“Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they just have the heart.” As part of National Volunteer Recognition Month in April, Senior Concerns took some time to recognize those volunteers who help keep our programs running. Susan Premo was named Meals On Wheels Driver of the Year. Susan drives a weekly route and also serves [...]
Linda, a 71 year old, was homeless and living out of her car. She had been scammed by a man who had promised to financially support her, but A Social Worker from the County of Ventura, who was very concerned for Linda’s health and well-being helped her find low income housing and connected her with Senior [...]
Senior Concerns will honor Patricia and George Jones at this year’s Ultimate Dining Experience. Patricia is a long-time member of Senior Concerns’ Board of Directors, as well as a member of the Executive Committee. She has served as Board Chair in the past, and will assume the role of Board Chair again in the 2019-2020 [...]
Senior Concerns was recently named 2018 California Nonprofit of the Year by California Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin. Senior Concerns received a Proclamation which will hang on the wall in our building on Hodencamp Road. Martha Shapiro, Director of Program Services, Lisa Weaver, Director of Nutrition Services, and Board Member Patricia Jones traveled to Sacramento to [...]
And I call forward an equally memorable time kayaking on the Charles River when I want to relive a great experience. Until I kayaked again on Westlake Lake after a 10-year hiatus, I really had forgotten how physical interaction with nature can nourish my psyche so significantly. In the next few days I will turn [...]
QUESTION: A few friends of mine were telling me about the OLLI classes they have been taking at CSUCI and thought I might be interested in the upcoming offering. Can you tell me about it --- when, where etc? ANSWER: Your friends were referring to the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute known as “OLLI” that [...]
Westlake Girl Scout Lauryn Wang is in process of trying to earn her Gold Star Award, the highest rank a girl scout can earn. It is similar to a boy scout earning the rank of eagle scout. As part of her Gold Star Award project, Wang is organizing a charity golf tournament to raise money [...]
Senior Concerns, as part of its commitment to provide support for family caregivers of aging loved ones, will present a community seminar titled “Legal Information for Elders” on Tuesday, June 27, 2017, 5:30-7:00 p.m. at Senior Concerns, 401 Hodencamp Road, Thousand Oaks. This seminar will be presented by Mike Williams from Grey Law. Grey Law [...]
QUESTION: I am constantly hearing that senior drivers are not safe drivers. Can you tell me what we older drivers should be looking at to determine if we have safety problems? ANSWER: Getting older doesn’t necessarily make you an unsafe driver, however, there are changes in our bodies that could affect our driving skills over time. Let’s look [...]
Senior Concerns, as part of its commitment to provide support for family caregivers of aging loved ones, will present a community seminar titled “Consider the Conversation” on Tuesday, March 28, 2017, 5:30-7:00 p.m. at Senior Concerns, 401 Hodencamp Road, Thousand Oaks. This informative seminar, led by Lanyard K. Dial, M.D., President, Chief Executive Officer and [...]
