UC Berkeley Honors Students Lead PPE Gown Project for Elder Care Alliance
As the Fall 2019 semester began, a team of UC Berkeley Fung Fellowship students started the quest to employ human-centered design to address the pain point of getting dressed as an older adult with mobility challenges. The four students, dubbed “Team Adapt,” worked within Elder Care Alliance and several of their communities doing research and…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Update – 5.15.2020
Hello, From the beginning of the pandemic, our top priorities have been the safety and wellbeing of residents and staff as well as compliance. As the COVID-19 crisis has evolved, we have kept pace with frequently changing regulations, updates to Shelter in Place orders across jurisdictions, and now the plans for a phased reopening of…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Update – 4.14.2020
Hello Family and Friends of Elder Care Alliance, We wanted to provide you with information about what we, as an organization, have been doing to help our communities combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus. We can report today that no residents in any of our Assisted Living, Memory Care or Skilled Nursing communities have…
Read MoreCoronavirus: Best Ways Keep in Touch With Your Parents in Senior Living Without Visiting In Person
The spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has left the world in an unprecedented state. Older adults and those with preexisting conditions are the most vulnerable to this disease. Senior living communities have been forced to close their doors to visitors during this pandemic. So, how do you stay connected to your loved ones with shelter-in-place…
Read MoreCOVID:19 Precautions
As the dynamic of Covid-19 (Novel Coronavirus) seems to change by the minute, we want you to know that Elder Care Alliance and our communities are taking all precautions necessary to protect our residents and our team members. We are closely monitoring the Center for Disease Control (CDC) as well as directives from the Governor’s…
Read MoreStaying Connected Through a Public Health Crisis
Social distancing is one of the recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to help stop the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In the state of California, Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order mandating gatherings larger than 250 people to be canceled or postponed until at least the end of March,…
Read MoreDementia-Inclusive Communities — Erasing Boundaries Outside Elder Care Alliance’s Walls
Guest Blog by Dementia-Inclusive Communities Director Sadie Harmon Recently, I was giving a talk about what I do at Elder Care Alliance, and I realized that I needed to start with the question: What is a dementia-inclusive community? The answer is simple: A dementia-inclusive society is one in which people living with dementia, care partners…
Read MoreEngaging Hearts, Transforming Lives, Erasing Boundaries – Volunteer living ECA’s vision at AVSF
He’s spent over 450 hours at AlmaVia of San Francisco, visiting an average of 20 hours a week for the last six months. No, this isn’t Ricky Chae’s part-time job. He is a volunteer. Not too many 24-year-olds devote so much of their time to working with the elderly. Ricky grew up in Southern California…
Read MoreElder Care Alliance Teams with Local Students for National Mentoring Month
Guest Blog by Vice President of Business Development and Strategy Rosemary Jordan At Elder Care Alliance, our team spends most of our time working to create great experiences infused with joy and purpose for older adults in our communities. In fact, our aim is to achieve recognition for operating “Communities of Purpose.” As we begin…
Read MoreMaking Music and Bringing Back Memories: Music Therapy at AlmaVia of San Francisco
No matter what age we are, music is a tool that can transport us to a specific place in time. It evokes memories. Music therapy has become a vital part of the memory care programming at AlmaVia of San Francisco. The Alzheimer’s Association estimated that in 2019, 5.6 million people age 65 and older were…
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