Aging By The Bay

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Breanna Morin is explaining the importance of nutrition, why we eat unhealthy and what can we do to develop long term eating healthy habits. She is a certified nutritionist and the founder of New Life Mission with 20+ years of education and experience helping individuals, athletes, and families create daily practices for living a healthy and high-performance lifestyle at every age and stage of life.

Debbie Emerson provided overview of family caregiver education series at Hope Hospice. Debbie is a credentialed community and family health educator and with over thirty-five years of experience in the field. She joined the Hope Hospice team in 2014 where she developed and currently facilitates Hope Hospice’s Family Caregiver Education Series. Debbie also has a dementia specialist certification from the Alzheimer’s Association and was instrumental in the development of Hope Hospice’s Living with Dementia program in 2017. Debbie uses her professional training and her personal experiences as a family caregiver to guide and support others who are engaged in this very challenging role.

Melanie Henry, owner and CEO of the Driver Cognitive Assessment Center, known as DCAC giving an overview of a new service available here in the Bay area to provide families the valuable information they need to make a decision. DCAC provides fair and accurate driving assessments for people with a medical condition, or they may be taking medications that may be interfering with their mental capacity to drive.

Christina Rice helps seniors and empty nesters downsize from their homes. She leads the process from start to finish and works with you to get the best price in the shortest time with the least stress. She enjoys building relationships with her clients by listening to their needs and communicating regularly. All of her business is referrals or repeat clients because her clients enjoy working with her.

Lara Calvert, Executive Director of Spectrum Community Services, Inc. explained all the great programs they are running for seniors throughout the Alameda County. Such programs are always very important and during COVID-19 these have become all the more critical.

Executive Director Robert Taylor explains various programs that Senior Support Program of the Tri-Valley (SSPTV) is running to support our seniors. Seniors deserve our support because they have supported the community for so many years. COVID-19 has caused massive disruption and it has become all the more important to do as much as we can to help our seniors. Learn all about the awesome work SSPTV is doing for our elderly population.

Seniors Real Estate Specialist Jeff Katz is sharing useful information regarding how to plan your move. With 35 years combined experience in both the real estate and senior living industries, Jeff Katz has successfully helped hundreds of seniors transition from their longtime home to new beginnings, and talks about the process of moving from your home to your new residence.

Social workers are massive help in providing the needed support and connecting patients with the right resources. During COVID-19, things have become more difficult. Felicity Burdick provides an overview of the resources that are available. She is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with a specialty in gerontology and end of life transitions.

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