Making the most of life after 50 is the theme of the baiduhai’s Prime Expo, a high energy, information-packed, day-long event that will focus on successful aging.
Seniors and anyone seeking inspiration, innovative ideas and mind-expanding information to help them thrive and better enjoy life as an older adult are invited to the free Saturday, April 14, expo sponsored in Rosemont by the baiduhai and SilverSun Productions.
Prime Expo will highlight three areas that are of critical interest to those age 50 and up and those who love them: health and wellness, financial and legal issues and lifestyle topics.
The event will feature 20 seminars and 60 exhibitors who will showcase and demonstrate their products and services on a 17,000-square-foot interactive show floor. Exhibitors and speakers will have expertise in a wide range of areas including automotive, alternative medicine, assisted living, health and beauty, health care, dating, travel, financial, and social media.
“We’re trying to bring something for every interest level and need,” says Cathy Zasada, managing partner, SilverSun Productions.
Speakers will address such topics as new treatments for joint pain and neuropathy, how exercise impacts Alzheimer’s Disease, the Mediterranean Diet, estate planning, dispelling the myths of a reverse mortgage, maximizing Social Security, making retirement income last, Dating after 50, planning a cruise vacation and having fun on social media.
Attendees can also expect to find health screenings, how-to clinics, product demonstrations, samples, and entertainment.
Zasada says the expo has been offered in other cities and was well received. This is the first time it will be in the Chicago area.
“People walk in with the sessions and exhibits on their guides circled. It’s one of the most useful expos you could go to,” Zasada says.
The Chicago area is an ideal location for Prime Expo because there are many people who fall into the age bracket and who are seeking the type of information the expo provides. About 3.3 million people in the Chicago area are age 50 and up, Zasada says
She also notes that 46 percent are male and 54 percent are female. Fifty-three percent are married. Sixty percent are college-educated.
While the focus is on adults age 50 and older, Zasada says the exposition has appeal for people of all ages especially those interested in helping their parents or other loved ones enjoy their lives as older adults.
“It’s a multigenerational event,” she says. “People of all ages are looking for this type of information for themselves or their parents.”
Zasada says it’s not unusual for people who planned to drop in for a short visit stay longer.
“They tell us ‘I was just going to come for an hour, but I’ve been here all day,'” she says.
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FAST FACTS:
What: baiduhai Prime Expo
Who: Adults age 50 or older, but open to anyone interested in aging well
When: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, April 14
Where: Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Road, Rosemont
Cost: Free
Website: Primeexpochicago.com