Upcoming and Recent Events
March Luncheon
The Spring ARMS Luncheon will take place on Thursday, March 27, 2025 from 11am - 2pm.
The afternoon includes a social hour, lunch, and organizational updates.
The speaker for March 27th will be Bill Affolter, MD. Bill Affolter, a retired family physician, will be talking about a personal project he started last summer called Story Bench. He became interested in the enormous importance of staying socially connected as we age and this gave him a way to increase his own social connections and also to rediscover some of the most satisfying aspects of being a Family Practice physician.
His story was covered by a local TV station. (can be seen here)
July Luncheon
Save The Date - Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Please save the date for our upcoming ARMS Luncheon
This luncheon will take place on Wednesday, July 16, 2025.
More information / invitations will be sent out closer to the date.
Senior Caucus Webinar - Monthly First Friday Educational meeting
Good afternoon and thank you for joining our meeting this morning. For those who were not able to join, the YouTube link is located below.
YouTube link: https://youtu.be/-yQV0t2enxw
Friday, February 7th@ 10am will be our February First Friday Senior Caucus Monthly Webinar. We are very lucky to have Mary Badger joining us this week. Zoom link below for Friday’s meeting.
Mary Schaefer Badger, MD will be joining us as an expert on Climate Change, what you should know? And what we should be doing?
To set up emergency kits: https://www.ready.gov/kit
Upcoming Voices & Choices: Ready to register!
Be sure to register using the links below.
February 11th Chris Fordyce: Plan to Grow Old, Part 2: Emergency planning for older adults
Registration link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/rS5rcS8VSTq74d8rmjyMAQ
February 25th Cynthia Stewart: Trends in Legislative Action
Registration link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUrcuqurjotH9F7ydbHh32UltlKqtWow9pp
Getting involved:
Have an idea for an upcoming topic we would love to hear from you, please email memberparticipation@KP.ORG
Have a KP member in mind who is not a Senior Caucus member, we are looking to grow our membership, email memberparticipation@KP.ORG
Senior Caucus Webinar - Monthly First Friday Educational meeting
Thank you for joining today’s meeting, and the engaging conversation and insights you have as our valued Senior Caucus members
Attached are the presentations from today’s meeting along with the link to the YouTube video.
YouTube link: https://youtu.be/gs78t7T5f30
Satisfaction Survey: https://kp.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5tM7R7nr8csUPb0
Additional Links:
Individual Medicare Advantage plans: https://healthy.kaiserpermanente.org/washington/shop-plans/ready-for-medicare
Federal Retiree Medicare Advantage plans: https://healthplans.kaiserpermanente.org/federal-employees-fehb/medicare/
Public Employee Retiree Medicare Advantage plan: https://mybenefits.kaiserpermanente.org/pebb/plans
Member Health Apps: https://healthy.kaiserpermanente.org/washington/health-wellness/mental-health/tools-resources/digital
Hearing Aid benefit response:
Hearing Aid “Advantage Plus 2”: The 24-month calendar does not reset if members purchase the optional rider. If a member used the benefit in 2024, and then purchased the rider in 2025, the 24-month timing would still apply to the use date in 2024.
Upcoming Voices & Choices:
Our second year of the Voices and Choices series will be rolling out in October 2024, with new topics from some of our favorite presenters, and some fresh faces. Please look out for upcoming information on these presentations, dates below if you would like to add these to your calendar.
Eric Larson, What the Conversation Around Aging Presidential Candidates Can Teach Us About Our Aging Selves: Oct. 15th @ 10am
Registration link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIuc--tpj4vH9G0MUby2LlZeeEUENRbap0g
Jackie Lopez, Patient Advocacy: November 5th @ 10am
Registration link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcpd-ugqT8oHNNG66pUpp47srJOvZbNIPI6
Bill Affolter, Social Connections and the Science of Connectedness, Project StoryBench : Nov. 19th @ 10am
Registration link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAoduquqzMtGNI56RkyvPd_mfa3_fUmjn_s
Getting involved:
Have an idea for an upcoming topic we would love to hear from you, please email memberparticipation@KP.ORG
Would you like to be on a distribution list for upcoming volunteer opportunities, or feedback requests? Email: memberparticipation@KP.ORG
Have a KP member in mind who is not a Senior Caucus member, we are looking to grow our membership, email memberparticipation@KP.ORG for more information.