Living with Alzheimer’s – Middle Stage Part 1 - Santa Barbara

The Alzheimer's Association, California Central Chapter will host our Living with Alzheimer's – Middle Stage Part 1 program in July. Attached is the flyer for the class.

 

We would be grateful to you if you would post it in your community if share it with your families. It would be lovely for you to email it out to any distributions lists you have as well.

 

 

Posted on behalf of Donna Beal, MPH, MCHES 

Vice President of Program Services and Advocacy 

Alzheimer's Association California Central Chapter

 

 

New programs at the Friendship Center

The Friendship Center is now offering The Brain Fitness for Life and the Connections programs. They are great for seniors who want to improve and maintain their cognitive skills. Attached is the flyer for The Brain Fitness for Life seminar, a 6-week series, and also the Connections Weekly Brain Fitness Program flyer.

 

Posted on behalf of Luciana Mitzkun Cramer, Director of Family Services

Friendship Center

 

 

Living with Alzheimer's - Middle stage class in Santa Maria

The Alzheimer's Association, California Central Chapter will host our  Living with Alzheimer's – Middle Stage Part 2  program in July.  Below and attached is the flyer for the class. 

We would be grateful to you if you would post it in your community or share it with your families. It would be lovely for you to email it out to any distribution lists you have as well. 

 

Posted on behalf of Donna Beal, MPH, MCHES 

Vice President of Program Services and Advocacy 

Alzheimer's Association California Central Chapter

 

Upcoming North County Alzheimer's Association class

The Alzheimer's Association, California Central Chapter will host their Living with Alzheimer's – Middle Stage Part 1 program on June 28. Here is the flyer for the class.

Posted on behalf of Donna Beal, MPH, MCHES
Vice President of Program Services and Advocacy
Alzheimer's Association California Central Chapter

Success at County Budget

Members of the Adult and Aging Network,

Thanks to your advocacy, the Board of Supervisors approved several key allocations during County Budget Hearings last week that strengthen services for local seniors, including our most vulnerable:

1) $148,000 for a new Public Health Nurse position, for geriatric in home assessments
2) $69,000 total for local senior meal program providers

Additionally, the County has authorized the following allocations to improve dial-a-ride services between the Santa Ynez Valley (SYV) and regional medical centers, including for seniors and the disabled traveling to medical appointments:

1) $70,000 annually to SYV Transit to provide increased levels of service to unincorporated SYV
2) $10,000 annually to City of Lompoc to incorporate SYV into COLT SB Shuttle services
3) $60,000 one-time funding to SMOOTH to hire a consultant to study the transit needs in the SYV
4) $50,000 annually to SMOOTH to increase its level of service in the North County

Thank you for your role in helping to achieve improvements for senior services in three key areas of nutrition, transportation and in-home medical care and assessments.  We look forward to additional updates and dialogue at the next AAN meeting.

Third District Supervisor Doreen Farr

Posted on behalf of Third District Supervisor Doreen Farr
County of Santa Barbara

Web Seminar: June 29 - Times of Transformation

This is the first in a monthly webinar series that the American Society on Aging will be hosting over the next 3-years. Additionally, the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a) with the John A Hartford Foundation is accepting nominations for an annual Business Innovation Award. Here is the nomination form.  You can nominate your own organization.

Join us on Thursday, June 29 at 10am Pacific No Charge | Complimentary CEUs Health and long-term services and supports systems are changing quickly, as are the roles of community-based organizations in those systems. Attend this web seminar to hear from the Administration on Community Living (ACL) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) about new efforts to integrate care for people with Medicare and Medicaid, and how aging and disability organizations can participate. This web seminar will highlight the trends, opportunities and challenges facing community-based organizations as we work to help older adults and people with disabilities live successfully at home and in the community. Kathy Greenlee Assistant Secretary on Aging and Administrator, U.S. Administration for Community Living Tim Engelhardt Director, Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Sandy Markwood Chief Executive Officer, National Association of Area Agencies on Aging This web seminar is part of the National Aging and Disability Business Center Series—a collaboration of n4a and ASA.

Posted on behalf of Barbara Finch, Children & Adult Network Director

Santa Barbara County Department of Social Services