Senior Concerns will present free Memory Screenings on Saturday, November 15 from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. as part of the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America’s (AFA) National Memory Screening Day. Senior Concerns is located at 401 Hodencamp Road in Thousand Oaks. Reservations are required and may be made by calling (805) 497-0189. This year’s Memory [...]

Catherine Warburton’s 80-year-old father and 77-yearold mother had just moved into her Santa Rosa Valley house when the father fell in the kitchen and broke his neck. Coming off a car accident for which he was treated for six months, Warbuton’s father needed special treatment. Where's the story? “He couldn’t go into a skilled nursing [...]

Catherine Warburton’s 80-year-old father and 77-yearold mother had just moved into her Santa Rosa Valley house when her father fell in the kitchen and broke his neck. Coming off a car accident for which he was treated for six months, Warbuton’s father needed special treatment. Where's the story? “He couldn’t go into a skilled nursing [...]

Rosemary Flores- Gordon, MBA, joined Senior Concerns as director of the adult day program on July 14. An expert in business development and program implementation, Flores-Gordon has worked with patients and families in the Alzheimer’s/ dementia arena. Most recently, she served as regional director of the Alzheimer’s Association, where she helped to develop a variety [...]

A tsunami is coming and the community may not be prepared, according to Andrea Gallagher, president of Senior Concerns. The organization, which supports seniors and their caregivers, met with Conejo Valley government, health and nonprofit agencies on Monday to talk about providing care for the elderly in the face of a looming crisis: The number [...]

Local nonprofits and low income homeowners are putting to use $557,289 in federal grants to help poor and underserved people in  Thousand Oaks . Last month the City Council approved a plan to distribute the Community Development Block Grants, provided each year by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. About $59,000 of the [...]

By Kim Lamb Gregory Monday, June 16, 2014 Within the next 10 years, every city in Ventura County will see its population of people 65 and older double, according to Andrea Gallagher, president of Conejo Valley Senior Concerns. “Over 66 million people are now caregivers in the United states for somebody over age 50,” Gallagher [...]

By Teresa Rochester Thursday, June 12, 2014 As the senior population continues to grow, so, too, will the number of adults taking on the role of caregivers, which costs employers $17.1 billion annually and some caregivers their health. How to tackle the growing problem will be the subject of an invitation-only summit Monday in Agoura [...]

Senior Concerns will host a free seminar titled “Advice From the Experts: What I Wish I’d Known About Caring for An Aging Loved One” from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tues., June 24 at   at   401 Hodencamp Road, Thousand Oaks. The seminar will be presented by these caregivers, who went on to become professionals [...]

As part of an ongoing commitment to provide senior life planning education, Senior Concerns will present a free seminar, “Advice From the Experts: What I’d Wish I’d Known About Caring for An Aging Loved One,” on Tuesday, June 24, 2014, 5:30-7:00 p.m. at Senior Concerns, 401 Hodencamp Road, Thousand Oaks. This informative and interactive seminar [...]