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Aging Gracefully: What does quality of life mean to seniors?


Date & time
Thursday, March 19, 2015
7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Cost

This event is free

Contact

Susan Edey
514-848-2424 ext. 4893

Where

Habitations Du Fort
2101 Réné-Lévesque Boul. W

As baby boomers age into their late sixties and people continue to live longer and healthier lives, we are faced with the biggest cohort of seniors our society has ever known. Where will they live? What will they do for fun? Will they be able to adapt to changing times and technologies? What services will they require or desire?

With public institutions struggling to keep up with demands and familial bonds frequently stretching over long distances, seniors today have to prepare for old age in completely different ways. Recognizing that many of us either are, or hope to be, seniors one day, this public conversation invites us to consider what quality of life looks like in our later years.

Beyond health and financial security, how do seniors define happiness? How do their needs, wants and aspirations differ from those of the generation that precede them? Be we family, neighbours or community members, how can we ensure that our fellow citizens are able to age with grace, dignity and meaningful intergenerational connections?

Guests

Janet Torge currently wears the hats of a television documentary producer, bookkeeper, film archivist and prenatal teacher. Radical Resthomes was conceived when her friends put her in charge of their senior housing some 20 years ago. The vision has changed considerably since then, but now, after years of “talk”, the “walk” has finally started and Radical Resthomes has joined many other efforts across the country to redefine how seniors live as they age.

David Suliteanu is what you could call an artsy Engineer. After 30 years in Production Management and Manufacturing Consulting, David has taken his passion for improving things to a purely humanitarian rather than solely business level. His ability to analyze situations and come up with solutions for the betterment of everyone involved has led him to establish a company that will specialize in the improvement of the quality of life of seniors in a wide range of areas.

Moderator

Ana Milic recently started volunteering at Montreal Birth Companions. She originally hails from Serbia and recently worked with Eastern European immigrants and refugees. A single mom of two wonderful boys, Ana currently works at the McGill University for Lifelong Learning. Her interests include education, lifelong learning, healthy food and healing practices.


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