By: Deb Taylor As you participate in all the festivities of the holiday season, please remember to spend time with your loved one(s) with Alzheimer’s. Use these five tips to help you when interacting with someone with Alzheimer’s: 1. Don’t correct them. Just go with the flow 2. Step into

        Link to article in Faribault Daily News Guest Column by Deb Taylor The senior advocate and her legal advisor stood silent in Winifred’s small bedroom. The elderly resident, recently deceased, had bequeathed her modest house to the senior organization she dearly loved. Winifred had lived alone

NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 6. 2015 Media Contact: Allison Bendickson a.bendickson@seniorcommunity.org 952-767-7899 Senior Community Services to Recognize Notable Contributions to Seniors at 5th Annual Luncheon Minnetonka, MN – On October 23, 2015 nonprofit Senior Community Services – which helps seniors and caregivers maintain independence – will present it’s

        Link to article in The Caledonia Argus Guest Column by Deb Taylor Dwight, 74, is more cautious now after being stung by a classified advertisement he saw in an online magazine. The ad promised $100 in legal currency for $50. Dwight (naively) felt it was a

By: Valarie Anderson Most of us have heard the adage “It takes a Village”. Here at Senior Community Services and the HOME program we are lucky that our village includes community friends that are willing to lend a heart and a hand to area seniors that need help raking their

        Link to article in Lakeshore Weekly News Guest Column by Deb Taylor At a Labor Day gathering, I was talking to a business professional who related his experience in hiring older adults. He was very direct: “They show up on time, they have a solid work