Marsha Goodman will be speaking about topics of interest to seniors and their families at a series of talks at Brookdale Senior Living, beginning on June 28 and continuing through August.

On May 22, 2012, Marsha Goodman will be speaking about changes to Medicare, and the VA Aid and Attendance benefit, at the annual careiver symposium sponsored by Senior B2B.  More details to follow.

On April 27, 2012, Marsha Goodman and Anne Resnick are participating in an “ask the experts” panel at Woodmark Senior Living Community in Sun City West, AZ.

On March 29, 2012, Marsha Goodman will be speaking about the A B C’s of Medicare at the Scottsdale Ranch Community Center.  Contact Claudia Sawaf at claudia.sawaf@trilogyfs.com for more information.

On March 24, 2012, Marsha Goodman is will be speaking about Life Care Planning  for Seniors and their Families at the Arizona Women’s Conference.  Go to www.azwc1.org for more information.

On March 14 and 15, Marsha Goodman will join Tim Takacs and Debra King in Presenting the Fundamentals of A Life Care Planning Law Firm, in Chicago, IL. Go to www.lcplfa.org for more information about the class.

On March 8, Marsha Goodman and Anne Resnick will be conducting an in-service for the staff of MD24 in Peoria, AZ.

Between February and May, 2012, Marsha Goodman will be speaking as part of the Alzheimers Association speakers’ series at locations throughout the Greater Phoenix area, including central Phoenix, Peoria and Avondale.  More information to follow. The first presentation took place at the Church of the Palms in Sun City on February 17, and the next one is scheduled for Wednesday, March 21 at the Peoria Public Library.  Contact Martha Burruel, Education Coordinator for the Alzheimer’s Association, at www.alz.org/dsw

On February 15 and 16, Marsha Goodman and Anne Resnick spoke to a group of professionals and family members at both locations of Encore Senior Living about Life Care Planning for Seniors and their Families.

On December 7, 2011, Marsha Goodman and Anne Resnick will discuss Medical and Mental Health Powers of Attorney and the significance of petitioning for guardianship to the staff of Haven Senior Horizons in Phoenix, AZ

On November 29, Marsha Goodman spoke about Powers of Attorney and Guardianship at Tuscany Independent Living in Scottsdale, AZ.

On Nomember 16, 2011, Marsha Goodman will talk about Life Care Planning and attorney obligations under the Arizona Adult Protective Services Act to the attorneys of Collins, May in Phoenix, Arizona.

On October 14, Marsha Goodman and Anne Resnick presented their firm, and the concept of Life Care Planning, to the Scottsdale Chapter of Senior B2B.

On September 13, Marsha Goodman will be presenting  an overview of VA Aid and Attendance benefits to the professional staff of Synergy Home Care in Phoenix.

On August 31, Marsha Goodman led an interactive discussion with the members of WATT (“Women at the Top”) in Phoenix, based on a hypothetical scenario of  Life Care Planning issues that a family might face.

On August 17, Marsha Goodman presented Life Care Planning and accountants’ obligations under the Arizona Adult Protective Services Act to the Staff of Tull, Forsberg and Olson.

On August 9 & 10, 2011, Marsha Goodman will be speaking about Life Care Planning to the Phoenix and Scottsdale chapters of the Womens’ Presidents Organization.

On July 25, Marsha Goodman gave a benefits overview to residents and guests at Chris Ridge Village.  This was Part 5 of her 6-part series on Life Care Planning issues.

Marsha Goodman has been invited to speak to the attorneys and paralegals on staff at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona on Elder Law on July 8, to assist the staff in identifying issues important to their retired service members.

On June 27, Marsha Goodman will be presenting the third of her 5-part series of topics of interest to seniors and their families at Chris Ridge Senior Village.  This month’s presentation will be about the different definitions of incapacity.  See blogpost for more information.

On June 13, Marsha Goodman will be speaking to residends and their families at Baptist Village Senior Care Facility in North Phoenix about Powers of Attorney and Advance Directives. Baptist Village utlizes the innovative Greenhouse Concept for its Memory Care units; see www.greenhouseproject.org.

On May 22, Marsha Goodman and Anne Resnick will be conducting a workshop called “Practical Foundations of Life Care Planning as we Age,” as part of the “Jewish Approach to Conscious Living and Conscious Dying”  at the Deutch Family Shalom Center of Temple Chai. More information is available from www.templechai.com

On May 18, Marsha Goodman will be speaking to clients of CareMore about advance directives, and how to keep them current.

On Monday, May 16, I will be participating in an “Ask the Experts’ forum sponsored by the Phoenix Area Agency on Aging.  We will be at the Sun Lakes United Methodist Church, 9248 E Riggs Road, Sun Lakes, AZ 85248

On May 9, Marsha Goodman will be on the faculty of a National Business Institute (“NBI”) seminar to be held at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Phoenix entitled “Resolving Legal and Financial Issues in Elder Care.”  See the link below for more information.

http://www.nbi-sems.com/SemTeleDetails.aspx/R-55329ER%7C?NavigationDataSource1=N:303 

On April 26, Marsha Goodman will be a featured speaker at an event designed to educate active duty military personnel and their families and benefit Operation Homefront Arizona. The event is sponsored by Home Instead Senior Care – Greater Phoenix.  Go to this page’s Blog to access the press release.

On Monday, April 25, Marsha Goodman will be at Chris Ridge Village presenting the second in our series of 6 monthly talks. This session will describe Guardianship and Conservatorship – what are they, why are they necessary, and what can be done to reduce the likelihood of Guardianship or Conservatorship. The series is open to residents, their families and the public. http://chrisridgeslc.com/

On Wednesday, April 13, Marsha Goodman and Anne Resnick will be leading a Lunch and Learn for employees of Honeywell in NW Phoenix on issues related to caring for their aging parents.

On Tuesday, March 29, Marsha Goodman will be participating in the “Pathways to Healthy Living” expo at Pueblo Norte Senior Living Community in Scottsdale, AZ.  Other speakers will be taking about Medication Management and the Stereotypes of Agiing. For more information, please contact Cathy Shiroda, Outreach Director for ResCare HomeCare – cshiroda@rescare.com

On Monday, March 28, Marsha Goodman and Anne Resnick will be presenting the first in a series of 5 monthly seminars at Chris Ridge Senior Living Community in Phoenix, AZ,  on issues of interest to seniors and their families. The  first session will be a discussion of Advance Directives.  See Chris Ridge curriculum, or contact Chris Ridge at http://chrisridgeslc.com/ for more information.

On Wednesday, March 23, 2011, Marsha Goodman will be speaking to the residents of Paradise Valley Retirement Center about VA benefits.  Later that day, she  and Anne Resnick will be talking about Life Care Planning with the staff of Cypress Home Care in Phoenix, AZ.  www.cypresshomecare.com

On Sunday, February 20, 2011, Marsha Goodman will be speaking about Elder Law to the Jewish War Veterans of Greater Phoenix at the Recreation Center at Mountain View Park in Scottsdale, AZ.  Contact Bernie Brownstein at bernietheb@gmail.com for more information.

On Friday, February 11, 2011, Marsha Goodman and Anne Resnick spoke about Life Care Planning to some of the staff with Home Instead – Greater Phoenix.  http://www.homeinstead.com/greaterphoenix

On Friday, February 4, Marsha Goodman will be talking about Elder Law with the members of the Arizona Bar Association Small Firm and Sole Practitioner Section; lunch and CLE credit will  be provided.  For more information, go to http://www.myazbar.org/SecComm/Sections/XP/.

On Thursday, January 20, 2011, Marsha Goodman presented the Life Care Planning process to the Women’s Investment Skills Exchange (“WISE”) in Phoenix.   Since this group works with many women who are planning for the future, they had many excellent questions and observations.

Marsha Goodman and Anne Resnick described the Life Care Planning process to the Staff of Homewatch Caregivers in Phoenix last Wednesday, January 12, 2011.

On January 6, 2011,  Marsha Goodman discussed ALTCS planning with the Probate and Estate Planning group of the law firm of Fennemore, Craig inPhoenix, AZ.