Dateline October - December 2019 | Page 7

Worry Less About Money How to Pay for the Nursing Home: An Attorney’s Perspective How do you pay for the nursing home and still leave assets for the next generation? With ever-changing estate planning laws and great increases in nursing home costs, this is a concern for many. Understand what your options are, get your long-term care finance questions answered, and learn how to plan and place your assets to meet your future goals. Steve Ledin and Tom Jacobson Date: Mon, Sep 30 Time: 10:00–11:30 am Cost: $15 Class #: AEB4 Location: Gladstone, 105 Fraud Awareness Examine telemarketing fraud and common criminal schemes. Learn about rip-offs targeting grandparents, Social Security and Medicare scams, and “you have won” scams seeking to relieve you of your hard-earned cash. Discover how to identify email imposters, fake charities, and identify theft. Pete Orput Date: Thu, Oct 17 Time: 10:00 am–12:00 pm Cost: FREE! Please pre-register Class #: AEB7 Location: Mahtomedi District Center, 103 Let Your Creative Side Shine One Stroke Fall Flowers Discover the art of creating beautiful paintings of fall flowers using only one stroke for each petal or leaf. Learn the proper technique for loading your brush to create contrast and movement in each leaf and flower. You will also learn about which brushes are best for each stroke. All supplies are included. Vanessa Merry Date: Mon, Oct 21 Time: 9:30 am–12:30 pm Cost: $29 Class #: AEA13 Location: Gladstone, 107A 90 Minutes with an Estate Attorney Is it best to gift my assets to others while I’m alive or after I’ve passed? What about estate tax and gift tax planning? Should I gift my money away in a will or a trust? Would I qualify for Medicaid? What is the 60-month claw back? What if my spouse goes into the nursing home and exhausts our money? What about my current trust—does it avoid the nursing home? Get the answers to these questions and many more, including how to plan and place your assets to meet your retirement/ nursing home/legacy goals. Steve Ledin and Tom Jacobson Date: Thu, Nov 14 Time: 10:00–11:30 am Cost: $15 Class #: AEB5 Location: Gladstone, 105 Mixed Media Trees & Textures You’ll enjoy this unique project using mixed media: acrylics, photographs, papers, beads, paste, glitter, and a variety of fabrics including lace and ribbon. Create texture in your painting by first putting down papers with writing and/ or music, then painting, embedding materials, and painting some more—plus add dimension by using various tools. You will actually design two paintings (9 x 12” each) during class and learn two different techniques. A $5 supply fee is due to the instructor in class. Bring a lunch and beverage. Julie Schroeder Date: Fri, Dec 6 Time: 10:00 am–3:00 pm Cost: $69 Class #: AEA3 Location: Gladstone, 107A Rosemaling Experience this traditional Norwegian art form that includes a floral motif painted on a wooden object or furniture. Choose to spend your class time practicing and perfecting the strokes on paper, or if you prefer, bring a small wooden object to paint in class. Vanessa Merry Date: Mon, Oct 28 Time: 9:30 am–12:30 pm Cost: $29 Class #: AEA15 Location: Gladstone, 107A District 622 Community Education • Gladstone 55+ Center • www.isd622.org/seniors • 651-748-7250 7