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Every day can be ‘Well-Elderly Day’ Celebrating Wellderly Day: How Chisago Age Well is Redefining Aging Chisago Age Well: helps seniors and caregivers pursue healthy lifestyles and a fuller, richer life Did you know the third Monday in March was ‘Wellderly (Well-Elderly) Day”? Don’t worry if you missed it, the Chisago Age Well Coalition encourages…

The Chisago Age Well Coalition was awarded the Joy and Connections grant in August of 2025 through the Initiative Foundation. Our mission is to increase awareness of, access to, and satisfaction with local services and health resources, and to strengthen relationships between older adults, caregivers,service providers, and health systems. This grant will allow us to…

The 2025 Age Well Expo was another success! This year the Keynote Speaker was Natalie Matthewson from Central MN Council on Aging (CMCOA) speaking about “Changing How We Talk About Aging”. With over 300 attendees, this event continues to be a great community resource. Find information, activities, and organizations that work to make Chisago County…

The 2024 Chisago Age Well Expo was a huge success. We had over 400 people in attendance, including 70 vendor booths, health screens, a vaccination clinic, and entertainment. The keynote speaker, Steve Hoover, gave a presentation titled, “Flourishing in the Second Half of Life”. Attendees were very excited about the topic and learned so much.…

We are pleased to announce the 2024 Chisago Age Well Expo, on Friday, October 18th from 9:00am to 1:00pm at the Chisago Lakes High School, Performing Arts Center.Our annual Age Well Expo is a place for older adults to find resources and information on services and opportunities within Chisago County. We want olderadults to see…

Our annual Age Well Expo is a place for older adults to find resources and information on services and opportunities within Chisago County.  This year we had over 60 vendors, and over 200 community member in attendnace.  This year, our Keynote topic was “Understanding Medicare” featuring news and updates to changes in Medicare. We provide…

The Silos to Circles Age Well Initiative is designed to strengthen local connections to aging services for seniors, their families, and neighbors. Too often, community members don’t know what’s available—and sometimes providers feel like “the best-kept secret in town.” Four communities were selected as pilots: Moorhead, Perham, Crosby, and Southern Chisago County. Each received a…