Category: SF Bay Area Aging Events
By Stacey Palevsky February 25, 2012
Zina Al-Shukri, a long-time Engage As You Age Activity Specialist, will unveil her first solo-exhibition tonight at the opening reception of Rapport, a collection of portraits each completed in a single sitting. SFist has the opening at Adobe Books featured on its homepage today – and we are mighty proud to see one of our own… Read more »
By Stacey Palevsky January 9, 2012
With their wisdom and white hair, a group of elderly activists shut down a San Francisco Bank of America branch near Bernal Heights on Mission Street. Calling themselves “wild old women,” the group of 12 protesters ranged in age from 69 to 82. On Jan. 5, they traveled to the bank with their walkers and… Read more »
By Ben Lewis October 25, 2011
Actually NPR’s series is not on its death bed but this will be the last day you can catch the series live on the air. Don’t fret because you can find the pod-casts for this week long series (Oct. 17-Oct. 25) that explores aging and the end of life on NPR’s website. Many of us… Read more »
Posted in Aging In Place Technology, Aging Studies, Caregiving, Dementia and Alzheimer's, Examples of People Engaging As They Age, Homecare, Long-Term Care Insurance, SF Bay Area Aging Events, Technology for Seniors
Tagged active and engaged retirement, advice for the golden years, alzheimer's, caregiving and faith while aging, caring for aging parents, death and dying, death and the unknown, end of life, end of life journey, expectations for life after work, families and caregivers, hospice, npr, realities of retirement, retirees, retirement
By Stacey Palevsky October 24, 2011
Ninety-five years is 34,698 days. Which is another way of saying that 95 years is an achievement. An achievement worthy of a billboard. On Highway 101 South, a billboard celebrates this very milestone, announcing Lou Poletti’s 95th birthday. Poletti started Poletti Realty, a South San Francisco family business founded in 1956. The full-sized billboard at… Read more »
By Ben Lewis June 6, 2011
Living Well with Chronic Conditions, a Stanford University Self-Management Program, will begin on Monday, July 11th and is FREE to the public but space is limited. This workshop sounds like a great opportunity for anyone that has a chronic condition or anyone who is a family caregiver, caregiver or taking care of a senior or… Read more »
Posted in Caring for an Aging Parent, Dementia and Alzheimer's, SF Bay Area Aging Events
Tagged aging parents, avenidas, caregiver, caregiving services, chronic conditions, elder, family caregiver, living a healthy life, peggy simon, primary caregiver, senior, stanford university hospital
By Ben Lewis May 13, 2011
Down to the Basics: Senior Care 101 to Illuminate Resources for Seniors and Their Loved Ones Navigating the maze of senior care can be overwhelming and confusing. But there are solutions – and a May 19 community discussion will offer up dozens. Engage As You Age, a company that provides social visits for isolated seniors,… Read more »
By Ben Lewis April 4, 2011
On Tuesday, April 5th, there will be a “Meet the Author” presentation at Avenidas in Palo Alto, California. The author will be Dr. Walter Bortz and he’ll be discussing his recent book (released in January 2011) New Medicine: The Science and Civics of Health. The stats that jump out at you are that Americans spend… Read more »
Posted in Aging Studies, Books on Aging, SF Bay Area Aging Events
Tagged avenidas, depression, healthcare, isolation, lonely, meet the author, next medicine, palo alto, science and civics of health, socially engaged, walter bortz
By Stacey Palevsky March 1, 2011
Three nonprofit groups in the Bay Area are collaborating to offer a Senior Travel Training Program, which is designed to teach older adults — those age 55 and older — how to use public transit, such as AC Transit, BART and city-specific shuttles such as Emeryville’s Emery-go-Round.
By Ben Lewis January 30, 2011
Ben Lewis, the founder of Engage As You Age, will be giving a talk on “Nanatechnology: Gizmos and Gadgets for Seniors, Boomers and Kids” this Thursday, February 3rd, at 6 pm at The City Club of San Francisco. Learn about skype and seniors, the pros and cons of seniors using Ipads and also about many… Read more »
Posted in Aging In Place Technology, Engage As You Age News, SF Bay Area Aging Events, Technology for Seniors
Tagged computer lessons for seniors, nanatechnology, presto, San Francisco, senior, seniors, seniors using ipads, skype and seniors, Technology for Seniors, the city club, the city club of san francisco
By Ben Lewis January 28, 2011
Residents of the San Francisco Bay Area have an amazing opportunity this evening to hear not only someone engage as they age but to hear a legend engaging live on the guitar in San Francisco. David “Honeyboy” Edwards is currently the second oldest Delta blues performer still performing around the country. Honeyboy’s close friend Pinetop… Read more »
Posted in Examples of People Engaging As They Age, SF Bay Area Aging Events
Tagged big head todd, blues music in san francisco, caregiver, david edwards, grammy award, home health aide, honeyboy edwards, hubert sumlin, pinetop perkins, regency ballroom, San Francisco
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