Conference focus is older adults
ORANGE COUNTY OFFICE OF AGING
by Mariann Klinger
LW contributor
The Orange County Office of Aging Services Collaborative Policy Committee will host a virtual conference on Friday, Nov. 5, from 8-11 a.m. “Mastering the Master Plan” will focus on the state’s plan for older adults.
In addition to speakers Amanda Lawrence (project director, California Master Plan for Aging), Ellen Young (vice President, Irvine Health Foundation) and Ericka Danczak (director of Aging and Veterans Services, Orange County), the conference will feature a town hall with local elected officials including state Sen. Tom Umberg, Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley and local assembly members.
Anyone interested can register for the virtual event at bit.ly/Nov-MasterPlan.
In September, the county’s Office of Aging’s Older Adults Program committee launched a COVID-19 Resource Toolkit, which can be accessed via www. officeonaging.ocgov.com/covid-19/ resource-toolkit.
Leisure World residents can also access Friendship Line California, run by the Institute on Aging, a free hotline for non-emergency emotional support calls, at 1-888-670-1360. The Friendship Line has been a lifeline for individuals 60 years or older and adults with disabilities for 45 years.
Mariann Klinger, of Mutual 9, serves on the steering committee for the Orange County Office of Aging.
Sen. Tom Umberg
