Date: Monday, September 23, 2024
Time: 3:00 - 5:00 PM
Host: The Springs at Tanasbourne
1950 NE 102nd Ave, Hillsboro, OR 97006
Speaker bio: Kera Magarill
Kera Magarill holds degrees in human service, non-profit management and has received specialized training in music therapy and dementia care. After completing a program in gerontology with Metropolitan State University in Denver, she began serving on faculty as an instructor in Aging Leadership and Health Professions. Kera has worked across the long term care continuum in adult day, in-home care, memory care, and nursing home care. She started volunteering with the Alzheimer’s Association of Colorado and eventually served on staff as an Early Stage Program Coordinator during which time she launched a statewide creative engagement program with museums, arts, and other cultural partners. She has also contributed as a writer to Activity Connection’s dementia programming publication for activity and programming professionals. She is honored to be serving her community in her current role as an Older Adult Behavioral Health Specialist with Washington County Disability, Aging and Veteran Services.
Topic: "Radical Aging for Lifelong Suicide Prevention"
Faced with pervasive messages of ageism, ableism and other intersecting stigmas, older adults have been disconcertingly impacted by higher rates of loneliness and suicide than other age groups. This risk exists despite the fact that older adulthood has actually been linked to greater well-being and life satisfaction. Gain a better understanding of how a lifetime of ageist stereotypes creeps into our collective psyche and how a failure to recognize and disrupt ageism leads to systemic failures to protect our communities from suicide across the lifespan.
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