Council on Aging Programs

The Council on Aging holds monthly educational programs on the second Thursday of each month (except in July and August) at the O’Connor Senior Center (611 Winona St.) at 2:30 pm. All programs are free and open to the public. 

KIDNEY SMART with Hector Rodriguez-Padilla, RN

March 13, 2025, 2:30 pm

In honor of World Kidney Day, our Council On Aging program speaker, Hector Rodriguez-Padilla, will discuss Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), 5 stages of CKD, taking control of CKD, and preparing for treatment.

Mr. Rodriguez-Padilla has been a Registered Nurse working in dialysis for 25 years. He has worked 15 years in ICHD (in-center hemodialysis), with 2 years in Facility Administration, and 8 years in peritoneal dialysis. He will also share his personal story of becoming a kidney donor to a family member in 2020.

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The Council on Aging, in Partnership with AARP Tennessee and Seniors for Creative Learning, presents
GETTING YOUR HOUSE IN ORDER
with Deanna Waddell, Community Educator, Greg Chandler, and Kim Miller

April 10, 2025, 2:30 pm

Getting Your House In Order is a book that was created by Smoky Mountain Hospice in order to help you make decisions to relieve others from the anxiety and burden of making them at a very difficult time. It assists you in recording memories, information, and directives for your loved ones to go by at end of life.

Speakers include experts from Smoky Mountain Hospice, including Deanna Waddell, Community Educator, who educates and supports patients, families and healthcare professionals on the benefits of early hospice intervention. An Attorney and a Notary will also be on hand to answer questions and assist with documents. Refreshments generously provided by AARP Tennessee.

Interested in joining the Council on Aging? Call us at 865-524-2786 or email knoxooa@knoxseniors.org.