Wednesday, Oct. 28 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Orcas Island Senior Center
–from Orcas Island Senior Center —
Barbara Urschel and Pete McCorison at the 2010 Holiday Festival of Arts at the Senior Center
How do I apply for Medicare or Medicaid?
How do I find and hire Caregivers on the island?
These and many other questions about aging on Orcas will be answered at the 2015 Senior Faire on Wednesday, October 28th, at the Orcas Island Senior Center.
The Faire consists of informative panels and entertaining sessions dealing with the sometimes unique challenges of aging and staying here on Orcas, as well as information tables describing various senior services available on the island.
Sessions will include Medicaid, Medicare and You; How to Fall, or Not!; Lions Mobility Assistance Equipment Loaner Program; How to Hire a Caregiver; Emergency Flight Insurance Programs and more.
This free, day long event is sponsored by Lahari and the Orcas Island Senior Center Operations Committee.
Doors open at 8:30 for coffee and registration, and the first panel begins at 9:00am. A one hour lunch break begins at 11:45 am, with lunch for seniors provided by donation at the Senior Center, and the conference will end at 4 p.m.. Please RSVP if you will be joining us for the Senior Lunch by Senior Lunch by emailing OrcasSeniorCenter@gmail.com.
Participating organizations include Orcas Island Fire & Rescue, Orcas Island Physical Therapy, Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS), SHIBA, Lahari, Airlift Northwest, Hearts and Hands, Orcas at Home, San Juan County Senior Services and many volunteers from the Orcas Island Senior Center.emailing orcasseniorcenter@gmail.com.
For more information, call the Senior Center at 376-2677.
2015 Senior Faire Schedule
| Time | Event/Activity |
| 8:30 – 9:00 | Coffee & Registration |
| 9:00 – 9:05 | Welcome |
| 9:05 – 9:55 | Medicare, Medicaid and You
Pegi Groundwater & Michael Moss, SHIBA Diane Linnell, DSHS |
| 9:55 – 10:45 | When Emergencies Happen
Mik Preysz, Orcas Island Fire & Rescue Airlift NorthWest, Cindy McFeely |
| 10:45 – 2:00 | 12 Lead EKG Testing – County Health Office
Orcas Island Fire & Rescue Paramedics |
| 10:45 – 11:30 | Lions Mobility Assistance Equipment Loaner Program
Multi Purpose Room Barbara Trunkey, Orcas Lion Club |
| 10:45 – 11:30 | Advanced Directives – Conference Room
Libby Garcia, RN |
| 11:30 – 1:00 | Senior Lunch |
| 1:00 – 2:00 | Falls and Sprawls, how not to do it! – Multi Purpose Room
Scott Heisinger, DTP, Orcas Island Physical Therapy |
| 2:00 – 2:45 | Aging in the Right Place
Dennis King, Lahari Bringing Services into the Home Didier Gincig, Hearts and Hands Doug Schleibus, Orcas at Home |
| 2:45 – 3:00 | Refreshment Break |
| 3:00 – 3:55 | Caregiving on Orcas
Dennis King, Lahari Caregiving Perspectives Caregiving Panel |
| 3:55 – 4:00 | Wrap Up |
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What a great sounding program. Thanks Senior Center for putting this together. The average age of our county is 53, while the mainland is 38. We have a strong senior presence here, and this workshop can make a difference.