April is National Volunteer Month, so we wanted to take the opportunity to tell you what you, our volunteers, mean to us. We’re going to do that in the form of an acrostic poem. V – Valuable The work you do for clients is crucial and means the world to them. The work of volunteers […]
Link to article in Sun Sailor By CEO, Deb Taylor On February 16th, 2018, MinnPost writer Susan Perry wrote a very compelling article entitled “Americas appalling reality: we don’t care about our children.” As the CEO of Senior Community Services, a nonprofit exclusively serving older adults, I’d like to suggest another appalling reality, we don’t […]
Link to article in Sun Sailor By CEO, Deb Taylor Are you a caregiver? Many people are in this role, but have never identified with the title, “Caregiver.” Often we think of caregivers as professionals such as doctors, nurses, social workers or home health care workers who provide direct care to the young, sick, disabled […]
By Jon Burkhow, Director of Household & Outside Maintenance Well… we knew it was only a matter of time before we would experience a big snowfall again! Our staff, contractors and volunteers were busy helping clients get sidewalks and driveways cleared recently. A big storm like we had in January not only produces a lot […]
Link to article in Faribault Daily News By CEO, Deb Taylor About a month ago, the Star Tribune wrote an article titled, “Shovel your sidewalk or Minneapolis will send someone to do it for $150”. In the opening paragraph, the reason given for not shoveling sidewalks was “slacking.” Certainly, this may be true some of […]
By Krystal Wiebusch, LSW People with Alzheimer’s or other memory loss impairments may repeat things…a lot. It’s annoying to hear the same question over and over again. Your loved one isn’t doing it on purpose to bug you. They truly have no memory of asking the question. You might be able to answer kindly the first […]
Link to article in Lakeshore Weekly News By CEO, Deb Taylor Recently, AARP completed a report on the Framework for Isolation in Adults Over 50. The report defines isolation as the experience of diminished social connectedness stemming from a process whereby the impact of risk factors outweighs the impact of existing protective factors. A person’s […]
By Deb Taylor, CEO Sharon Taylor, my mom, was a senior finance accountant for the city of Apple Valley for 29 years. She retired at the age of 62. A couple years later, I began to notice that mom was forgetting things. Then, she had trouble writing a check. My dad, Garry Taylor, my sister, […]
By Adele Mehta, Director of Senior Outreach & Caregiver Services Family gatherings around the holidays – or socializing with friends – can offer special challenges for those with memory loss and their caregivers. As one family member lamented, “I want to talk with Uncle Bill, but I’m confused about what to say and concerned that […]
