From Paris Café Music to Memory Care
This forum was held on: October 15, 2015 from 6-8pm Francis of Assisi Residence: 145 Guerrero Street, San Francisco We need a revolution in dementia care. People with forgetfulness should have the opportunity to participate in life outside their homes and to reconnect...
Dementia-Enabling Spaces
September 24, 2015 6 pm to 8pm Ed Roberts Campus (Koret Conference Room) 3075 Adeline Street, Berkeley (Across from the Ashby Bart Station)With increased longevity comes a higher risk of dementia. In the United States alone, roughly five million people suffer from...
Embolden Bodies – Human Centered Design For Independent Living
June 23, 6pm to 8pm IDEO Offices,Pier 28 Annex San Francisco The tools we use to interface with the world around us impact our lives and how we feel about ourselves. They make us feel competent, powerful, taken care of, respected, forgotten, diminished,...
Aging Artfully
March 21, 2015 6 pm to 8pm Ed Roberts Campus (Koret Conference Room) 3075 Adeline Street, Berkeley (Across from the Ashby Bart Station) Sustaining or unearthing one’s creative spirit is a key life force, never more important than in the stage of life when...
Intergenerational Connections
April 16, 6 pm to 8pm Francis of Assisi Residence 145 Guerrero Street, San FranciscoIntergenerational work builds the capacity of younger and older adults to shape their awareness for each others’ life situations. Dance Generators at University of San Francisco...
A Home For All Ages
A Home For All Ages gives us the option to live longterm in our home if we choose to do so. In her recent keynote speech at the Avenidas Housing Conference Susanne Stadler emphasized that it is time for personal activism in our own homes. Setting the right priorities...
Falling: Not Just About Safety
This talk addresses the hugely important topic of falling incidents among older adults both from a research and practical perspective. The fear of falling (Ptophobia) can be debilitating and in some cases can lead to older adults becoming bed ridden. Falls are one of...