Statom: Caregiver Senior Expo guest

Lelan Statom, News Channel 5, will be keynote speaker for the second annual Upper Cumberland Family Caregiver Senior Expo slated Oct. 28 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Hyder-Burks Ag Pavilion located in Cookeville.

Area seniors interested in attending should contact the Senior Center at 473-6559. Transportation to the Expo is $4 for senior citizens age 60 plus. Departure time is 9:30 a.m.

The Area Agency on Aging and Disability is coordinating the event. Exhibitors from the health care and business industries along with several organizations in the Upper Cumberland will be manning over 80 booths providing screening and other information about services available in their communities for caregivers and the elderly and disabled populations attending throughout the day.

Educational seminars will be focusing on important topics and issues facing the elderly, older adults with disabilities and the caregivers.

Roy Cravens will explain his topic, How Con Artists Trick Us, from 10 to 11 a.m. with a fashion show by Belk’s scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to 12 noon. At 1 p.m., Karla Quinn will discuss The Geriatric Experience; and Lelan Statom will speak on Weather and You, beginning at 2 p.m.

The Dementia Sensitivity session, slated from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., will be conducted for anyone interested in performing everyday tasks under conditions that simulate the effects of dementia. The individual 20-minute simulation and a wrap-up session summarizing the experience will follow.

There is no charge for admission or workshops except the Dementia Sensitivity sessions which will cost $40 per person. For more information on the Senior Expo or reserving an exhibitor booth contact Sue Rhoton at 931-432-4111.