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“The Sonoma County Section on Aging is a coalition of agencies, organizations and individuals concerned with the well-being of older adults and the education of our members. As a network alliance, we advocate for and promote the development, coordination, and implementation of older adult services in Sonoma County.”

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SCSOA presents a virtual event on

A Response to Covid 19:

Rethinking Aging in Place–what we have learned from the pandemic what we can do to “flatten the curve” of healthcare costs for seniors

Our event speaker is Louis Tenenbaum

Wednesday, Feb 17,  9:00am – 10:30am

Louis Tenenbaum is a nationally recognized professional and founder of the non-profit HomesRenewed Resource Center, a coalition of business, consumers and nonprofits, driving policy and investment to increase the number of age-friendly homes. He will share his insights with the SOA community on strategies to promote aging in place based on his decades of expertise in this field. He will provide information, describe action steps and discuss programs that can enhance the independence, joy and control we can exercise as a community and as individuals regarding home and property enhancement options to maximize lifetime independent living. He will share his insights of successfully aging in place and facilitate a group discussion to answer questions.

Please join us!

Watch your email for an invite, or email us for the meeting code at admin@sonomacountysoa.org

For more information, please check our Facebook page.

 

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Our meeting location: (on Zoom for now)

Finley Community Center Auditorium
2060 W. College Avenue
Santa Rosa CA, 95401

 

Featured Speaker Video Archives

Spotlight Speaker Video Archives

Tony Chicotel

Tony Chicotel and Michael Molland – June 15, 2016

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Christina Palmer

Tony Chicotel and Michael Molland In recognition of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, our June speakers will be Tony Chicotel, staff attorney for California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform (CANHR) and elder abuse attorney Michael Molland of Molland Law.  Tony and Michael will address patient’s rights, how elder care has become corporate care, and how the California law applies.  When…

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Who do you call when your patient is overmedicated? Dr. Michael Fraga, MSCP

Posted on June 9, 2016 by Christina Palmer
Janet Caliri

Personal Art of Aging – Janet Caliri

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Christina Palmer

Our January speaker will be: Janet Caliri I help Baby Boomers and Retirees struggling with the transition, take charge of their future and sustain their well-being. I do this by nurturing the grief that is typically associated with this transition, by identifying their personal life visions and desires, using a photographic methodology. I then translate those into an action plan….

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Healthy Joints, Healthy Spine and You!

Posted on November 21, 2015 by Christina Palmer

Janelle Coleman-Smith, Bone and Joint Health Navigator St. Joseph Memorial Hospital, Santa Rosa Janelle Coleman-Smith has been an outpatient navigator with the hospital for one year after taking the Health Navigation Certification course at Sonoma State University. She received her RN license from MCTC in Minneapolis, MN. Janelle has been working as an Orthopedic Nurse for 9 years and in…

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Stan Goldberg, Ph.D.

Leaning Into Death – Stan Goldberg

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Christina Palmer

Our October 21st speaker! Leaning Into Death: The fear of death shapes how we approach life, coming at us with the force of a sledgehammer or creeping into our interactions with the subtly of a master manipulator. Stan Goldberg, Ph.D. is Professor Emeritus of Communicative Disorders at San Francisco State University. He taught more than 3,000 graduate students in speech-language…

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Sonoma West Medical Center

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Christina Palmer

Presentations and Panel Discussion Raymond Hino, CEO of Sonoma West Medical Center, discussed what it takes to open a new hospital in the State of California, and brought our members up to date on the status of the opening. R. Michael Collins, CCO of Sonoma West Medical Center, discussed age-related treatment modalities and the benefits of integrative health practices for…

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John Wotring

John Wotring – Alzheimer’s and the Future of Treatment

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Christina Palmer

John Wotring Video of this presentation will be posted soon… John Wotring has been specializing in the care for the elderly for 20 years, the last 18, specifically for elderly with memory loss. In working with Alzheimer’s patients, John has gathered research and experience to educate the community about aging successfully. Come and learn what you can do to make…

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Betti Conder

Betti Conder – Senior Advocacy Services

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Christina Palmer

Betti Conder, HICAP Community Outreach Coordinator and Counselor, began working with the Senior Advocacy Services, HICAP (Health Insurance Counseling & Advocacy Program), as the Community Outreach Coordinator and Counselor in 2013. Betti has extensive experience as a liaison working with Medicare and Medicare supplemental insurance. Prior to 2013, she served as a state-certified volunteer HICAP counselor for 3 years. Her…

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Lani Abrams

Lanie Abrams – Visualization and Imagery as Earliest Forms of Healing

Posted on May 25, 2015 by Christina Palmer

Lanie has been an Art Therapist since 1969, one of the first to practice in San Francisco and then Sonoma County. She has worked with many populations: psychiatric, rehab, brain injury, convalescent, and trauma including Ritual Abuse and Sexual Abuse.

Hannah Caratti, LMFT, E-RYT

Yoga and Japanese Acupressure Self Healing Practices

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Christina Palmer

This presentation will include gentle stretches, chair yoga, a couple of “golden oldie” songs, an introduction to self-healing practices from Japanese acupressure, and perhaps a bit of flute music as you relax! Years ago, Hannah had a yoga student named Faye who engaged Hannah for private lessons at the age of 88… Hannah continued to visit her each week until…

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