START Education brings to the classroom needed information for caregivers and older adults. When START's Advocacy Team identifies a problem that comes up regularly among our clients, START will create a course to address that need. START Education's mission is to help reduce the risk of crisis by giving resources and skills to older adults and caregivers.
Upcoming Classes
Aging is changing fast. Hope is too. Join START Nov 5 to see what we’ve learned this year, and how everyday people are changing the ending.
Join us December 3, 2025, from 10:00 - 11:30 AM at Normandale Hylands United Methodist Church for homemade cookies and inspiring stories from START Senior Solutions. Meet our clients, nurses, and advocates and discover how START is transforming the lives of seniors in crisis.
Discover simple daily habits that boost strength, joy, and purpose for the year ahead.
Seniors and Caregivers
Our educators connect you to the resources you need and answer your questions about aging. We can help you:
Know your rights and options START Planning for Aging is a course to help you you make smart choices about your health and finances, including guidance for legal documents such as Advanced Healthcare Directives and Power of Attorney.
Better understand the challenges of aging such as how to differentiate between normal and not normal signs of aging and ways to connect with loved ones with dementia.
Organizations
We partner with faith-based, community and business organizations whose members and staff need to understand aging issues and their implications.
START educators are available to present to your group at an upcoming event you are hosting. Click the button below to get started.
Class List
News that UCare is leaving the Medicare Advantage market in Minnesota is unsettling. Take a deep breath, this is not the end of your coverage. In fact, it could be the start of better options for many people. Get an overview of the entire Medicare market and the unique opportunity UCare’s decision may have given you.
Learn practical, hands-on skills from Teepa Snow-certified instructors to connect, engage, and care for individuals living with dementia. Transform your caregiving approach with confidence and compassion.
Dementia can be overwhelming, but understanding its effects helps us stay connected. This course offers practical insights and compassionate ways to engage, equipping you with skills and empathy.
I am unable to continue providing at-home, around-the-clock care any longer. How do I get my spouse who is living with dementia to agree to move?
Initiating tasks can be difficult for people living with dementia. Learn skills for partnering together to help daily tasks run more smoothly.
Planning for aging will help you avoid the pitfalls that can overwhelm seniors when a crisis hits.
Respite Friends is a program to teach church members how to support other church members who are living with a dementia diagnosis.
Brain changes happen with aging. Learn the signs of a normally aging brain and the changes that indicate brain change is not normal. Learn when memory issues are treatable and when they are less treatable.