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JABA Volunteer Opportunities

Susan Seidler and Lorraine Bujold discussed the various ways we can volunteer to help our senior community and our pre-school and school age children in the Charlottesville area. Volunteers are needed to help feed seniors, prepare meals, package meals, deliver meals, make visits to at home…

Hi everyone!

I'm Elizabeth Swider, owner of Care is There Geriatric Care Management and webmaster of Cville Seniors.

I've started a video tutorial series that will help you improve your Cville Seniors profile, blog posts, and event listings.

The most recent video shows you how to change your profile name on Cville Seniors…

Out Now! The January - April 2012

Central Virginia Seniors Guide Magazine

You can pick up your copy at Kroger, Food Lion, Harris Teeter,…

Last year I spent six months compiling a comprehensive assessment home owners can use to compare all areas of their property, inside and outside including the garage and yard. I posted the Lifetime Home Survey (LTHS) in October and this week released the first revision. You can access both the mini- and full versions by clicking this link.

I reviewed 17 sources…

If you enjoyed the recent "Legal Dream Team" presentation at Aging in Place Business Round Table, you will probably enjoy today's Diane Rehm Show (a regular NPR lunchtime program).

Today's guest was a Historian of American Law, Hendrik Hartog, and his topic was based on his new book, "Someday All This Will Be Yours" in which he explores how we "negotiated" care of our parents in grandparents in the days BEFORE Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid.

Seems lots of folks…

Living with Alzheimer's Disease:  Coping and Caring is a program for both the person diagnosed with early stage Alzheimer's disease and caregivers.  The person with the diagnosis and the caregiver attend the sessions at the same time.



For Caregivers:

When someone is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, friends and family have many questions. What does the

diagnosis mean? What kinds of plans need to be made? What resources are available to help? As…

Hi everyone!

I'm Elizabeth Swider, owner of Care is There Geriatric Care Management and webmaster of Cville Seniors.

I'm starting a video tutorial series that will help you improve your Cville Seniors profile, blog posts, and event listings.

The first of the series is about posting documents and links to your blog posts, event…

We are pleased to announce that the January AIPBRT meeting was the largest attendance to date. Almost 70 people interested in our senior community attended.

Educational Segment

AIPBRT Elder Law Dream Team member lawyers: Holly…

The Annual Senior Care Conference is coming up on February 29 and March 1!

VENDOR TABLES AND  SPONSORSHIPS AVAILABLE

The conference is primarily educational and inspirational - attendees are caregivers - both in the home and in facilities: family members,  CNA's LPN's, RN's Drs, Administrators,…

Many seniors, and others with impaired vision, have difficulty using their computers and as a result do not enjoy the same user experience as those that see well. All versions of Microsoft Windows, especially Windows 7, have a number of easy to use features to improve screen visibility. These features are almost universally found in the Control Panel which can be found by clicking in the Start Button in the lower left corner of the…

In recognition of the annual Martin Luther King Day of Service, JABA has announced “Soup for Seniors”, a canned food drive benefiting local, low-income older adults. 

“Low-income seniors who are homebound or who have trouble getting around are particularly vulnerable during the winter months,’ explains Martha Williams, Manager of Volunteer Services at JABA. A bit of ice or snow becomes an impassable barrier for our at-risk elderly neighbors. Nutritious heat-and-serve type of…

What about that one related to doing a will? 

If you have ever experienced the loss of an adult in your family, you are aware that the legalities are the last thing you want to concern yourself with as you navigate the grief process. 

Though you have a picture in your head of talking with a stuffy lawyer and reading a bunch of legalese to get your Will done, I can promise you that your contact with me will bear no resemblance to that picture.  Our exchanges…

I think Microsoft Excel is the most underutilized software application of our day. What gnaws at me is how, with just a small amount of training, anybody can make very good use of this amazing tool. In my 25 years of conducting Excel training I find that most Microsoft Excel users are self-taught and are not aware of some very basic information that could open the door to increased productivity. I call this…

In this new year, have caregiving be a celebration of the one you love!

Follow this link for tips on making caregiving a…

Here's to fresh conversations with our loved ones!  Read more…

Care Checkers is a calling service that checks on elderly people where they live.  It can be a great resource for worried loved ones and long distance caregivers.

Read more about …

We’re all aging, from the moment we’re born. Now drivers in Central Virginia can celebrate their own successful chronological progress by proudly displaying the succinct and egalitarian message – Age Happens.

“The bumper sticker is our lighthearted way of reminding Central…

Educational Segment - Sue Liberman   Director, Branchlands Senior Independent Retirement Community discussed  “Caretaking…So you think you know all there is…