Wednesday of Wisdom: Planning for the Future
This program is designed to help you think about and plan for the future.
You will learn to navigate the health care landscape and empower those you trust most to make healthcare decisions on your behalf if you can no longer do so yourself. This will help your family and friends to support and prevent hasty decisions during a medical crisis. Doing so will allow you peace of mind and the sharing of quality time with those you love.
Session I - January 31, 2024
“DIFFICULT BUT IMPORTANT CONVERSATIONS” - Learn how to hold these important conversations with yourself, your loved ones, health care providers and those who need to know your choices, ensuring that they will be respected when you’re no longer able to speak on your own behalf. Also, in this session will discuss some advance directives such as health care proxy, living will, etc. It will also review what to do after you complete your forms.
Session II - February 7, 2024
“ACCESSING HEALTHCARE RESOURCES WHEN FACING SERIOUS ILLNESS” – This session will cover the scope of Palliative Care and Hospice services - their differences and their respective eligibility criteria/requirements. It will explain how to ask for the proper support, and how these services are covered through insurance.
Registration required. Once you register, you will be registered for both sessions.
Zoom will be sent by 10am the morning of the program.
Services for Older Adults is partially funded by Coordinated Outreach Library Services aid from the New York State Education Department, administered by the State Library’s Division of Library Development. All programs are sponsored by Brooklyn Public Library’s Department of Outreach Services.
