends
Tuesday, January 12 at 6:30PM

Noah Webster Library Meeting Room
20 South Main Street
West Hartford, CT 06107
(860) 561-6950
whpl@westhartfordct.gov

Travels in Chilean Patagonia with Gerri Griswold on January 19, 2021

Spend an hour with Gerri Griswold as she shares breathtaking images from this ethereal travel destination tucked along the tail of the Andes near the bottom of the world. Learn about its dark history and meet the people, animals, and numerous microclimates that define this mythical place today.
Gerri Griswold is Director of Administration and Development at The White Memorial Conservation Center in Litchfield, Connecticut. She has handled bats for twenty-eight years as a wildlife rehabilitator and educator and is licensed by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the United States Department of Agriculture to keep and exhibit non-releasable bats and more recently, porcupines for education. Over the years, Griswold and her bats have delivered hundreds of programs to libraries, classrooms, Scout troops, and organizations like the National Park Service and the Yale Peabody Museum. They have appeared on the cover of The Weekly Reader and produced a segment about bats for The Late Show with David Letterman. Griswold was featured in “Seasons of Connecticut” by Diane Smith, published by Globe Pequot Press, released in June 2010. Griswold also serves as the morning voice of traffic on WTIC AM and WZMX FM. In 2010, she launched a travel company, Krummi Travel LLC, which takes small groups of extraordinary adults on extraordinary trips to Iceland.
Registration is required, online at https://westhartford.librarymarket.com/events/nowhere-place-travels-chilean-patagonia-gerri-griswold-virtual or by phone, 860-561-6990.
THIS PROGRAM IS A VIRTUAL-ONLY EVENT. REGISTER ONLINE BY LEAVING YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS TO RECEIVE LOGIN AND CALL-IN INSTRUCTIONS (SENT TO YOU ONE DAY BEFORE THE PROGRAM).

Travels in Chilean Patagonia with Gerri Griswold
Tuesday, January 5 at 1PM

Noah Webster Library Meeting Room
20 South Main Street
West Hartford, CT 06107
(860) 561-6950
whpl@westhartfordct.gov

Your Extraordinary Energy on January 26, 2021

Does your energy shift from day-to-day? How about moment-to-moment? With all that is going on in the world, it makes complete sense that you might be experiencing pendulum shifts in your energy. It turns out there are 7 levels of energy and understanding what they are and when you employ them may help you move away from the ones that make you feel stressed and anxious and toward the ones that build you up and makes you feel more joy.

This presentation on Your Extraordinary Energy will help you unlock the power you hold within by raising your awareness around the seven levels of energy. You will leave the presentation with practical, in-the-moment advice on how to apply your knowledge immediately. Based on concepts explained in Bruce D. Schneider’s book, Energy Leadership, and the experiences of an iPEC Certified Professional Coach, this short program may just change the way you view your world.

About Molly:
An enthusiastic coach and learning and development professional, Molly McAllister has dedicated her professional career to helping others succeed. From the hospitality industry to Connecticut state government, Molly has been designing and facilitating training programs that turn on lightbulbs for her participants for over 20 years. In her coaching business, Within Coaching LLC, Molly works one-on-one to help individuals see paradigm shifts that fundamentally change the way they view their circumstances.

A member of the national chapter of the Association for Talent Development since 2000 and a Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) since 2009, Molly recently completed studies with the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC) and became a Certified Professional Coach and Energy Leadership Index Master Practitioner in 2020. A native New Yorker, Molly lives in West Hartford, CT, with her husband, two girls and their anxious Beagle-mix rescue dog.

Registration is required, online at https://westhartford.libraryma... or by phone, 860-561-6990.
THIS PROGRAM IS A VIRTUAL-ONLY EVENT. REGISTER ONLINE BY LEAVING YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS TO RECEIVE LOGIN AND CALL-IN INSTRUCTIONS (SENT TO YOU ONE DAY BEFORE THE PROGRAM).

Your Extraordinary Energy
Tuesday, January 26 at 6:30PM

Noah Webster Library Meeting Room
20 South Main Street
West Hartford, CT 06107
(860) 561-6950
whpl@westhartfordct.gov

This press release was produced by West Hartford Public Library. The views expressed here are the author's own.