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Life Transitions   

  • Exploring Alternatives to CCRCs     
  • Fee: $150.00
    Item Number: OPN2425LTACC101A
    Dates: 5/20/2025 - 5/29/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
    Days: Tu Th
    Sessions: 4
    Building: Reuter Center
    Room: 102
    Instructor:

    Options for senior living are varied and broad, ranging from staying in one’s home to Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs). Each person’s individual needs, resources and desires are different, and there is an overwhelming range of ways to address housing and services for aging. In this course, we will explore myths and realities of different senior living models, including aging in place,  non-CCRC residential options and planning for long term care. Members of the OLLI Life Transitions committee have designed a course to help you evaluate your options, become aware of different local and regional services, and equip you with tools for asking the right questions to create plans and next steps.

     

    This four-session program will meet the following times:

    Tuesday, May 20, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
    Thursday, May 22, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
    Tuesday, May 27, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
    Thursday, May 29, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

    Costs
    The fee for the Exploring Alternatives CCRCs program is $150 per person. A 24-25 OLLI annual membership is required to register for this program. If you do not have a current membership, please visit this page and add membership to your cart. Program fee includes program materials and administration.

    Refunds
    Refunds will be issued for the program fee, less $25/person administrative charges for cancellations made by 5 p.m. up to 10 days prior to May 20, 2025. For cancellations made less than 10 days prior to May 20, 2025, 50% of the program fee will be refunded. Email olli@unca.edu to request cancellation and refund.

     
 

  • The Gift of Time
  • Fee: $175.00
    Dates: 8/6/2025 - 9/3/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
    Days: W
    Sessions: 5
    Building: Reuter Center
    Room: 102
    Instructor:

    The Gift of Time is a five-session course that is designed to encourage you to think about how to plan and communicate your end-of-life wishes to the important people in your life. The workshop takes place as an extended conversation with trained facilitators as well as invited speakers who will address legal, medical and spiritual issues and offer the tools to prepare an end-of-life plan. Registration is open to OLLI members only. The cost is $175, which includes a 2025-2026 OLLI membership, programmaterials and administration. If you have questions, please contact Hilary Schroeder, life transitions and special programs manager, at 828.250.3973 or hschroed@unca.edu.
     


    The Gift of Time workshop will encourage you to think about how to plan and communicate your end of life wishes to spouses, partners, children and parents. Take control of what you want for yourself and help others address the myriad issues that face all of us in times of crisis.

    The workshop will be an extended conversation with trained facilitators as well as outside speakers who will converse holistically on key legal, medical and spiritual issues. The objective is to provide participants with compelling reasons to prepare an end of life plan and prepare them to deal with both the rational and emotional elements of such a plan. For more information and registration details, visit the Gift of Time page on the OLLI website.

    Cost (includes 2025-2026 OLLI membership, program materials and administration): $175

    Refunds: Payment is due at the time of registration. Registration is not complete until program fees are paid. Refunds will be issued for the program fee, less $25/person administrative charges for cancellations made by 5 p.m. at least 10 days prior to the program start date. For cancellations made after 5 p.m. less than 10 days prior to the program start date, no refunds will be issued. Email olli@unca.edu to request cancellation and refund.
 

  • Paths to Creative Retirement
  • Fee: $850.00
    Dates: 9/5/2025 - 9/7/2025
    Days: Su F Sa
    Sessions: 3
    Building: Reuter Center, UNC Asheville campus

    Paths to Creative Retirement (Paths) focuses on the non-financial aspects of life’s second half; decision-making exercises and thought-provoking discussions reveal stimulating opportunities. Transform anxieties about your next chapter of life into a reassuring learning process—Paths is truly a unique retirement workshop.

    We invite you to consider questions such as:

    • When should I retire?
    • How will I spend my time after I stop or reduce my work?
    • How will I find purpose and meaning after I retire?
    • How will my identity change in retirement?
    • How will retirement affect my relationships with family and friends?
    • How do I investigate work and volunteer opportunities?


    Please note that communications regarding Paths will come from olli@unca.edu or hschroed@unca.edu. Add these email addresses to your contacts and safe sender list so you don't miss important updates and information.


    Program schedule: Friday, September 5, 8:30 a.m.-8 p.m.; Saturday, September 6, 8:30 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sunday, September 7, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m.
 

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