Many of us over the age of 50 years have not documented or had conversations with our children concerning our desires for life care planning, where important documents are located, and what to do in case of an emergency. This three-session course will present to participants the “Three Tools” which will prepare you to have conversations with the important people in your life. The materials also can be used for other family members.

1. Calendar of Seasonal Living: This fun tool provides questions to ask oneself each season – Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter – to stay on top of one’s living and staying connected to the broader community. Topics include home and car maintenance, health and financial matters, but importantly fun activities, volunteering, and random acts of kindness.

2. A Checklist of Resources to Aid Life Care Planning: This session provides an extensive list of all the bits of information that should be pulled together and stored safely in the event someone else must take over to manage your affairs due to illness, incapacity, accident or death.

3. Advance Care Planning and Wrap-up: This session builds in the medical planning approach offered by Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, leading to decisions about selecting a Health Care Agent and preparing an Advance Directive, plus the all-important family conversations that should precede all of the formal paperwork.