Back by popular demand! Senior Helpers, along with the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA), is co-sponsoring another three-part webinar series through the American Society of Aging (ASA), featuring Teepa Snow. Each webinar is worth one Continuing Education Unit (CEU) credit, so this will be of special interest to social workers and others who need to earn CEUs. This series is helping to solidify Senior Helpers as the expert in senior care around the nation and advancing your efforts to promote… Read More »

Moving a relative from home to a residential care facility can be one of the most difficult decisions that family members will ever have to make. This seminar, authored by dementia care specialist, Laurie White, is based on her and Beth Spencer’s guidebook, “Moving a Relative with Memory Loss: A Family Caregiver’s Guide”, that helps you think through the many issues involved in making the decision and implementing the actual move. The seminar describes the complex range of emotions caregivers… Read More »

We hosted Dr. Michael Shepherd at our ‘Meet the Doctor’ program at the Highlands Senior Center yesterday.  Dr. Shepherd is with St. Helena Hospital Clearlake and he talked to the 49 people in attendance about Diabetes.  He had an interesting prospective on this disease.  He suggested we should not be focusing on the disease itself but what happens if you have the disease. Did you know: (the following information is taken from the American Diabetes Association web site) Adults with… Read More »

I interviewed Lise Alschuler ND, FABNO last Wednesday on my radio program, Health Bits (KVYN 99.3 FM / KVON 1440 AM).  Dr. Alschuler is a naturopathic oncologists.   As a naturopathic physician with board certification in naturopathic oncology and a cancer survivor myself, I know the power of natural therapies to bring health and healing to people diagnosed with cancer. Natural therapies are powerful weapons in the fight against cancer. The safe and effective integration of natural therapies with conventional cancer treatments brings health, vitality… Read More »

I had the opportunity to interview Marilyn Mandala Schlitz, Phd this past Wednesday on KVON 1440 AM / KVYN 99.3 FM on my Health Focus segment. We talked about her book, “Living Deeply: The Art and Science of Transformation in Everyday Life”. Marilyn Mandala Schlitz, PhD is a clinical research scientist, medical anthropologist, writer, speaker, and thought leader. For more than three decades, she has pioneered clinical and field-based research in the areas of human transformation, consciousness studies, worldview literacy… Read More »

  The American Heart Association Saving Strokes event is in full swing this September in the North Bay. The AHA in partnership with Kaiser Permanente will host the events – which are free and open to the public — at Hiddenbrooke Golf Course in Vallejo and McInnis Park Golf Center in San Rafael. Saving Strokes empowers stroke survivors by showing them that disabilities should not stop them from playing or learning golf. Golf actually can improve stroke survivors’ strength and… Read More »

I hosted the Aging Boomer radio program yesterday on KSVY 91.3 FM in Sonoma. The guest was Dr. Marion Somers or as she likes to be called Dr. Marion. Dr. Marion is driving througout the country on a 9 week tour to rasie awareness on long term care needs. Her campaign, 3 in 4 people will need long term care. She stated, “70% of Americans over 65 will need some type of long term care”. What is Long Term Care?… Read More »

Napa is now the first county in California to require permits and background checks for people paid to provide in-home care for the elderly and disabled. Reporter: Alex Liu Law enforcement officials say regulation of the industry is long overdue, and hope the state will follow suit to check a growing amount of elder abuse. But some feel the background checks are intrusive, particularly for those caring for relatives.