Avenidas

Re-Inventing Aging

Learning & Leisure

Learning & Leisure

Register Now for Summer 2020 Classes

Registration opens Monday, June 1st for Avenidas members and Friday, June 12th for non-members.

Please register early for your classes—space is limited. Also, if we do not reach a minimum number of students, classes may be cancelled.

Download Class Schedule

Important Information about Summer Classes

As we offer you our Summer 2020 class catalogue, we realize we do so with uncertainty.

But first, we would like to thank all of our instructors and class coordinators who so willingly immediately switched gears and moved their classes to an online format. Especially in the early stages, we had instructors trying different ways of connecting with their classes and helping each other learn how to host Zoom classes. It has been very inspiring to all of us, seeing our community connect in new ways with all of you leading the way.

Cheers, too, to all the students who have so enthusiastically jumped on the Zoom bandwagon, learning new skills, and transforming their homes into their new classrooms. We appreciate your patience as we work out all the kinks in these new ways of offering our classes and workshops.

We have planned our Summer 2020 with the assumption that it will not be “business as usual” in any of our centers for the time being. The majority of classes are being offered as “Zoom only.” Log on information will be emailed to registered students. The log on information for each class will remain the same for the duration of the summer session.

Registration for “in-person” classes will be limited to ensure social distancing can be maintained. Please check the class description for class size limits. Be sure to register early to secure your place.

We are offering one “hybrid class,” a zoom/in-person combination for Musical Jam Sessions, and have changed the registration process for Wine Appreciation.

We are hoping to reopen our centers with reduced capacity in July, but we will follow the orders of the state and the county as well as the recommendations of our Board of Directors in this matter. All classes, especially those scheduled to be in-person, are subject to changes, delays in the start date, or cancellation.

We apologize for the inconvenience, appreciate your patience, and are extremely grateful for your continued support during these unprecedented times.

We hope to see you soon!

Multi-Generational Planning for Long-Term Care (Video)

Did you miss our most recent installment of the Gilfix Law at Home series “Multi-Generational Planning for Quality Long Term Care?” Don’t worry, you can watch the video right here.

Webinar Description

Seventy percent of individuals over the age pf 65 will need some form of long-term care. This webinar will explain the “spectrum of long-term care,” which includes everything from home-based care to skilled nursing facilities (SNF’s). It will describe the alternative approaches to paying for the cost of care. This will include self-funding, smart use of home equity, LTC insurance, and government-based programs.

Emphasis will be placed on multi-generational planning steps to protect the family home and other assets while qualifying for Medi-Cal, which can pay for skilled nursing care. Planning to “stay at home” will include the under-utilized PACE and VA Aid and Attendance programs.

Presented by Mike and Mark Gilfix, Gilfix and La Poll Associates, LLP. Gilfix & La Poll, LLP are pioneers and nationally recognized leaders in estate planning.