Linda Smith, principal of MetroWest ElderCare Management in Wayland, has assembled a program featuring a panel of experts to discuss “What’s New in Senior Care.”  A far longer lifespan presents elders (and the generations that follow) with a variety of never-before-seen opportunities, as well as brand new challenges.  A distinguished panel of elder experts will discuss how to navigate this new terrain, followed by Q&A period.  One of the panelists will be Dr. Juergen Bludau, acting chief of clinical geriatric services and director of the Center for Older Adult Health at the Brigham and Women's Hospital. Other panelists include Wayland resident Carol Sneider Glick, an elder law attorney; author Dr. Deborah Bier, director with Caring Companion Connections, a family-owned home care agency; and Linda Smith herself, who is a private registered nurse and a certified professional geriatric care manager interested in working with families to create safe and cost effective plans for eldercare.  There will be a follow-up program on the evening of February 15 on the “Essentials of 21st Century Caregiving.”