Elder Care Alliance

• Team Member Spotlight: Olivia Ballesteros

  

  Every month we invite one of our team members to sit down with us and tell us more about their journey to Elder Care Alliance, their role now, and their insights into older adult care. We are excited to share the expertise and knowledge of our many team members who come to work and help……

  May 3, 2022
• Moving Mercy Forward For The Next Generation

  

  We’ve been hard at work moving Mercy forward. Ground broke on our $36.2 million revitalization project in 2018 at Mercy Retirement & Care Center and will be completed in Spring 2022. The Moving Mercy Forward Revitalization Project is focused on accessibility, sustainability and quality of life for our current and future residents. Enhancing Quality of……

  March 16, 2022
• Team Member Spotlight: Sylvia Hartowicz

  

  Every month we invite one of our team members to sit down and tell us more about their journey to Elder Care Alliance, their role now, and their insights into older adult care. We are excited to share the expertise and knowledge of our many team members who come to work and help our residents……

  February 12, 2022
• Inside Memory Care at Elder Care Alliance Communities

  

  Memory care – it sounds simple enough, but what exactly is it? Well, it is a senior living community built to care for older adults who have Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia. When at-home care is no longer sufficient or potentially un-safe for your loved one a memory care community is an option. Memory……

  January 19, 2022
• Mercy Brown Bag Director Wins Jefferson Award

  

  The two words “thank you” are not enough to express the gratitude thousands of East Bay seniors and we at Elder Care Alliance have for the Mercy Brown Bag Program and its director, Krista Lucchesi. Lucchesi and Brown Bag provides more than a million pounds of groceries to low-income older adults across Alameda County. Since……

  October 27, 2021
• Creating Supportive Environments for LGBTQ Seniors

  

  The month of June is Pride Month across America. We are honored to recognize the thousands of people in the LGBTQ community, especially our seniors, who have worked tirelessly to gain rights, change laws, and increase social acceptance. Every person deserves to grow older with dignity; this is especially true for LGBTQ seniors who have……

  June 1, 2021
• Celebrating Older Americans Month

  

  A quick Google search of “U.S. Population by Age” will show you quickly that the baby boomers are hitting some milestones. With the first baby boomers hitting 65 in 2011, what was once the largest generation is now the largest aging population in the U.S., with about 56 million Americans in the 65+ crowd. With……

  May 1, 2021
• Making Green Strides at AlmaVia of Camarillo

  

  As we celebrate Earth Day, we are reminded sustainability is central to our mission at Elder Care Alliance.  A mission devoted to making smart changes that will help us adapt to and be good stewards of the environment so we can serve our communities in a greater capacity now and for generations to come. Living……

  April 22, 2021
• Whitney LaBrie named CALA 2020 Outstanding Department Director

  

  Congratulations to AlmaVia of Camarillo Sales and Marketing Director, Whitney LaBrie, for being named Outstanding Department Director by the California Assisted Living Association (CALA). Outstanding is an understatement when describing Whitney. Her job title may be “Sales and Marketing Director,” but you’ll find her working beyond her job description. Hairdresser, maintenance worker are just a……

  December 16, 2020
• 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……

  August 7, 2020