We are about to enter flu season, and while it certainly isn’t as fun as the holiday season or baseball season, it is certainly something for which we should all be prepared. If you haven’t noticed already, local pharmacies and doctor’s offices are staring their annual wall papering of town with their “Get Your Flu
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Elders Village is pleased to announce our next seminar in our Elders Village Talks series.
Moving On With Your Life: Simple Strategies for Moving and Downsizing
Wednesday, August 20, 2014, 1:00-2:00 pm
at the Alameda Free Library
1550 Oak St. Alameda
Come to a free seminar featuring Lisbeth “Lis” McKinley, M.A., Certified Professional Organizer and owner of LET’S MAKE ROOM, a residential organizing and
One of the activities that we talk about a great deal is the walking club; it’s on the calendar, in the newsletter, mentioned at the Circle of Elders – it’s everywhere! Right now there is one walking club at the Lodge and two at Elders Inn, and every month the residents of each building total
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Any time we pick up a new medication (or even just a refill) from the pharmacy it feels as if we end up leaving with more paperwork than pills. We all know we are supposed to read the fine print; and the pharmacist tries to make sure we understand the most important bits, but it
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Alameda Elder Services, a member of Alameda Elder Communities, is sponsoring Alameda’s 2nd annual National Senior Health and Fitness Day Fair and we would like to invite you to attend.
For the 21st year, hundreds of thousands of older adults throughout the US will participate in senior specific health and fitness fairs and events,
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Come to this FREE educational event presented by Dr. Meredith Whiteside, from U.C. Berkeley School of Optometry, and learn how to take care of your eyes and protect your vision.
Everyone’s vision can change with age, some changes are normal, but losing vision is not a normal part of getting older! Older adults are at
This year, our Activities Team is trying something new. For Christmas every resident received a wall calendar on which the Activities Team had already noted several special events, holidays, and parties. This is because their goal, every day, is to come up with something fun, interesting, or thought provoking for Residents to do. Though
Read moreDress for Warmth
With the drop in temperature, there is an increase in hypothermia in seniors. Hypothermia is a condition where the body temperature dips too low. More than half of hypothermia-related deaths were of people over the age of 65. So don’t let indoor temperatures go too low, not below 65 degrees. Dress in layers, wear warm clothing, and when going outside include a warm hat, gloves and a scarf.
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Thank you Elders Village for the great educational talk about safety! Everyone present learned a lot.
Dena Aindow from the District Attorney’s office talked to us about “good habits” to help keep ourselves safe from frauds and scams.
Captain Michael DeGrano from the Alameda Fire Department spoke about Disaster Preparedness and gave us some homework to
Once again we at AEC are proud to be sponsoring the Elders Village Talks series. This month’s Talk is all about Senior Safety and will include a panel of speakers from the Alameda County District Attorney’s office, the City of Alameda Fire Department, and Alameda Elder Services. Please join us at this Elders Village event!