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HouseWorks of Greater Washington Events 2008
JUNE
Monday, June 16, 10:00a.m. – 12:00
Volunteers in the "Village"
Led by HouseWorks' CEO and Co-Founder Andrea Cohen and AAHSA this panel presentation and discussion focuses on how to set up and manage a volunteer network
Location:
AAHSA
2519 Connecticut Ave, N.W.
Washington, DC
20008
MARCH
Thursday, March 20, 8:30 – 10:00 a.m.
The Village Concept: An Aging-in-Place Revolution
Led by HouseWorks' CEO and Co-Founder Andrea Cohen, National Council on Aging's VP of Member and Network Services Donna Phillips, and Lotsa Helping Hands' CEO Hal Chapel, this workshop describes salient features of the new "villages", provides how-to tips, and discusses implications for industries that have a stake in the movement, including home care, senior housing, and high technology.
Location:
Marriott Wardman Park, Balcony A
2660 Woodley Road NW
Washington, DC 20008
Thursday, March 20, 8:30 – 10:00 a.m.
Intentional Communities for Aging in Place: Consumers Taking the the Lead
HouseWorks' Director of Business Development, Susan Tresch Fienberg, discusses the opportunities that the new "villages" represent for for senior health and housing providers.
Location:
First Baptist Church of Glenarden
3600 Brightseat Road
Landover, MD 20785
HouseWorks of Greater Washington Events 2007
OCTOBER
Saturday, October 27, 10:00 am
Coordinating Home Care and Medical Services to Support Aging at Home
A special tutorial hosted by the Watergate Initiative (TWI)
Join TWI’s Preferred Partners, including HouseWorks principals Andrea Cohen and John Sneath, to learn how TWI, Beacon Hill Village, and similar consumer groups are creating programs that will make it possible for members to continue living at home throughout their lives.
Location:
Ross Hall George
Washington University Medical Center
2300 Eye Street
NW Washington, DC 20037
No reservation required.
Tuesday, October 23, 6:30 – 9:00 p.m.
Dinner Meeting of The Transition Network, Capital Area Chapter
Program: Intentional Communities
HouseWorks CEO Andrea Cohen will speak about the attractive new approach to lifelong independence known as “intentional communities” or “villages.”
Cost: $30 for members, $38 for non-members
Location:
Alfio’s
4515
Willard Avenue
Chevy Chase, Maryland
For reservations, e-mail dc@thetransitionnetwork.org
Thursday, October 11, 2007, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
To Move or to Stay? What Are My Options?
Sponsored by the National Aging In Place Council, this program will feature interaction with a panel of senior housing and home care experts including HouseWorks CEO Andrea Cohen.
Location:
Holiday Park Multiservice Senior Center
3950 Ferrara Drive
Wheaton, Maryland 20906
APRIL
Monday and Tuesday, April 30th and May 1st
The Building Blocks: How to Make Your Neighborhood into a Village
This high-profile national conference will bring together presenters from across the country who have created “intentional retirement communities” like Boston’s Beacon Hill Village. The program will include keynote addresses from MGH President Dr. Peter Slaven and the Director of the MIT AgeLab, Dr. Joseph Coughlin.
On May 1, HouseWorks CEO Andrea Cohen will lead a post-conference workshop titled Home Care Services in the Village: Getting It Right from the Start.
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