Piedmont Macon to host symposium on aging
“This symposium is directed toward seniors, caregivers and those approaching their senior years,” says Trawick.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Piedmont Macon is hosting the ‘Aging Exuberantly’ Symposium to help navigate aging.
Patient liaison for Grief Support Services at Piedmont Macon and one of the event’s organizers, Franchetta Trawick, says Georgia’s population has grown to more than 10.7 million people, and nearly 15 percent of those residents are age 65 or older.
According to Piedmont Macon, the average life expectancy of Americans now tops 76 years old, with many people living well into their 80s and even 90s.
Trawick says growing older comes with its a unique set of questions, challenges and opportunities.
“This symposium is directed toward seniors, caregivers and those approaching their senior years,” says Trawick.
Sessions include:
- Medicare Made Easy
- Advance directives
- Medication management
- Fall prevention
- Healthy eating
- Reading food and nutrition labels
The symposiums’ keynote speaker is Tori Sorrells. Sorrells is a licensed clinical social worker within Piedmont’s Sixty Plus program.
The event will be November 7 at Forest Hills Church in Macon. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and the event begins at 9 a.m.
Attendees can register before the event by emailing Franchetta.Trawick@piedmont.org or register in-person.
The event is free and open to the public. Lunch will be provided for attendees.
