VOYCE

Think you know residents’ rights? 🤔

This Residents’ Rights Month, we’re busting a few common myths and shining a light on the facts resident and families should know. Long-term care residents have rights, preferences, opinions, and choices — and those things should be respected.

Your rights don't check out at the front desk.

Swipe through → and maybe learn something you didn’t know.

And if you have a question about residents’ rights or long-term care, VOYCE is here to help. 💙

🚨 THIS WEEKEND ONLY 🚨

Join us October 16 for an evening of networking, a masterclass, happy hour, charcuterie bingo, and a LIVE episode of We’re At The Age.

And because we believe w**e + cheese + continuing education is a pretty solid combination…

🎟️ Get 20% OFF your ticket this weekend with code:

WINEANDCHEESE

But don’t overthink it. The code is only good THIS WEEKEND.

Come for the charcuterie. Stay for the conversations. Leave with some new connections and maybe a few things to think about.

👉 Grab your ticket and bring your people. Let’s make this one a good one.
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Which Advocacy After Hours character are you? 👀

🧀 The Charcuterie Strategist — You came to network, but you’re also here to win. And by “win,” we mean acquire the best cheese.

🤝 The Networker — You came to make connections and somehow already know half the room.

🥂 The Happy Hour Human — You've earned after-hours fun!

Whichever one you are, we have a spot for you at Advocacy After Hours!

Come for the connections. Stay for the education, happy hour, charcuterie bingo and live podcast.

Consider this your official invitation to be a little less professional... after hours. 😎

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What happens when professional development, networking, happy hour and a podcast walk into a bar?

Well... technically, they walk into Advocacy After Hours. 😂

Don't forget to get your tickets for our education and networking crossover event!

October 16, 2026
4 PM: Networking + Charcuterie
5 PM: Masterclass
5:45 PM: Happy hour
6:15 PM: Live podcast

Tickets: https://onecau.se/_h8czk1

🚨 FRIENDLY PSA: TOMORROW, THE PRICE GOES UP. 🚨

We hate to be the ones to tell you this, but… early bird pricing for Advocacy After Hours ends TOMORROW. 🐦💸

So if you’ve been thinking, “Hmm, that sounds fun. I should probably get a ticket…”

THIS IS YOUR SIGN.

We’re talking:

🥂 Happy hour
🧀 Charcuterie Boards
🤝 Networking with your fellow long-term care people
🎓 A masterclass you’ll actually want to attend
🎙️ AND a live recording of We’re At The Age

Get your ticket before the early bird price flies away tomorrow. 🐦

👉 https://onecau.se/_h8czk1

3 things you can do NOW to make future long-term care decisions easier. 👇

You don't have to know exactly what the future holds to start planning for it.

1️⃣ Know your wishes.
Where would you want to live? Who would you want involved in your care? What matters most to you if your health or independence changes? Start thinking—and talking—about it now.

2️⃣ Get your important documents in order.
Make sure you know where your key documents are and consider whether you have the legal documents you need to make your wishes known, such as a power of attorney or advance directive.

3️⃣ Start the conversation.
Talk with the people who may one day help you make decisions. It might feel awkward now, but it's a whole lot easier to have these conversations around the kitchen table than in the middle of a crisis.

Planning ahead doesn't mean you're expecting the worst. It means you're giving yourself—and the people who care about you—a little more direction when it matters most. ❤️

One week. Five days. Five conversations about aging.

September 14: Get Your Affairs In Order with Quinn Estate & Elder Law
September 15: Aging Well in STL with St. Louis Area Agency on Aging
September 16: Your Voice Matters with VOYCE's Doug Geist
September 17: Paying for a Nursing Home with Chien Hung
September 18: Staying Independent with Aging Gracefully

Sign up today: slpl.org

🍂 It’s September, which means it’s officially fall.

…except someone forgot to tell St. Louis. 🥵

While we’re waiting for the temperatures to get the memo, there’s at least something cooler on the horizon. 😎

Advocacy After Hours is coming up and early bird tickets are only available through September 15! Come hang out with us for networking, charcuterie, happy hour, a guardianship masterclass, and a live podcast recording.

🎟️ Grab your early bird ticket before prices go up: https://onecau.se/_h8czk1

Learning about aging is better when you don't have to do it alone. ❤️

Bring a friend. Bring a sibling. Bring your neighbor. Bring the person who keeps saying, “We really need to talk about this.”

Let’s Talk Aging is a free lunch & learn series designed to make important conversations about aging, caregiving, planning, and long-term care a little easier to navigate.

Come learn something new, enjoy free food and a fun activity, and leave with information you can actually use.

📍 Central Library
🍴 Free lunch
💡 Free education
👯 Bring a friend!

Save your seats and share this with someone you'd love to have at the table.
🔗 https://www.voycestl.org/ways-give/events/

Professional event… but make it actually fun. 👀🥂

Join us for Advocacy After Hours, an evening of good food, good conversation, practical takeaways, and a little happy hour thrown in for good measure.

🧀 Come hungry.
🎓 Be curious.
🥂 Stay for happy hour.
🎙️ Watch a live podcast recording.

Whether you work in long-term care, advocacy, aging, healthcare, or just want to connect with people doing meaningful work in the community, this is one you’ll want on your calendar.

And right now, early bird tickets are ON SALE! 🎟️

Grab yours before the price goes up → https://onecau.se/_h8czk1