Nearly every family, at some point, faces the need to care for a loved one who is aging.
Course Chair: Joan B. Wood, PhD, director, Northern California Geriatric Education Center, associate director, UCSF Mount Zion Center on Aging.
Jan. 21: What to Expect as Your Relative Ages, Bree Johnston, MD, MPH, UCSF associate clinical professor of geriatrics. Learn what is considered “normal” with aging.
Jan. 28: Successful, Healthy Aging, William Strawbridge, PhD, MPH, visiting professor in the UCSF Institute for Health and Aging. Learn to enhance quality of life for oneself and one’s spouse or partner.
Feb. 4: When You Need Care at Home, Anne Hinton, MSW, director of Case Management Services, Institute on Aging. Learn what kinds of services are available at home.
Feb. 11: Financial and Legal Issues in Late Life, Doris Hawks, Esq., elder law attorney. Learn about advance directives, surrogate decision making, powers of attorney, and conservatorship as well as related financial issues.
Feb. 18: Levels and Venues of Elder Care, Jennie Chin Hansen, RN, MS, executive director, On Lok Senior Health. Learn about the levels of care and services provided in retirement communities, independent living, adult day health care, board and care homes, and assisted living.
Feb. 25: Nursing Homes, Charlene Harrington, PhD, UCSF professor of social and behavioral sciences. Learn what a family should look for to ensure that their loved one receives quality care.
