LEARN: Lifelong Education and Aging Resource Network, Inc. is comprised of professionals and business who are focused all or in part on serving the senior population and/or the family / professional caregivers of the senior population and whose primary residence or work location is in the State of Idaho.
Membership Classifications
There are four types of membership for individuals:
Professional Member – Professional who is actively serving the mature adult and/or family caregiving population and who meets criteria one thru five below.
Affiliate Member – Professional who is actively serving the mature adult and/or family caregiving population and who meets criteria two thru five below.
Member Emeritus – Active members who retire from the workforce or who transition to another role, discipline, or function are permitted to remain involved with LEARN as a Member Emeritus as long as all other stated membership requirements are met.
Student Member – Current student participating in a program or pursuing a degree / certification in a field related to supporting the senior / caregiver populations
There are two types of membership for businesses / organizations:
Business Member – Business or organization who would like multiple employees to become members of LEARN with full member benefits. All criteria for Professional and Affiliate Memberships apply to each of the individual members.
Community Member – Business or organization that would like to provide access to LEARN meetings and educational content to multiple employees in their organization. (Individual membership criteria do not apply at this level.)
Membership Criteria
To be considered for membership, applicants must:
- Have an active certification, license, or degree in a professional discipline or function related to aging, caregiving, or serving the senior population, including but not limited to the fields of:
- Care Management
- Caregiver Support
- Education
- Estate Planning
- Financial Services
- Fitness and Wellness
- Home Care, Home Health, and Hospice
- Insurance Services
- Real Estate Services
- Senior Advocacy
- Senior Care Advisement and Transition Services
- Have demonstrated experience in a field related or equivalent to their certification, license or degree.
- Currently be serving the senior population and/or the family/professional caregivers of the senior population in Idaho.
- Have a reputation of excellence and integrity in their field.
- Be committed to the mission of LEARN which is to provide pro-active community educational programs on retirement and aging-related topics for nearly and newly retired individuals, sandwich generation family members, and family caregivers.
The Membership Committee will consider applicants on a case by base basis who may not meet specific membership requirements but who have equivalent knowledge and experience.
Membership Dues
Annual membership dues for each classification of membership are as follows:
- Professional Member: $100 per member per year
- Affiliate Member: $60 per member per year
- Member Emeritus: $25 per member per year
- Student Member: $10 per member per year
- Business Member – Level 1: $200 per year (1 Professional + 4 Affiliate)
- Business Member – Level 2: $350 per year (2 Professional + 8 Affiliate)
- Community Member – Level 1: $150 per year (5 seats)
- Community Member – Level 2: $250 per year (10 seats)
- Membership dues are payable within 15 days of membership approval by the Board. Membership dues are assessed on an annual rolling basis according to your original membership date.
- Membership dues will be reviewed by the Board on an annual basis. At least 30 days’ notice will be provided for any changes to the cost of membership. Changes to annual membership dues will apply on the membership renewal date. There will be no refunds for partial membership years if a person chooses to leave the organization for any reason.
Membership Benefits
Below is a summary of the benefits afforded to each level of membership described above:
Membership Transfers
Business and Community memberships are transferrable from a current member to another individual in the same organization as long the new proposed member meets the standard criteria for the same membership level. All requests for membership transfers must be reviewed and approved by the Membership Committee. A $60 transfer fee for Professional Members and a $25 transfer fee for Affiliate members will be assessed to cover the administrative costs of the membership transfer.
Individual Professional, Affiliate, Emeritus, and Student memberships are not transferrable.
