LATE LIFE DESIGN
Recurring Events 2026
- Low Vision Group: First Wednesdays of every month 10-11am At Olympia Senior Center
- Owning the Age I Am: First Wednesdays of every Month 1:30-3pm At Virgil Clark Lacey Senior Center
- Late Life Planning Guide
Tuesday with Marty: 10am-12noon
At Virgil Clark Lacey Senior Center in Health Room.
Upcoming Special Events 2026
April 17, 2026 Workshop
Care-Giving and Care-Receiving in Late Life
One Day Class (4 hours) : For more information click on Upcomping Special Events above. It will take you to a page with more details.
Where: Olympia Senior Center 222 Columbia ST NW, Olympia, WA
When: 9:30-11:30 (break for lunch) 12:30-2:30 PM Friday, April 17th
Registration Now Open. Registering early helps isntructor prepare resources tailored to those attending.
Phone 360-586-6181 or On-line at southsoundseniors.org
RECURRING EVENTS
Low Vision Group
Description: A drop-in group for persons having difficulties with vision and persons who may want to know more about how to assist persons with low vision. Resources are shared and speakers come to provide information. Persons attending share how they learn to meet low vision challenges and find enjoyment in life.
Date, Day, and Time: First Wednesday of every month 10-11am
Location: Olympia, WA Senior Center, 222 Columbia ST NW, Olympia, WA
No cost: Open to the public. No registration required
Transportation: If Dial A Lift does not work for you, call the Senior Center 360-586-6181 and ask for Transportation.
Qualified volunteer drivers may be available for a ride to and from the group
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 Gjide: Tuesdays with Marty
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
Care-Giving and Care Receiving in Late Life APRIL 17, 2026
One Day Class (4-Hours)
Where: Olympia Senior Center, 222 Columbia ST NW, Olympia, WA 98501
When: 9:30-11:30 (1/2 Hour break) 12:30-2:30 pm Friday April 17th, 2026
Registration Now Open.
Phone 360-586-6181 or On-line at southsoundseniors.org
Course Overview
What You’ll Explore
- How to provide care for our relatives and friends and ourselves as we age whether in town or out of town.
- How to ask for assistance from relatives and friends when giving or receiving care
- How to find available volunteer and paid support as you care for others or yourself
This class covers ways of managing care for others and ourselves when help is neded for daily living. It includes care in the home setting, a faciility such as assisted living or Adult Family Home, or for persons outside of town. How to make decisions about what, when, and how much help is needed and gain acceptance for receiving help are explored. Care may include managing finances, providing transportation, help with shopping, and/or personal care such as dressing or bathing. There will be time for discussion to explore your own situatjon and ways to find balance with other perts of your life.
Questions? Email keysaging@gmail.com or visit website keystoaging-latelifedesign.com
About the Presenter/Facilitator
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.
