2026-2027 Speaker Series

Live Safe, Healthy, and Smart 

Our purpose is to provide services and support to St. James' residents to enhance your ability to make 'aging in place' a reality. Each year NEST supports that goal with current topics the community will find valuable and interesting.  This year’s topics include:  The Market Outlook Now Through 2027; Six Pillars of Brain Health; Scams: What to Watch For and How to Handle It; Fall Proof Your Life; and, Signs of Aging - What's Normal? We have a great lineup of speakers this year who are knowledgeable in their respective topics. Please join us for another exciting NEST Speaker series! All programs will be held at the Homer E. Wright Event Center and are open to all St. James residents.

Signs of Aging. What’s Normal?

Tuesday, May 18, 2027 - 3:00-4:30 pm

Speaker:  Mia Dwertman, Lower Cape Fear Life Care

As we age, we have all experienced that moment when we can’t find our keys…. remember someone’s name… or don’t  have the stamina to do things like we have in the past.  Some changes are part of the natural aging process.  But how do we distinguish between the normal and abnormal aging process?  This lecture will discuss how understanding these differences is important so individuals can seek help and support in a timely manner.

Key learning objectives include:

• How to identify characteristics of normal aging
• Recognizing the changes when normal progresses to abnormal
• Determining next steps for intervention and support

Mia Dwertman from Lower Cape Fear Life Care will present an overview of typical and atypical aging processes.

Location:  Homer E. Wright Event Center

Date:  Tuesday, May 18, 2027

Time: 3:00 to 4:30 pm, including a question and answer session

Please plan to arrive a few minutes early such that the program can begin on time. The program is FREE to attend, but we strongly suggest you pre-register due to limited seating capacity, in order to ensure you are able to participate.

Please register by clicking on the Registration button, or via the Help Desk at (910)250-8388. Registration closes on May 17th at 12 noon.

In case you cannot attend, following each event, the materials and recording of the presentation will be posted on the 2026-2027 Speaker Series page, under the Events tab on the website.