Housing Development For LGBT Seniors Moves Forward In SF
A residential complex that will include affordable housing for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender seniors is moving closer toward reality in San Francisco.
The new housing facility, a project of openhouse, will include at least 88 rental units welcoming to LGBT persons ages 55 and older who qualify for below market-rate housing. The development plan includes independent living studio and one-bedroom apartments. Click here to read full article
Early Stage Support Groups Help People Cope With Dementia
For many people with Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia, it is the early stages that are most frightening and upsetting.
It is during the early stages that people often begin noticing slips in their memory and other disturbing cognitive changes. Common warning signs include getting lost while traveling a familiar route, forgetting words in the middle of a sentence and difficulties with performing everyday tasks. Click here to read full article
A Conversation With Geriatric Physical Therapy Specialist Lise McCarthy
Many elderly people develop movement problems that can affect their coordination, balance, mobility and comfort. Movement disorders are often triggered by an injury, illness, operation or disease. Movement dysfunctions can also develop when a person tries to compensate for muscle weakness, chronic pain or impaired sensation.
Movement disorders and dysfunctions can increase a person’s risk, and fear, of falling. It’s estimated that between one third and one half of Americans ages 65 and older fall at least once per year, and fall-related injuries are the leading cause of accidental death among older adults. Falls account for more than 90 percent of all hip fractures among older adults and are responsible for nearly 40 percent of all hospital admissions for seniors. Click here to read full article
A CLIR Opportunity For Fun And Lifelong Learning
If you’re age 50 or older and looking to participate in educational, social and cultural activities, the Center for Learning in Retirement (CLIR) could be your ticket.
Based in San Francisco, CLIR was founded in 1973 with support from the University of California. The center maintains an association with UC Berkeley Extension, and CLIR members may enroll at discounted rates in classes offered through UC Berkeley Extension. Click here to read full article
Fall 2008 Podcast
Transitioning From Hospital to Home (recorded October 2008)
Bay Area Summit talks with Kathleen Mayeda about the heightened risks faced by older adults after acute care hospitalization, and steps that can be taken by discharge planners and other providers to improve coordination of post-discharge care. Also addressed are measures that can be taken by elderly patients and those who care for them to promote positive post-discharge health outcomes. Mayeda is director of the Homecoming Services Program established by the San Francisco Senior Center in 2002. The program provides intensive, short-term case management services to isolated, low-income seniors returning home after stays in acute hospitals or rehabilitation facilities. According to Mayeda, the program has succeeded in reducing rehospitalization rates among the clients it serves by about 50 percent. For more information, see research on hospital to home transitions by UC Berkeley’s Health Research for Action at http://healthresearchforaction.org/research-evaluation/reports.html. Click here to access podcast audio file (MP3)
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