MINNETONKA, Minnesota — Senior Community Services’ Board of Directors has appointed Roxanne Jenkins as the organization’s new CEO, effective May 1st. Outgoing CEO Deb Taylor will retire on May 30th after nearly 17 years as COO and CEO. Under Taylor’s leadership, the organization grew in almost every way: expanding service areas, growing the number of […]
Dear Readers, As I approach the end of my 17-year journey as COO and CEO of Senior Community Services, I am filled with immense gratitude for the opportunity to have served our community and to have shared my thoughts on aging, ageism, technology for older adults, and caregiving through my columns over the years. My […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MINNETONKA, Minnesota – Senior Community Services wishes to acknowledge its partnership with the Central Minnesota Council on Aging to ensure that residents in Wright and Sherburne counties can age with dignity and the families, friends and neighbors who care for them are support and empowered in their role as a caregiver. Senior Community […]
The talk of the town is Medicaid, for good reason, too. While President Trump has said that it won’t get cut, others aren’t sure that’s possible in actuality. Fear is rampant that Minnesota older adults would be hit harshly by reductions to federal funding. But more is at stake for seniors than just Medicaid. The […]
It goes without saying that the COVID-19 pandemic put everyone’s social lives in a tailspin. We all remember it well – online concerts and birthday parties were lackluster substitutes for the real thing, but we were grateful for the option. In a cruel strike of irony, the people whose social lives were upended the most […]
