Upcoming NCPAAA General Meetings
Wednesday January 18, 2023
9:30am - 11:30am (EST)
REGISTER HERE
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Topic: Navigating Solo Aging Safely & Well
Social change & life circumstances are producing a growing group of solo agers. Nationally, 27% of older adults that live alone do not have children. As of 2020, 16.6% of US adults over 55 do not have children with that number expected to grow. Additionally, since 1980, the number of unmarried adults has increased over a 50%. See Solo Fact Sheet attached. The implications of these changes & what individuals & the community can do to improve the odds that solo aging can be done safely & will be addressed in this presentation.
Learning Objectives: (webinar)
Resources:
partnershipsinaging.unc.edu/current-initiatives/solo-agers/
questions_to_screen_for_risk_for_elder_orphan_status-2.docx
FREE DOWNLOAD: Service Professionals & Retirement Specialists: Holistic Life Planning for Clients.
https://sololivingcoach.com/holistic-life-planning-html
9:30am - 11:30am (EST)
REGISTER HERE
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Topic: Navigating Solo Aging Safely & Well
Social change & life circumstances are producing a growing group of solo agers. Nationally, 27% of older adults that live alone do not have children. As of 2020, 16.6% of US adults over 55 do not have children with that number expected to grow. Additionally, since 1980, the number of unmarried adults has increased over a 50%. See Solo Fact Sheet attached. The implications of these changes & what individuals & the community can do to improve the odds that solo aging can be done safely & will be addressed in this presentation.
Learning Objectives: (webinar)
- Why a life plan is necessary. Every person’s life is filled with risks and strengths. It’s important for clients/people to assess both if they want a secure, long life.
- How to help clients organize for and research the available options that will address, improve, and rectify the risks of aging alone.
- The steps needed for clients to design and deploy a plan of action leading to a stronger and secure future.
Resources:
partnershipsinaging.unc.edu/current-initiatives/solo-agers/
questions_to_screen_for_risk_for_elder_orphan_status-2.docx
FREE DOWNLOAD: Service Professionals & Retirement Specialists: Holistic Life Planning for Clients.
https://sololivingcoach.com/holistic-life-planning-html
Meet the Presenter:
Carol Marak
Carol Marak
Carol Marak, Life Plan Mentor and Trainer, Author, Speaker, and Founder of the Elder Orphan Facebook Group. Her book, SOLO AND SMART, A Roadmap for a Supportive and Secure Future is based on Carol’s own plan as a single senior. She encourages and empowers individuals to create a plan for the years ahead through her mentoring and courses. Carol earned a Bachelor of Science Degree from Sam Houston State University and a Certificate in the Fundamentals of Gerontology from U.C. Davis. She is a native Texan and lives in a highly active Dallas urban area.
