Released April 4, 2008
BOISE, Idaho -- A seminar on long-term care—co-sponsored by an AARP-Idaho and University of Idaho Extension partnership that is unique in the nation—will be held again this spring at six Idaho locations. Offered statewide since 2003, the free seminar on “Planning for Independence and Long-term Care” is slated for April 26 in Pocatello, May 3 in Grangeville, May 10 in Twin Falls, May 17 in Burley, June 14 in Boise and June 28 in Nampa.
“People in their fifties, sixties and seventies need to be thinking about their long-term care options,” said Marilyn Bischoff, University of Idaho Extension family economics specialist. She noted that the seminar covers not only long-term care insurance but community resources that are available for Idahoans who want—or need—to stay in their own homes.
“Participants learn how to plan for long-term care for themselves and their elderly parents, as well as how to manage its risks and protect their financial security despite its high costs,” Bischoff said. Of the nearly 2,500 Idahoans who attended the seminar in the past, 91 percent indicated that it would help them make decisions about long-term care.
In addition to University of Idaho Extension and AARP-Idaho, speakers will include representatives of the Area Agencies on Aging, Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Legal Aid of Idaho or local law firms.
Each seminar will run from 9 to 11:30 a.m. All who attend are invited to stay an extra hour for individual counseling with Senior Health Insurance Benefits Advisors (SHIBA), who will help them evaluate their current policies or compare sales information of new ones.
For more information or to pre-register, contact Luke Erickson (Pocatello) at 359-6215 or Erickson@uidaho.edu, Kathee Tifft (Grangeville) at 799-3096 or ktifft@uidaho.edu, Lyle Hansen (Twin Falls and Burley) at 324-7578 or lhansen@uidaho.edu or Beverly Healy (Boise and Nampa) at 377-2107 or bhealy@uidaho.edu.
The seminar received the 2007 Florence Hall award from the National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences for innovative programming that meets a community need. It will be repeated this fall on Sept. 27 in Moscow, Oct. 11 in Lewiston and Oct. 25 in Idaho Falls.
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Contacts: Marilyn Bischoff, (208) 364-9910, mbischof@uidaho.edu
Marlene Fritz, (208) 364-6165, mfritz@uidaho.edu
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