This evening we are sponsoring Elders Village Talks about Palliative Care. Please join us, the folks from Elders Village and Dr. Forrest Beaty of Vitas, and learn about Palliative Care. During this informational and educational seminar, Dr. Beaty will answer questions about Palliative Care :
What is Palliative Care?
How is Palliative Care different
If you’ve ever wondered if you’re asking the right questions about an assisted living community, you’ll be glad to hear that AARP has put together a handy document which is available online and can easily be printed out for your convenience.
Just go to:http://assets.aarp.org/external_sites/caregiving/checklists/checklist_assistedLiving.html
AARP.org has a reference section called Caregiving Resource Center that has
This past weekend was the Alameda Meals on Wheels Community Fair and Wine Tasting, and Alameda Elder Communities is proud to have been able to volunteer at the event.
Cheryl Champ (Community Relations Director), Lauren Zimmerman Cook (CFO), and Moira Morris (Director of HR) take a break from selling raffle entries.
We donated some
Now through April 15th, AARP Tax Assistance Program volunteers are available at Mastick Senior Center to provide free tax preparation services to low and middle income individuals with special attention to those 60 and older.
“To schedule an appointment, please visit the Mastick Office or call 747-7506. If you are uncertain whether you need to file,
Starting the month of February and running through April 15th, 2013, AARP tax assistant volunteers are available to provide FREE tax preparation services to low and middle income individuals focusing on people 60 and over. This program is being offered at the Mastick Senior Center located at 1155 Santa Clara Avenue in Alameda. Appointments
Read moreAlameda Fire department is offering an Alameda Safety and Accessibility Program that is free to low income seniors. The program offers a variety of home improvements that will help keep the people safe that are living with disabilities in their home. Things that are offered for free are installation of bathroom grab-bars, raised toilet fixtures,
Read moreMany people do not know that there is a fairly high rate of suicide in the senior community in Alameda County. The senior community only accounts for 10% or the population but people 65 and older account for 14% of all suicides. Luckily in Alameda county there are services offered to seniors who are
Read moreFrom flu.gov
For older adults, the seasonal flu can be very serious, even deadly. Each year in the U.S., deaths from flu-related causes range from 3,300 to 48,600 (average of 23,600), and more than 200,000 are hospitalized from serious flu complications. Ninety percent of flu-related deaths and more than half of flu-related hospitalizations occur in
Read moreFinancial abuse of seniors is on the rise.
According to the California Attorney General’s Office, the financial abuse of seniors is a rapidly growing problem. Seniors are often targets for corrupt telemarketers, lottery scammers, con artists and, worse yet, unscrupulous friends, family or caregivers.
Several common forms of abuse are listed below, along with ways to
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