Featured Speakers:

• Pattie Wright – Highmark Delaware
• Raul Reyes – Delaware Medicaid & Medical Assistance (DMMA)
• Rebecca Sax – AmeriHealth Caritas
• Plus a special guest to be announced!

Who should attend?

• Healthcare providers
• Community organizations
• Policymakers
• Patient advocates
• Anyone committed to helping Delawareans better understand and navigate their health care

We look forward to your participation in this important conversation.

Topics:

• What is it?
• Why does it matter?
• Am I inadvertently involved?
• How can I change it?

If you serve, or interact with, older adults, come have lunch, & join in a informational discussion w/ friends and peers. Learn some new perspectives to help make DE's service industry age-friendly.

Agenda:

• 11:30-12:30 p.m.
  Lunch & Networking
• 12:30-1:00 p.m.
  Mid-State Resources for Older Adults - Meet & Greet
  Pace Your Life & Polaris
• 1:00- 2:00 p.m.
  AGEISM in Healthcare
  Rachel Fields, MSN, AGA-CNP-BC,DCP
  DSU Adjunct Faculty

Current population data estimates indicate that there are approximately 290,180 individuals aged 60 and older residing in the State of Delaware. Of that, 18,872 are 85 years and older. It is estimated that by the year 2050, the older population will make up approximately 34% of the state’s total population. By 2030, Delaware is projected to have the 9th highest proportion of persons aged 65 and older among all states.

Learn how to live a healthier, more fulfilling life by:

• Staying healthier longer
• Managing feelings like frustration, tiredness, pain, and being alone
• Learning safe ways to move your body to stay strong and flexible
• Learning how to talk with your doctor and others
• Learning how healthy food helps your body

Southern Delaware, like all of Rural America, offers a beautiful, yet often challenging, landscape that requires unique approaches to meet the health needs of our diverse communities.