Minutes, All-Community Meeting 2024 05 08
Topics: aging in community
Present: Kerry, Michael, Emily, Kerri Jo, Ben (fac), Vicky, Linda, Lila, Kay (notes), Jorge, Molly (visitor), Laura, Hannah, Stephen, Larraine
Announcements
The company is clearing out the Carol Smith's house and will hold an estate sale Possibly May 31, June 1 and 2. The estate sale means possibly lots of people.
Choir-Choir sing-along at 1:00 on Saturday at common house. Linda can't be here. Laura can open but can't stay. Need a volunteer to be here and lock up. .The lyrics have been sent out Either bring the device with the lyrics or a printout or plan to share. Donation box to support musicians.
Sunday May 16, 7:00-9:00 p.m. Mary Tebbs. Donations go to musicians. Gif announcement going out on our instagram.
Kerri Jo is moving into unit 10.
Aging in Community
Vicky, Lila, and Larraine watched and discussed the cohousing webinar, "Starting a Conversation about Aging in Community," and felt there were things worth sharing. Handout of discussion topics and notes. Conference on aging in 2016 in Salt Lake.
Nationwide there are about 20 senior cohousing communities. Silver Sage.has residents sign a participation agreement when they move in. Six units are federal housing. Not much land. Age range 50s to 90s. They count attendance at meetings and events. Create a healthy culture of participation; Silver Sage doesn't track participation.
Complete an inventory of tasks and let older or less able people have first pick.
Some communities have an elder meeting once a month, mainly a listening and support group.
Osher class "The elephant in the room," end of life planning, $49, end of June, at university.
Management will be purchasing a defibrillator, an AED. You don't have to be a trained medical professional to use it. Can learn with a small amount of training, which the community will be doing.
"Wisdom Circles"
Questions about
- the reciprocal responsibility between the individual and the community
- the community's responsibility to a resident and a resident's responsibility to the community
- privacy vs. community
Breakout discussion groups
A trust is a lot less expensive than probate. Depending on state law, may be able to avoid probate in other ways.
Write your obituary.
The difference between being in an older community and being in a more age-diverse community.
Younger people may need to do end-of-life planning more than older people -- for instance, custody of children.
Next of kin information in internal mail files and also online. Update.
If you aren't sure what you want, make some decision now and you can change or update it.
Think about whether you want to be resuscitated and under what circumstances, what arrangements you want.
Have conversations so your family and significant others know what you want.
Committee Reports
ACM planning. If you want some time in an ACM, please attend an ACM planning meeting and discuss what you want to talk about so the committee can allot time.
Farmette. Saturday 9:00 & Sunday 10:00
Fund-Raising. $2,250 total. $532 from plants.
Welcoming. "Save the date" cards to be sent to former residents and others. Sat Sept 28..
East Garden. Linda would like to hold a work party to clean up northwest bed, maybe plant perennials. Would like any extra bulbs people have.