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HOUSEWORKS EVENTS 2006
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January 2006
Monday, January 30th, 4:00 – 5:30pm
Multigenerational Innovations Network (MIN) Event – A follow-up discussion to Social Engagement: A Multigenerational Vision Forum
MIN hosts an informal discussion with a few of the delegates from the recent White House Conference on Aging to discuss the implications of the resolutions from the Conference for multigenerational volunteer programs in Massachusetts and other relevant issues. Participating in this informal discussion are: White House Conference on Aging Delegates Jennifer Davis Carey, Secretary of the Executive Office of Elder Affairs; Andrea Cohen, HouseWorks’ CEO; and Shirley Chao, State Nutritionist, participants from the May 5th Forum, and MIN members.
Generations Incorporated - 25 Kingston Street, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02111 (617) 423- 6633
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February 2006
Thursday, February 16th, 7:00 – 9:00 pm
The Possibilities of Place: Housing Options for the Next Life Stage
Join panelists: HouseWorks’ CEO, Andrea Cohen; Harvard University Graduate School of Design Professor Emeritus, Charles Harris; and realtor and community consultant, Jean LeVaux for a Library Forum moderated by Mark and Nancy Fernandez Mills, producers of the new TV show, Boomers! Redefining Life After Fifty. Interaction is encouraged in this discussion on what to consider when deciding where to live, sponsored by Discovering What’s Next.
Newton Free Library - 330 Homer Street Newton Centre, MA 02459 (617) 796-1360
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April 2006
Monday, April 3rd, 1:45 – 3:00 pm
We Need Each Other: GCMs and Private Home Care Companies
Join for HouseWorks’ President and COO, John Sneath; Creative Alliances’ Director, Jill Lebar; Golden Care President, Karen Gould; and Former SeniorBridge Family Director of Client Services, Carol Westheimer for a panel discussion moderated by HouseWorks’ CEO, Andrea Cohen at the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers Spring Conference 2006 – Geriatric Care Management: Striving for Balance. This discussion addresses the interactive relationship between the GCM and the various private home care models represented by the expert panel.
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Monday, April 10th, 12:00– 1:30 pm
Margolis & Associates’ First Monday Lunch Series: Paying for Long-Term Care
Since Medicare and most private insurance plans limit coverage available for use in long term care, families need to plan for and prepare for financing the caregiving years. HouseWorks’ CEO, Andrea Cohen will present care options, and costs, and the methods to pay for long-term care.
All presentations in the First Monday Lunch Series are free of charge, and lunch will be served!
Margolis & Associates – 535 Boylston St., 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02116 (617) 267-9700
Call or e-mail firm@margolis.com to reserve your space.
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May 2006
Friday, May 19th, 8:30 – 10:00 am
Women & Long-Term Care: New Opportuntities to Plan Your Future
Join sponsors HouseWorks, Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts, St. Laurent Financial Services and host Mintz Levin for an informative and interactive discussion.
Panelists Patricia Vega, Regional Vice President of OneAmerica Securities, Katy Cushman, President of Cushman Insurance Solutions, and Joyce Collins, Elder Law Attorney and Chief Counsel of Joyce M. Collins, Esq. will help participants obtain a fuller understanding of the long-term care financial marketplace and begin a dialogue to help women make more informed decisions. Panel presentations and discussion moderated by Maggie Jackson, award winning journalist for the Boston Sunday Globe, will focus on retirement planning, preserving and transferring assets, long-term care insurance and reverse mortgages.
This breakfast seminar is free of charge, and refreshments will be served.
Seminar located at:
Mintz, Levin, Cohen, Ferris, Glovesky and Popeo, P.C.
One Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111
E-mail Elana Haimes ehaimes@sb-ventures.com to reserve your space.
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June 2006
Friday, June 16th, 2:45 – 5:00 pm
White House Conference on Aging Panel Discussion
Join HouseWorks’ CEO, Andrea Cohen, for a panel discussion on the White House Conference on Aging (WHCoA) as the WHCoA Delegates recap their experience and the implications of their recommendations for Congress and the President made last December. At Boston College. Details to follow!
E-mail Elana Haimes ehaimes@sb-ventures.com for more information!
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Thursday, June 22th, 9:30am – 1:00pm
Entrepreneurial Social Work Panel Discussion
Join HouseWorks’ CEO, Andrea Cohen, for a panel discussion on Entrepreneurial Social Work, as area professionals discuss their business endeavors and the new opportunities open to Social Workers in business development today.
At Boston College. Details to follow!
E-mail Elana Haimes ehaimes@sb-ventures.com for more information!
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October 2006
Thursday, October 26th, 12:00 – 1:30 pm
HouseWorks is Honored at Chamber of Commerce Awards Luncheon
As one of four winners of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce 2006 Small Business of the Year Awards, HouseWorks shared the spotlight with JP Licks, Communispace, and Exergen Corporation at a luncheon program held at Boston’s Colonade Hotel. photos>
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Tuesday, October 3rd, 5:30 – 8:30 pm
HouseWorks CEO Tends Bar for a Cause
By mixing HouseWorks signature “Bend over Backwards” drink for scores of amused supporters at Newbury Street’s Croma Restaurant, CEO Andrea Cohen took a unique approach to raising over $1,500 for Boston Medical Center’s Geriatric Home Care Program, the region’s oldest physician home-visiting program for homebound seniors. Andrea’s tips for the evening – generously matched by Croma – were donated to the program along with 10 percent of all food sales. photos and more >
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Sunday, October 1st
HouseWorks Staff Take Steps to End Alzheimer’s at the 2006 Memory Walk
Joining volunteers from communities throughout Greater Boston, Team HouseWorks raised close to $2,700 for the Alzheimer’s Association of Massachusetts at the 2006 Memory Walk. Proceeds from this event support Alzheimer’s research, advocacy, and comprehensive support services for family caregivers. photos>
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November 2006
Thursday, November 16, 8:00 – 10:00 am
“Jewish Practices Surrounding Death, Dying and the Afterlife”
Co-sponsored by HouseWorks and Jewish Family & Children’s Service (JF&CS), this continuing education workshop will address the therapeutic implications of visiting the sick, accompanying the dying, and comforting mourners using classic and contemporary Jewish texts as guides. Join Rabbi Karen Landy and Marjorie Sokoll of Jewish Healing Connections for an informative look at how to bring the perspective of Jewish healing to the tasks we encounter as social workers and nurses. 1.5 CEUs
Jewish Family & Children’s Service - 1430 Main Street, Waltham, MA
(781) 647-5327
RSVP to Emily Grossman of HouseWorks at 617-928-1010 or
egrossman@sb-ventures.com
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Thursday, November 16, 8:00 – 10:00 am
The Big Idea for Small Business
HouseWorks’ CEO, Andrea Cohen, winner of this year’s Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence award will be part of a panel discussion about growing a small business. Featured speaker, Vince Petryk, winner of this year’s Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the year Award will talk about the success of J.P. Licks and the efforts made to reach this level of Success. Other roundtable speakers will include Trish Karter of Dancing Deer Baking Company, and Larry O’Toole of Gentle Giant Moving Company
E-mail Elana Haimes ehaimes@sb-ventures.com for more information!
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Sunday, November 19, 7:00 – 9:00 pm
“Intergenerational Conversations: Finances of Later Life”
Join HouseWorks’ CEO Andrea Cohen, Melvin Warshaw, Esq. and Cantor Jodi Suffran at Temple Beth Elohim for an informative exploration of the emotional and financial challenges that aging brings to every generation. Whether you are an aging parent concerned about your relationship with your children or an aging child worried about your parents’ well being or your own retirement, this program will offer helpful perspective and practical advice.
Temple Beth Elohim - 10 Bethel Road, Wellesley, MA (781) 235-8419
For more information, contact Elana Haimes at 617-928-1010 or
ehaimes@sb-ventures.com
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November 2006
National Family Caregivers Month
Over 50 million Americans are recognized this month during National Family Caregivers Month. Sponsored each year by the National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA), NFC Month focuses on the challenges facing family caregivers. "NFC Month provides an opportunity to advocate for stronger public policies to address family caregiving issues," said Suzanne Mintz, president of the National Family Caregivers Association. "And it is a time to thank, support, educate, and celebrate family caregivers who are literally America's primary long-term care providers.” For more information on National Family Caregiver Month, visit the "Empowerment and Advocacy" page at www.nfcacares.org.
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HouseWorks appears in Learning to Speak Alzheimer's — a new film for caregivers and advocates
Earlier this summer, HouseWorks was proud to take part in the production of Learning to Speak Alzheimer's, an Image Studios, Inc. film based on the book by Alzheimer's care pioneer, Joanne Koenig Coste.
HouseWorks CEO, Andrea Cohen, Executive Director of Home Care, Anne Marie Brightman, and HouseWorks Home Care Associate, Christiana Adusei were filmed at a client's home to show how families can simplify living space to accommodate memory loss and other changes that occur as the disease progresses. "Simplify the environment" is one of the five tenets at the heart of Koenig Coste's book.
Visit www.learningtospeakalzheimers.com to find out more about Joanne and her book, or www.imagestudiosfilms.com to find out more about Image Studios, Inc. Check this site soon for an official release date and production images!
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