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Understanding Aging and Memory Loss - Part II: July Workshops

ACC Receives Grant from Kaiser Permanente for “Healthier Living - Chronic Disease Self Management Program”

ACC Receives Grant from Sierra Health Foundation to Conduct Community Strengths and Needs Assessment

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'Meals on Wheels' Rolls Again

Meals on Wheels by ACC was featured on Sacramento & Co. Please go to www.mowsac.org to view the video.

Understanding Aging and Memory Loss - Part II: July Workshops

By Susan Sarinas

Last October, in a unique collaboration with the Alzheimer's Association, UC Davis Alzheimer's Disease Center, the Asian Pacific State Employees Association (APSEA), and the UC Davis Clinical and Translational Science Center (CTSC), ACC’s Bridge to Healthy Families (BHF) project hosted a series of four workshops. The workshops provided an introduction to dementia, information on prevention and treatment, caregiver stress and caregiver resources. This July 2011, we are following up with three other workshops that will cover several important issues that were not previously addressed.

Do you know what you can do to keep your brain healthy? Are you struggling with the idea of moving a loved one with Alzheimer’s from their home? Do you have questions about financial and legal issues? Are you dreading end of life decisions? Join us for this special series of workshops that can help you make informed choices. 

Workshops:

July 07 Thursday: Maintain Your Brain®: How to Live a Brain Healthy Lifestyle

July 14 Thursday: Moving a Loved One with Memory Loss: Choices, Challenges and Considerations

July 21 Thursday: Continuum of Care: Developing a Plan

Schedule, Fees and Logistics:

5:30-6:30 pm: Registration/Light Dinner

6:30-8:00 pm: Program/Q&A

Fees: $10 per workshop/$25 for all three when registered by 6/15/11

          $15 per workshop/$40 for all three after 6/15/11

Location: ACC Park City, 7375 Park City Drive, Sacramento

Pre-registration is required. Please contact Lucy Chao (916) 393-9026 x322

ACC Park City

7375 Park City Drive

Sacramento, CA 95831

For more information, please contact Susan Sarinas at (916) 393-9026 x339 or see our flyer.

ACC Receives Grant from Kaiser Permanente for “Healthier Living - Chronic Disease Self Management Program”

Did you know that 12 million older adults have chronic conditions like arthritis, diabetes, and heart disease? Do you have a chronic condition and/or do you care for a loved one with one or more chronic conditions? ACC’s “Healthier Living” workshops, partially funded by a generous grant from the Kaiser Permanente Foundation, are for you.

“Healthier Living” is a workshop given two and a half hours, once a week, for six weeks. People with different chronic health conditions, or who are caring for someone with chronic health problems, attend together.  Workshops are facilitated by two trained leaders. 

Subjects covered include:

1. Dealing with frustration, fatigue, and isolation
2. Exercise for improving strength and endurance
3. Medications
4. Communicating effectively with your family/friends/physician
5. Nutrition

ACC is partnering with community organizations to offer Healthier Living workshops periodically at ACC and other locations. Please contact Linda Revilla, Program/Grants Developer, at (916) 394-6399 ext. 139 or by e-mail to reserve your spot. Instruction is also available in Chinese, Vietnamese, and Hmong.

ACC Receives Grant from Sierra Health Foundation to Conduct Community Strengths and Needs Assessment

Sierra Health Foundation funding is supporting a community strengths and needs assessment. ACC will partner with other agencies to do this study, the results of which will enable us to better understand and plan for the service needs of our Asian American and Pacific Islander elders.

For more information on this project, please contact Linda Revilla, Program/Grants Developer, at (916) 394-6399 ext. 139 or by e-mail.

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ACC Designated a Sacramento "Focal Point"

On Tuesday, May 23, 2007, the County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution COMMENDING FOCAL POINT ASIAN COMMUNITY CENTER DURING OLDER AMERICAN'S MONTH - MAY 2007. The resolution comes on the heels of actions by the Area 4 Agency on Aging and County Aging & Adult Services Commission to designate ACC one of several Focal Points for older adult services in the county.

A Focal Point demonstrates a leadership role in its area by identifying unmet needs and responding by providing services to meet those needs; provides a visible point of contact, linking and coordinating services for people with a variety of needs throughout their area and Sacramento County; is committed to offering special need to older persons assuring that they might remain independent, safe, and active as long as possible; and offers services including transportation, nutrition, information, and referral.

A Focal Point is a "go to" place for older persons and their family caregivers.

For further information, please contact Judy Fong Heary at (916) 393-9026 ext. 323 or by e-mail.

"Best Hangout For the Elderly"

In 2006, Asian Community Center's programs were named the "Best Hangout for the Elderly" in the Best of Sacramento, Sacramento News and Review  18(27):59.

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