Advance Care Planning Presentation at Peabody Institute Library

On October 1, at 7 p.m. Mary Crowe, LICSW, ACHP-SW, Director of Professional and Community Education at Care Dimensions, will present a program at the Peabody Institute Library, Danvers.

Mary Crowe’s program, “Making Decisions When It Matters Most: Conversations about Healthcare Proxy, Five Wishes and More,” will inform attendees about advance care planning and related issues. This program empowers people to advocate for their healthcare wishes with family, friends, and medical professionals, as well as providing practical tools for setting up advanced directives.

The program is among the diverse community educational programs offered by Care Dimensions to a variety of audiences, including faith communities, businesses, professional associations, civic clubs, public libraries, senior centers and other community groups who want to learn more about various aspects of end-of-life care, grief, advance care planning and other topics.

Public invited. No fee. For more information, visit the Peabody Institute Library www.danverslibrary.org or call 978-774-0554. The Library is located at 15 Sylvan Street, Danvers, MA.

To learn more about Care Dimensions’ (formerly Hospice of the North Shore) other educational programs, visit the Care Dimensions website: www.caredimensions.org.