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"​Housing Options" to be Featured March 15 in Aging Well Series

Susan Hoskins will facilitate program on " Housing Options" March 15 at 12:30-2:00 p.m. Newtown Quaker Meetinghouse, 219 Court Street.

Susan Hoskins LCSW, Newtown Quaker Meeting, facilitator for "Housing Options" program and Aging Well Series coordinator
Susan Hoskins LCSW, Newtown Quaker Meeting, facilitator for "Housing Options" program and Aging Well Series coordinator

Housing Options to be Featured in Aging Well Series

The monthly Aging Well Series will continue on March 15 at 12:30-2:00 p.m. with a program on Housing Options at the Newtown Quaker Meetinghouse, 219 Court Street. Each attendee is invited to bring a brown bag lunch.

Participants are also invited to attend the Newtown Quaker Meeting for Worship based on expectant silence from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m.

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The program on Housing Options will be facilitated by Susan Hoskins LCSW, Newtown Meeting. Hoskins says, “Where will you live in your next chapter? We’ll discuss issues to consider and hear from a panel of people who have chosen various options. The program will explain a variety of possibilities for people of different incomes, levels of care and some tips for aging in place, such as home modifications and home care.”

Other programs planned are:

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April 19, Downsizing and Organizing. Facilitator: Carol Bernard, Hocksessing Quaker Meeting.

May 31, Memory Loss & Dementia: Signs, stages, strategies for managing memory loss.

June 21, Healthy Aging. Facilitator: Chiyo Moriuchi, Newtown Quaker Meeting.

Updates will be posted on newtownfriendsmeeting.org. Questions may be directed to Susan Hoskins – shoskins@friendsfoundationaging.org.

Newtown Friends Meeting, is open to the public, with Sunday School classes for children and adults at 9:45 a.m. and worship based on expectant silence “after the manner of Friends” at 11 a.m. Childcare is provided.

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