News from caring neighborhoods: Aging in the community
Visit the Caring Neighborhoods News page on a regular basis or “like” Caring Neighborhoods on Facebook for our latest topics about aging in the community that may be useful to you, your family, older friends, or your organization.
Spring: An ideal time to make neighborhood connections
Neighbors Who Care: City Program Matches Aging Residents with People Who Can Help
Age Together Now: Sacramento Seniors Get Help with Caring Neighborhoods Program
Caring Neighborhoods interview, ABC 10, “Sacramento & Co."
Spring: An ideal time to make neighborhood connections
Springtime finds us all outdoors more: working in the yard, sitting on the porch, washing the car, walking the dog. This is a great time to renew acquaintances with neighbors, especially those who are older and may not get out as much. Caring Neighborhoods is an awareness-building program of the City of Sacramento’s Older Adult Services division that focuses on those older adults who could use a little support to continue to live safely and independently in their familiar home and neighborhood.
Get Acquainted
More people are living longer and choosing to stay in their homes as long as possible. But this can lead to loneliness and isolation when people become disconnected from others due to limited mobility, loss of life-long friends or limited family support.
Next time you are out in the neighborhood that you call home, how about taking a look around and connecting with your older neighbors with a friendly visit, sharing spring flowers, and maybe even offering a little help with minor yard or household tasks?
Be the Link
In addition to making neighborly connections right on your block, Older Adult Services offers many programs that can help alleviate such isolation and promote healthy aging. However, many people could use someone to help them connect to our services. Sometimes a neighbor can provide that link by sharing information or by offering a ride to the Hart Senior Center’s many activities or week-day lunch program.
These are just a few ideas from Caring Neighborhoods to consider this spring as the warm weather invites us all to spend more time outdoors. To learn more about promoting healthy aging in your community, visit www.AgeTogetherNow.org
For ideas about connecting your older neighbors to our many on-site activities, visit Hart Senior Center's website.
Neighbors Who Care: City Program Matches Aging Residents with People Who Can Help
Read the article by Terry Kaufman, published in Inside East Sacramento, page 26, January 2016: http://issuu.com/insidepublications/docs/east_sacramento_jan_2016/1?e=9541663/32381056
Age Together Now: Sacramento Seniors Get Help with Caring Neighborhoods Program
Checking in on a neighbor once a week, or volunteering to do minor tasks, can make a world of difference to someone who’s older. View this news segment by CBS 13's Christina Janes which aired December 12, 2015: http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2015/12/12/age-together-now-sacramento-seniors-get-help-with-caring-neighbors-program/
Caring Neighborhoods interview, ABC 10, “Sacramento & Co."
Caring Neighborhoods Program Coordinator, Martha Paterson-Cohen, and local Sacramento resident, Dorothy, chatted with “Sacramento and Company” host Mellisa Paul about the program and the many benefits that it's bringing: http://www.sacandco.net/article/272560/341/Age-Together-Now---October-26-2015