LATE LIFE DESIGN
Recurring Events 2026
- Owning the Age I Am: First Wednesdays of every Month
1:30-3pm At Virgil Clark Lacey Senior Center - Late Life Planning Guide
Every Wednesday with Martha/Marty: 10am-12noon
At Virgil Clark Lacey Senior Center in Health Room.
Upcoming Special Events 2026
Late Life Concern Workshops
2nd Wednesdays 1:30-3pm
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Where: At: Virgil Clark Lacey Senior Center in the East Room 6757 Pacific Ave SE, Olympia, WA
How to Register: Call Lacey Senior Center at 360-407-3967.
No fee required
October 14th, 2026 – Getting Your Affairs in Order –
A panel of experts to address Legal Issues & Funeral Planning
November – No workshop. Senior Centers closed Veterans Day
December 9th, 2026 – Changing Relationships in Late Lfe
Families and Friendships
2027 Workshops To be Announced
Questions or requests for future workshops?
Contact Martha Worcester at:
mworcester.vol@southsoundseniors.org
RECURRING EVENTS
Owning the Age I Am
Description: A drop-in group for learning about and sharing challenges and joys of late life.
Date, Day and Time: First Wednesday of every month 1:30-3pm
Location: Virgil Clark Lacey Senior Center 6757 Pacific Avenue SE Lacey, WA
No cost: Open to public. No registration required.
Late LIfe Planning Guide: Every Wednesdays with Martha/Marty 10am to 12noon.
Marty can assist you in planning for the expected changes in life after age 60. She works with you to plan you own next steps for meeting life’s challenges and finding enjoyment as you journey through late life. Just drop-in, or contact her for an appointment at mworcester@southsoundseniors.org.
Upcoming Special Events 2026
October 14th, 2026 – Getting Your Affairs in Order –
A panel of experts to address Legal Issues & Funeral Planning
Description
- Wills, Power of Attorney for Finances, and Health Directives
- Funeral Preplanning and Alternatives
- Ways to share your wishes with trusted family and/or those who need to know.
There will be short presentations by panelists, time to ask questions, and packets of information to take home.
November – No workshop. Senior Centers closed for Veterans Day
December 9th, 2026 – Changing in Relationships in Late Life: Families and Friendships
How do our relationships with family members and friends change over time due to:
- health conditions,
- new living situations, and
- loss of family or long-term friends through death or moving apart?
A presentation on the usual changes within families and friendships in late life and the ways people adapt to those changes is followed by a time for sharing both your challenges and joys in relationships maintained, those lost, and new ones found.
2027 2nd Wednesdays Workshops: To Be Announced
Questions or requests for future workshops?
Contact Martha Worcester at: mworcester.vol@southsoundseniors.org
ABOUT PRESENTER
Marty (Martha) Worcester is a Consultant for Aging with a rich background in Growth and Development in decades of life after age 65. Her most focused research has been in family caregiving when either mental health or physical disabilities must be managed. She works with individuals and groups to acquire information needed to meet the challenges and find enjoyment in the process of caregiving in late life. In her personal life she has experienced the challenges of caring for parents and siblings and needing to acquire help from others.