Sept. 24 Sequim Senior Fair to bring host of resources to community

Published 1:31 am Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Designed for community members 45 and older, a Senior Fair scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 24, brings to Sequim a host of professionals, volunteer groups and other civic organizations with information about a variety of topics such as general health and wellness, independent living, hospice and palliative care, and more.

The event, slated for 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Sequim Community Church, 950 N. Fifth Ave., also features free services such as pulse diagnostics, balance screenings and blood pressure checks.

Representatives from Olympic Medical Center will also be on hand to talk about smoking cessation programs.

The fair is a service of Aging Options, founded by Rajiv Nagiach. (Nagiach has a radio talk show on 770AM each Saturday from 10 a.m.-noon; the first hour is simulcast on KIRO radio.)

Scheduled speakers/topics:

10:15 a.m. — Sequim Police Department, “Project Lifesaver”

10:45 a.m. — Brian Jackson, “Elder Fraud, Protecting Seniors from Scams”

11:15 a.m. — Mitzi Hazard, Jefferson Healthcare, “Aging Mastery & Managing Chronic Diseases”

11:45 a.m. — Richard Tizzano, “Estate Planning: Why Is It important?”

12:15 p.m. — Judy Tordini, Jefferson Healthcare, “Preventing Heart Problems”

1:15 p.m. — Brenda Francis, “What Is Hospice? What Is Palliative Care?”

1:45 p.m. — Stephen Sklar, “Managing Income in Retirement”

2:15 p.m. — Leonard Anderson, Olympic Medical Heart Center, “Identifying & Managing Chronic Lung Disease”

2:40 p.m. — Joan Warren, Olympic Medical Home Health, “Understanding Home Health Care”

For more information, email Mary Coupland at mcoupland@agingoptions.com.