Avon / Farmington Valley Community Programs Explore Pre ...

A growing number of people are seeking information about a variety of eldercare and estate planning issues related to aging. With the largest number of older Americans in our nation?s history ? including the graying Baby Boomers -- topics such as long term care, family support, and legal concerns and options are of significant interest to many. In addition, approximately 1 million people, in the last year alone, planned for their own final arrangements and many paid in advance as well.

That?s why family-owned Carmon Community Funeral Homes will host four Farmington Valley informational programs in June to provide information about pre-planning of final arrangements, how to pay for these services, and how to protect one?s assets if Title 19 and Medicaid are ever needed. Included at each event will be information about eldercare, financial and legal strategies, and requirements for effective estate planning and asset protection, including accessing Medicaid and Veterans? funding benefits. Attendees at all of the sessions will learn how to protect themselves and their estates and will receive a free planning guide.

The four free Carmon Community Funeral Homes programs in the Farmington Valley are:

Speaking at both programs will be Nicole I. Paquette, CFSP, CPC ? a licensed funeral director and certified pre-planning consultant with Carmon Community Funeral Homes. The Immediate Past President of the Connecticut Funeral Directors Association, Ms. Paquette will explain the benefits of planning ahead for one?s own funeral or cremation. She will explain why many people do this to relieve much of the emotional and financial burden from their families who otherwise must make many decisions in the difficult days following their death. She also will tell how others plan ahead to be sure that all of their own funeral details are in place ?exactly how they want them ? including the choice of a burial or cremation, type of service, or specific music.

On Tuesday, June 5, Ms. Paquette will be joined in Avon by John F. ?Jay? Kearns, CELA, of Simsbury, a certified elder law attorney with Kearns & Kearns PC in West Hartford. Atty. Kearns has served as a director of the National Elder Law Foundation and as a director of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, where he was honored as a Fellow of the Academy for his commitment to the service of older persons. He was Connecticut?s first board-certified elder law specialist.

On Thursday, June 14, Ms. Paquette will be joined in Granby by Gary R. Kevorkian, of Kevorkian & Associates, LLC in Granby. With over 30 years of experience, Atty. Kevorkian practices in the areas of estate planning, probate, trust administration, elder law, Medicaid planning and real estate including commercial and residential transactions. He also assists companies with formation, structure, and corporate succession planning.

?We host these community programs as a public forum to help people become more prepared and comfortable with key decisions regarding their families and their future,? explains Nicole I. Paquette, CFSP, CPC of Carmon Community Funeral Homes. ?Attendees are encouraged to ask questions about advance directives, wills and trusts, probate and Medicaid/Title 19.?

Seating is limited and registration is required for each program.

• To reserve a seat for either of the June 5 programs in Avon, please call Carmon Funeral Home & Family Center at (860) 673-8610.

• To reserve a seat for either of the June 14 programs in Granby, please call Hayes-Huling & Carmon Funeral Home at (860) 653-6637.

Carmon Community Funeral Homes has been serving families in North Central Connecticut for more than 65 years with eight funeral homes in North Central Connecticut: Avon; Granby; Rockville; South Windsor; Suffield; Vernon; and Windsor (2), and its own on-site Mount Laurel Crematory. The Windsor-based firm has always been a trailblazer in developing community programs that provide education and support to people who are planning funerals or coping with death. Staff work closely with clergy and physicians to provide team support to families. Staff members have participated in crisis teams and loss awareness programs at local high schools and colleges to help students deal with loss. More than a decade ago, Carmon Community Funeral Homes created ?Mary?s Place, A Center for Grieving Children and Families? which provides a trusting atmosphere for Connecticut children and teens who have experienced the death of a parent, sibling or another significant person. Carmon Community Funeral Homes also offers support groups for young widows and widowers and ?Begin Again? self-help programs.

For more information about Carmon Community Funeral Homes, visit www.carmonfuneralhome.com.

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