Tag: homecare
By Ben Lewis • November 10, 2010
The San Rafael City Hall Council Chambers is hosting a “Senior Care 101: Making Sense of Senior Services” panel discussion on Thursday, Nov. 18th, 2010 from 6:30 till 8:30. The event is sponsored by the San Rafael Public Library and is a great opportunity for elders, seniors, baby boomers, caregivers, and anyone else interested in… Read more »
Posted in Aging In Place Technology, Aging Studies, Caregiving, Engage As You Age News, Long-Term Care Insurance, SF Bay Area Aging Events, Technology for Seniors
Tagged aging in place, alzheimer's, baby boomers, caregivers, dementia, elders, geriatric psychiatry, homecare, resources for seniors in marin county, senior care 101 san rafael, seniors, seniors in marin county
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By Ben Lewis • November 2, 2010
People often say that good things come to those who wait. When it comes to taking care of an aging parent or partner that usually is NOT the case. Fans of the San Francisco Giants waited over fifty years for them to win a World Series championship. Last night horns and cheers were heard throughout… Read more »
Posted in Caring for an Aging Parent, Dementia and Alzheimer's, Engage As You Age News, Long-Term Care Insurance
Tagged adult day care, alzheimer's care, alzheimer's care in Larkspur, caregiving, caregiving services, caring for an aging parent, dementia care, eldercare, financial planning for retirement, homecare, long-term care insurance
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By Ben Lewis • November 1, 2010
About 3 months ago it did not look like the San Francisco Giants were going to make it to the playoffs (let alone the World Series!). Engage As You Age scheduled a panel discussion at the Larkspur Library for Monday, November 1st, 2010. We had no idea that Buster Posey would go on a tear… Read more »
Posted in Engage As You Age News, SF Bay Area Aging Events
Tagged 2010 world series, 400 magnolia avenue, ben lewis, brian wilson, caregiving, engage as you age, fear the beard, homecare, larkspur library, long-term care insurance, san francisco giants, senior care 101
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By Ben Lewis • October 26, 2010
We’re often asked if Engage As You Age accepts long-term care insurance. Although long-term care insurance often includes homecare, we’ve yet to find a policy that accepts social visits or companionship services. Despite the many studies that point to the health benefits of socialization, nobody seems to include socialization as part of a long-term care… Read more »
By Ben Lewis • September 4, 2010
Bay Area Summit, A Quarterly Newsletter for Midlife and Older Adults recently wrote an article on Engage As You Age. The article, “Engaging While Aging: What’s Good for the Brain is Good for the Soul,” describes our services that many residents of assisted living and continuing care retirement homes have benefited from. It also captures… Read more »
By Stacey Palevsky • August 24, 2010
After 3,548 baseball games in the outfield and from the dugout, baseball player and manager Lou Piniella announced Sunday he would retire from the Chicago Cubs to care for his 90-year-old mother in Florida. “I cried a little bit after the game. You get emotional. I’m sorry, I’m not trying to be,” the Chicago Cubs… Read more »
By Ben Lewis • August 13, 2010
She stands two inches shy of five feet and didn’t begin acting professionally until she was 93. Mae Laborde isn’t looking to move into an assisted living facility or seeking homecare. Chances are that she is on the phone trying to track down her agent. At the age of 93, Mae Laborde became a professional… Read more »
By Ben Lewis • August 10, 2010
Many studies have found that a person’s social environment can impact his or her health. In fact, numerous studies have found that lonely people suffer a higher rate of mortality than people who are not socially isolated. Researchers from UCLA took things a step further in a 2007 study in which they examined the biological… Read more »
By Stacey Palevsky • August 5, 2010
Do you live in an assisted living facility? Do you live in a nursing home? An independent-living retirement community? Do you go to adult day care or have homecare or a caregiver help you out so you can age in place as opposed to moving into a facility? Most importantly: do you consider yourself an… Read more »
By Stacey Palevsky • August 2, 2010
Twenty-six miles is a tremendous distance even for the most fit individual. So Gail Jonas, a longtime Healdsburg resident, deserves a round of applause for going the distance at 70 years old. On Aug. 1, Jonas ran a marathon as part of the Vineman Ironman Relay, which she completed with her son (who cycled 112… Read more »
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