MONDAY, MAY 12 BRISTOL BRISTOL HOSPITAL CEO AND PRESIDENT KURT BARWIS. Presented by Advocates for Bristol Seniors. He will speak about practice of hospitals admitting patients for “observation” or as “out-patients” even though the ailment is critical and the hospital stay is for several days. Also discussion of for-profit status for hospitals. BristolSeniorCenter, 240 Stafford Ave., Bristol. Free. Reservations are a must. (860) 584-7895. TUESDAY, MAY 13 PLAINVILLE THE ‘NOT SO’ EMPTY NEST. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Special conference for grandparents who are raising their grandchildren. Keynote address: “Raising Positive, Caring Children in Challenging Times,” presented by Robert Franks, Ph.D., vice president and director, Child, Health and Development Institute of Connecticut, Inc. Complementary lunch, raffles, win a kind. Register. (860) 747-5728. OTHER ‘STRATEGIES FOR MAXIMIZING YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS.’ 7 p.m. Farmington Library, 6 Monteith Dr., Farmington. Registration required. (860) 673-6791, FarmingtonLibraries.org THE MULBERRY GARDENS AT MARIAN HEIGHTS FRIENDSHIP CLUB. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Opportunity to make new friends. MulberryGardens at MarianHeightsAdultDayCenter, 314 Osgood Ave., New Britain. RSVP. (860) 357-4264. FRIDAY, MAY 16 PLAINVILLE FRIENDS HELPING FRIENDS. 11:30 a.m. on the third Friday of each month. Single, divorced, widowed seniors who don’t like to [...]
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