Elder Care Alliance

• What’s the I’m Still Here® Approach for Seniors Living with Dementia?

  Meaningful engagement and a sense of purpose helps people living with dementia or memory-related disorders feel like they’re still connected and contributing to society. While cognitive skills may diminish, every person still has the ability to grow and learn. That’s the thinking behind “I’m Still Here,” a pioneering, engagement-focused approach to dementia treatment. And it’s……

  October 11, 2019
• Join Us For The Five Wishes®

  September 5, 2019
• Elder Care Alliance Wins National Award for Innovative ‘Erasing Boundaries’ Program

  San Francisco, CA – Not-for-profit public benefit corporation Elder Care Alliance has been selected by Mather LifeWays Institute on Aging as a recipient of the Promising Practices Award. This award highlights organizations that are moving away from conventional practices by developing and implementing new and innovative approaches in aging well or long-term care and senior……

  April 18, 2019
• For Your Reading List: New Book Explores An Approach to Art Therapy Rooted In Elder Autonomy & Collaboration.

  Based on pioneering research conducted in partnership with Elder Care Alliance, the newly released book “Art Therapy With Older Adults: Connected & Empowered” outlines a framework for art therapy with older adults rooted in a belief in the autonomy and self-efficacy of older adults, including those with dementia or other diseases of later life. The……

  February 22, 2019
• Seniorly.com highlights AlmaVia San Francisco as one of the Top 25 communities

  AlmaVia of San Francisco is one of the Top 25 Communities for Big City Retirement – at least in the eyes of Seniorly.com. Seniorly.com has compiled a list of the 25 Best Communities for Big City Retirement. This first list focuses on the cities of Miami, Boston, San Antonio, Austin and San Francisco. The properties……

  November 7, 2018
• First Aging2.0 event – Social Robots & Older Adults – a huge success

  Elder Care Alliance’s (ECA) inaugural Aging2.0 event – Social Robots & Older Adults – was held Oct. 16 and was a huge success with more than 35 engaged attendees. ECA launched an Aging2.0 chapter in August and the October event was its first of four planned events for the first year. The purpose of the……

  November 7, 2018
• First Aging2.0 event – Social Robots & Older Adults – a huge success

  

  Elder Care Alliance’s (ECA) inaugural Aging2.0 event – Social Robots & Older Adults – was held Oct. 16 and was a huge success with more than 35 engaged attendees. ECA launched an Aging2.0 chapter in August and the October event was its first of four planned events for the first year. The purpose of the……

  November 6, 2018
• Abode Services honors The Villa at San Mateo as member of Circle of Community Elevators

  The Villa at San Mateo has been selected to the Circle of Community Elevators by Abode Services. Abode Services was founded in 1989 in Alameda and is one of the largest and most effective Bay Area nonprofits. The agency uses evidence-based approaches to end homelessness but said its efforts would fall short without the participation……

  November 6, 2018
• Eat Pasta and Help Those with Alzheimer’s, Sept. 26

  Baked, stuffed or twirled? Meatless and cheesy or hearty and spicy? Whatever your preference, you can get your fill of starchy goodness while helping those with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. Residents and their families, as well as area professionals, are invited to attend AlmaVia of San Francisco’s Annual Pasta Feed and Silent……

  September 18, 2018
• Social Robots and Older Adults Focus of Inaugural Aging2.0 Event, Oct. 16

  As we develop new roles for robots to play in human life, how might that look in the older adult setting? And what are the promises and limitations of robots in our society? The inaugural event for the Alameda chapter of Aging2.0 kicks off Oct. 16 with a fireside chat on Social Robots & Older……

  September 18, 2018