BRRRR it’s getting cold outside! We have joined hands with “One Warm Coat” a non-profit organization to keep our local community warm. Our goal is to collect as many gently used or new coats for our needy families and individuals in San Luis Obispo County. Needing assistance we have asked Community Action Partnership, formerly EOC, …
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Congratulations! Bayside Care Center’s Seniors Saving Seniors program was selected by CAHF’s Board of Directors as one of six recipients of the 2011 Excellence in Programming Awards. The Excellence in Programming Awards were instituted to recognize individual CAHF member facilities and homes for superior achievement in key areas of long-term care, and to share those …
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Residents at a California nursing home become the service providers and find an antidote for loneliness and boredom in the process. Nursing facilities have made tremendous strides in the past 25 years. An abundance of truly compassionate, highly trained caregivers is common in most facilities, and many facilities provide state-of-the-art services with deluxe accommodations. Having …
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Every year senior dogs are dropped off at our local shelters. Their owners may have passed away, moved into a retirement community or out of the area with children. Often these wonderful, once-beloved and faithful friends are overlooked. We, as seniors residing at Bayside Care Center and Casa de Flores, are committed in helping the …
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Danish Care Center (DCC), locally owned and operated, has undergone a complete inside and outside renovation. We recently celebrated 50 years of providing quality care to our community. DCC is rated 5 out of 5 Stars by the Center of Medicare Services, and has also been ranked by US News & World Report as one …
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The residents of Mission View Health Center are coming together to make a difference in our community. Mission View Health Center’s most recent community project is making “Helping Hands Hand Soap,” a glycerin-based soap in a variety of shapes, colors and scents. Each bar of soap has been wrapped in paper that has been hand …
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If you are looking for a job in the health care industry, now is as good a time as any to apply. The nursing shortage across the country is only expected to get worse. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, nearly 2.9 million registered nurses will be employed in the year 2012; however, more …
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Congratulations the Compass Health employees that were recently selected to participate in the 2011-2012 LVN Program which starts in May. The participants are as follows: Alison Whitaker, Marta Aliaga (MVHC) Myla Dagulo, Meghan Rivera (SLTC) Kim Hagin (Ventana Grill) Cate Guisinger (VHHC) We will celebrate their participation by hosting a luncheon for them on May 20th, …
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SLO Seniors Give Back in a Large Way SAN LUIS OBISPO – Dozens of hungry families in San Luis Obispo are now getting the help they desperately need, thanks in large part to giving senior citizens. The Food Bank Coalition of San Luis Obispo County has set up a new distribution site at Mission View …
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A first of its kind hospice center in San Luis Obispo admitted its first patient this morning. Instead of going to a hospital, hospice patients needing immediate care now have another option. “We’ve dreamed of having a space where families could actually spend quality time with their loved ones in a hospice situation,” said Mission …
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