ESTATE PLANNING COUNCIL OF CAPE COD

“After the Diagnosis: Empowering Your Clients to Make Informed Decisions After a Life-Changing Diagnosis.”

Many individuals are not prepared to receive a devastating, life altering diagnosis, and they do not know who to turn to for support.  This discussion will focus on how we can better serve our clients and prepare them for what may come next.

In this session, EPCCC Board Secretary, Kristine Callahan, CSA, CPC, CDP will moderate a discussion with experienced professionals to help us understand what happens to someone after a serious diagnosis such as Parkinson’s, stroke, and dementia.  They will explain what resources are available to them and how our local health care professionals are rising to meet the Cape’s ever expanding needs.

If you are interested in golf following the event, please email Pat Murphy for details and registration: Patrick.murphy@ubs.com.

We will also be nominating and voting for officers for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, followed by the presentation

Please RSVP by Friday, June 6th, 2025 if you would like to attend.  If you are a current member, choose “prepaid” as your payment method on the registration screen.

Guest Fees & Rules:  Guest fees of EPCCC members are now $50.00 and are due prior to or at the time of the event.  Guest fees can be paid on our website via credit card, or at the event via credit card, cash or check payable to EPCCC.  PLEASE NOTE:  You may only attend a lifetime maximum of three (3) EPCCC meetings as a guest—beyond that, you must become a member.  If you become a member on the day of the meeting you are attending as a guest, we will credit the guest fee against your membership fees.

Moderator:

Kristine Callahan, CSA, CDP is the Community Relations Director at Maplewood at Brewster

She has worked in senior related healthcare on Cape Cod since 1999. She is a Certified Senior Advisor (CSA)® and Certified Dementia Practitioner committed to serving seniors and working with caregivers.

Panelists:

Jill Beardsley, MA, CAGS, is the co-owner of Case Management Professionals, an Aging Life Care management agency providing compassionate support to elders and adults with disabilities on Cape Cod and their families. She has over 35 years’ experience in case management and administration

Laurie Knight Kjoller, EdD, LICSW  is an accomplished Social Worker at the Neuroscience Institute, Neurologists of Cape Cod.  Through patient advocacy and caregiver support she has a focus on the stages of diseases and conditions like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, stroke and many others.

Maryanne Ryan, LCSW is the CEO of Elder Services of Cape Cod & the Islands.  She has served as Director of Community Services and Director of Clinical Services at ESCCI. She spent the last 30 years working in Aging Services Programs on Cape Cod and the South Shore areas.