Elder Care Expo 2008 to Help Minnesotans Make Better Healthcare Decisions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Steve Dahlberg
Elder Care Expos, LLC
info@choosingeldercare.com
(651) 204-0266
St. Paul, Minn., April 16, 2008 -- The U.S. Administration on Aging announced that today is National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD). This nationwide initiative is designed to raise public awareness of the need to plan ahead for healthcare decisions and to encourage the use of advance directives to communicate important healthcare decisions.
Elder Care Expo 2008 will help Minnesota baby boomers, their parents and seniors begin to explore these questions - and more - during the expo, which will be held May 9 and 10, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day in the Minnesota State Fairgrounds Education Building in St. Paul, Minn.
Making end of life decisions can be an extremely difficult challenge. It is an important responsibility that people should be willing to assume for their own sake and the sake of their loved ones. It is estimated that only about 20 percent of people in the United States have executed an advance directive. Moreover, it is estimated that less than 50 percent of severely or terminally ill patients have an advance directive.
The Administration on Aging wants to raise public awareness about the need for advance planning and help as many people as possible get the information they need to make choices and decisions that will ensure their dignity and care at the end of life. More information about NHDD is available online:
http://www.nationalhealthcaredecisionsday.org/Welcome.htm
Find more information about Elder Care Expo 2008, the exhibitors, and more than 90 seminars by visiting http://www.ChoosingElderCare.com or by calling (651) 204-0266. Expo tickets are $8 per person and can be purchased online or at the door.
Elder Care Expo 2008 Sponsors include Augustana Care Corporation, Presbyterian Homes and Services, Humana, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, Accra Care Inc., and WCCO Radio. Supporting Partners include Minnesota Senior Federation, Minnesota Adult Day Care Service Association, At Home Solutions, ElderCare Rights Alliance, and Minnesota Creative Arts and Aging Network.
NHDD is a collaborative effort of national, state and community organizations committed to ensuring that all adults with decision-making capacity in the United States have the information and opportunity to communicate and document their healthcare decisions.
About Elder Care Expo: Elder Care Expo 2008 is produced by a team with more than 50 years of experience in consumer events, educational programming and gerontology. In addition, they have personally been involved with hospice volunteer work and caregiving to older family members, while raising children. Today, one in five adults is responsible for managing some aspect of the finances and/or healthcare of a family member who is 65 or older, and approximately 80 percent of home-care services are provided by family caregivers. Elder Care Expo is Minnesota's first educational event designed to bring together government agencies, nonprofits and private organizations under one roof and with one simple goal: helping baby boomers, their parents and seniors plan for and find solutions for their elder care challenges. Elder Care Expos, LLC, also publishes the Choosing Elder Care blog at:http://www.choosingeldercare.com/blog
Contact:
Steve Dahlberg
Elder Care Expos, LLC
info@choosingeldercare.com
(651) 204-0266
St. Paul, Minn., April 16, 2008 -- The U.S. Administration on Aging announced that today is National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD). This nationwide initiative is designed to raise public awareness of the need to plan ahead for healthcare decisions and to encourage the use of advance directives to communicate important healthcare decisions.
Elder Care Expo 2008 will help Minnesota baby boomers, their parents and seniors begin to explore these questions - and more - during the expo, which will be held May 9 and 10, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day in the Minnesota State Fairgrounds Education Building in St. Paul, Minn.
Making end of life decisions can be an extremely difficult challenge. It is an important responsibility that people should be willing to assume for their own sake and the sake of their loved ones. It is estimated that only about 20 percent of people in the United States have executed an advance directive. Moreover, it is estimated that less than 50 percent of severely or terminally ill patients have an advance directive.
The Administration on Aging wants to raise public awareness about the need for advance planning and help as many people as possible get the information they need to make choices and decisions that will ensure their dignity and care at the end of life. More information about NHDD is available online:
http://www.nationalhealthcaredecisionsday.org/Welcome.htm
Find more information about Elder Care Expo 2008, the exhibitors, and more than 90 seminars by visiting http://www.ChoosingElderCare.com or by calling (651) 204-0266. Expo tickets are $8 per person and can be purchased online or at the door.
Elder Care Expo 2008 Sponsors include Augustana Care Corporation, Presbyterian Homes and Services, Humana, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, Accra Care Inc., and WCCO Radio. Supporting Partners include Minnesota Senior Federation, Minnesota Adult Day Care Service Association, At Home Solutions, ElderCare Rights Alliance, and Minnesota Creative Arts and Aging Network.
NHDD is a collaborative effort of national, state and community organizations committed to ensuring that all adults with decision-making capacity in the United States have the information and opportunity to communicate and document their healthcare decisions.
About Elder Care Expo: Elder Care Expo 2008 is produced by a team with more than 50 years of experience in consumer events, educational programming and gerontology. In addition, they have personally been involved with hospice volunteer work and caregiving to older family members, while raising children. Today, one in five adults is responsible for managing some aspect of the finances and/or healthcare of a family member who is 65 or older, and approximately 80 percent of home-care services are provided by family caregivers. Elder Care Expo is Minnesota's first educational event designed to bring together government agencies, nonprofits and private organizations under one roof and with one simple goal: helping baby boomers, their parents and seniors plan for and find solutions for their elder care challenges. Elder Care Expos, LLC, also publishes the Choosing Elder Care blog at:http://www.choosingeldercare.com/blog
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