Educational Nuggets for the Golden Years

Of the 820,000 seniors currently living in Connecticut, most want the same thing: to stay safe and independent in their own homes for as long as possible. But many families don’t know what support is available or when it’s time to plan ahead. That’s why Assisted Living Home Care Services, a family-owned, award-winning non-medical homecare company with offices in Cheshire, Westport and Woodstock, has recently launched a free educational seminar series for seniors and their families at various public venues across the state coinciding with National Healthy Aging Month throughout September.

“Navigating the complex maze and ever-changing choices of senior care can certainly become an overwhelming experience,” said Mario D’Aquila, MBA, chief operating officer at Assisted Living Home Care Services. “As a credentialed homecare provider for thirty years, our team is here to help educate families on the various options so that they can make the best decision for their elderly loved one at this particular time in their life.”

Registered Nurse and Certified Senior Advisor Julie Cruz, who serves as Director of the Adult Family Living program at the company, will be the featured seminar presenter. Cruz will focus a one-hour discussion on practical, real-world guidance, covering a range of eldercare topics, including:

·Five signs a loved one might need homecare services.

·Assessing the best care option for your elderly relative.

-How to pay for in-home senior care services in Connecticut.

·Understanding Connecticut’s Adult Family Living/Foster Caregiver program.

·Common myths about medical and non-medical homecare.

·Facts of financial insecurity later in life- how to use the Elder Index, a cost-of-living measure designed specifically for older adults.

·Exploring and accessing benefits for Veterans and their families during their golden years.

Cruz will be presenting at the following venues this fall:

·Wolcott Public Library on Wednesday, September 16^th at 3 p.m.

·East Smith Library in Northford on Thursday, September 17^th at 10 a.m.

·Thomaston Public Library on Friday, September 18^th at 3 p.m.

·Burlington Public Library on Monday, September 21^st at noon

·Simsbury Public Library on Wednesday, September 23^rd at 6:30 p.m.

·Atwater Library in Branford on Thursday, September 24^th at 1 p.m.

·Ansonia Public Library on Wednesday, September 30^th at 5:30 p.m.

·Atwater Library in Branford on Thursday, October 1^st at 1 p.m.

·New London Public Library on Wednesday, October 14^th at 5 p.m.

·E.C. Scranton Memorial Library in Madison on Tuesday, October 20^th at 6 p.m.

·Wells Turner Library in Glastonbury on Thursday, November 19^th at 1 p.m.

·Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library in Old Lyme on Wednesday, December 2^nd at 6 p.m.

To attend one of the free senior sessions, please contact Assisted Living Home Care Services at (203)-774-5651 ext 114 or by email: Julie@assistedlivingct.com

“Knowledge is power and we hope that all Connecticut families will take advantage of our complimentary, collective advice,” adds D’Aquila.“Our goal is simply to share helpful information so that the public can make confident decisions for themself and their senior loved one now and well into their golden years.”

About Assisted Living Home Care Services, Inc.

Since 1996, award-winning home care agency Assisted Living Home C are Services, Inc. in Cheshire, Woodstock and Westport has provided quality care to residents across Connecticut. Its unique Care Plus program blends personal care by over 700 employees and caregivers with technological safety and monitoring devices from sister company Assisted Living Technologies, Inc. The company was ranked on the 2020 Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing companies and recognized by Home Care Pulse® as a “Best of Home Care Leader In Excellence”, a designation given to the best home care providers in the nation. Learn more by visiting www.assistedlivingct.com or calling 203.634.8668.