Embrace the Ides of March at the
First Annual Death Care & Life Transitions Expo
March 15th 2025 from 10am to 3pm
South Sound Manor Event Center
455 North St SE, Tumwater, WA 98501
Join professionals in death care, grief care, assisted living and elder counseling/guidance services in a candid and open discussion about life's most challenging issues!
Learn about disposition of mortal remains options such as: cremation, terramation, aquamation, inhumation, green burial and more.
Hear from and meet people in our community providing assistance with end of life issues including in-home care, assisted living, hospice, death doulas, Olympia Threshold Singers, and others.
This is your chance to get information, ask questions, and hear about what others are thinking and doing in order to make the last chapter of life the best possible for themselves and their loved ones.
Admission is FREE! Seating is on a first come, first served basis.
*No meal service. Coffee and light refreshments only.
Preliminary Agenda (subject to change)
9:45 Doors open
10:00 Final seating.
10:05 Welcome and introductions
10:10 What is a Death Cafe?
10:20 What is a Death Doula?
10:30 What is Hospice?
11:00 Modern funeral alternatives/options
11:30 Intermission
11:45 Olympia Threshold Singers
12:00 Return Home and natural organic reduction (human composting)
12:30 Grief Support/Legacy/Memorials
1:00 Intermission
1:15 Changes in daily living: In-home care, assisted living, memory care, adult family homes
2:00 Local resources, organizations and agencies.
2:15 Open forum, final remarks
2:30 Break – mix and mingle and visit sponsor tables on your way out..
MARK YOUR CALENDAR NOW!
Visit ElderhoodSeniorAlliance.org/expo for updates on program times!
Questions? Email