The first shoveful of dirt from the construction of Phoenix Commons, the Bay area’s innovative new senior cooperative cohousing project being built on the Oakland waterfront, was dug on Thursday, January 9th. Alameda Elder Communities CFO Lauren Zimmerman-Cook, Oakland Mayor Jean Quan and Oakland City Councilman Noel Gallo led the ceremony as friends,
Read moreOn August 10, 2013, two of our residents, Maggie Walker and Andy Stone exchanged commitments for life in a ceremony at the Waters Edge Lodge. The living room was filled with residents and family members to witness this wonderful and touching event. Maggie and Andy didn’t want the formality of another marriage, but wanted
Read moreThis 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
Alameda Elder Communities is in the news again! On Wednesday, March 27th, Phoenix Commons, the newest development of the AEC family, was mentioned in the San Francisco Chronicle’s article, Senior “villages” keep people in their homes. Victoria Stone, the community development director for Phoenix Commons, was quoted as she discussed the development of this “village with walls”.
Read moreJeanne Louise Calment, the world’s oldest person who died at the age of 122 once stated, “If you can’t do anything about it, don’t worry about it”. While Besse Cooper, the world’s oldest living person at the age of 114 answered when asked how she got to live so long, “I mind my own business,
Read moreAlameda Elder Communities is pleased to be an official drop off location for this year’s Toys for Tots toy drive. There are 4 days left to drop off a toy and help brighten a local child’s Christmas holiday. Anyone interested in donating a new, unwrapped toy to this year’s drive please bring it to
Read moreThe Canned Food Drive at the Waters Edge Lodge and Elders Inn was a great success. Residents, Staff, and family members all helped out by donnating food to the collections bins. We had several full grocery bags of canned and other non-perishable food that will help out those that are less fortunate during this holiday
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Today we enter the last week of our annual Fall Food Drive for the Alameda Food Bank! Please stop by either the Waters Edge Lodge or Elders Inn to make your donation of non-perishable food items before the Boy Scouts come to pick them up tomorrow!
Read moreWe here at Alameda Elder Communities believe strongly in the importance and value of the village movement. We think that community, and the social connectivity that used to be more prevalent when we lived in smaller villages, are essential elements to both growing old gracefully and aging successfully. With that in mind we have employees
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October is Aging in Place Successfully Month! Aging in place allows one to remain living in the same environment while receiving necessary assistance and care to deal with the intricacies of growing older. Through the development of cohousing situations, the village movement, and other means, it is becoming easier for seniors to remain where they
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