Event name
The Gift Project-Advance Care Planning Made Easy
When
Fri 05 / 03 / 2024
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Where
the Dell JCC, Zimmerman Multi-Purpose Rooms
7300 Hart Lane
Austin TX 78731
7300 Hart Lane
Austin TX 78731
Who can attend
Open to all
Price
FREE
Organizer
Johanna Mandel
Planning for the last chapter of life can be overwhelming, but it’s one of the greatest gifts you can give to those you love. The GIFT Project is a FREE hands-on advance planning workshop. RSVP by noon May 1st for a free box lunch from Jason's Deli (see below for sandwich selection).
Join Ginny Erboe, RN, MSN from the GIFT Project for lunch, while learning:
- How to identify your preferences, if there comes a time when you cannot speak for yourself
- How to choose a medical power of attorney
- How to complete your Texas advance directives
- The benefits of hospice care
- How to qualify for hospice services
- Who pays for hospice care
- The myths of hospice care
- The difference between hospice and palliative care
Experts will be on-hand to help you with healthcare planning forms and answers questions about Texas Advance Directives. The sessions and legal documents are free and available for everyone 18 years of age and older. This interactive seminar empowers participants to identify what matters most to them and take steps to ensure their wishes are honored.
Please enter your lunch selection in the COMMENTS. Lunch selection is due by Wednesday, May 1st at noon.
In the COMMENTS section, please enter the type of sandwich you would like for lunch. Chips, pickle and a chocolate chip cookie is included with each selection.
1. Roasted turkey breast with lettuce, tomato
2. Chicken Salad with almonds and pineapple
3. Spinach Veggie Wrap (Vegetarian option)
Parking:
- As you arrive at the Shalom Austin campus, you will reach our security gate. Please tell them you are here for the Advance Care Planning Made Easy event.