Fiesta in Full Swing at Villa Alamar

The tradition of lively music, dance, and song, together with a culture of friendliness, hospitality and tolerance, are part of our heritage which the Old Spanish Days In Santa Barbara Fiesta seeks to preserve. Villa Alamar residents were happy to join the festivities.

On August 2nd all eyes were on the Baile de California dancers who, with their colorful traditional garbs and their expert moves, brought the spirit of Fiesta to our terrace. Our residents were enchanted!

The Spanish theme could also be savored in the food, with our own Chef Jesus proudly presenting the best of his hispanic cooking skills!

Thank You

Baile de California

for the wonderful performance at our Fiesta!

Out on the Town

And the party continued at El Mercado del Norte where residents, egged by our Life Enrichment Director Michelle Lopez, had a wonderful Fiesta time!

Highlights from the

International Alzheimer's Conference

By Luciana Mitzkun, Villa Alamar Community Services Director

Scientists, researchers, clinicians, and care practitioners from all over the world converged into San Diego this August for the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference® 2022.

As a dementia care professional, I attended this year’s conference with an interest in learning the directions that the research is taking and the new findings that can be of significance to the families and patients I serve in Santa Barbara. Faced with a devastating disease, caregivers and affected families are eager to receive good news. And looking at the trove of information presented with their interests in mind, I would classify it in four basic areas: prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and symptom management.

Activities and Celebrations

It is LUAU Time!

Please join us for a fun tropical evening:

Wednesday, Sep. 14th

Festivities start at 4:20 p.m.

A delicious Hawaiian-style dinner and refreshments will be served at 4:45

Live music by CAROLE McNEIL

Please RSVP with

Michelle@VillaAlamar.com

by Friday the 9th

Villa Alamar welcomes and encourages friends and family members of our residents to join us for celebrations, birthdays, special events, and activities.

Your presence is always appreciated!

Please look at our calendar of activities for fun programs and events, and lets make new memories together!

Villa Alamar Art Workshop

Our deepest appreciation to Tonya Oberndorfer and Central Coast Home Health and Hospice for bringing a wonderful art program to our residents.

Tonya has been doing Art with Central Coast Home Health and Hospice for over 8 years.

Tonya brings to Villa Alamar residents a variety of different types of art so everyone can enjoy her classes. These include watercolors, painting with acrylics on canvas, making note cards, and holiday inspired crafts.

Her classes are filled with laughter! "I believe the more we laugh, let go, and just have fun exploring art the happier we are", says Tonya.

Our residents really enjoy the art classes and have created a gallery in our Mountain Hallway, were they proudly dysplay their creations! We do have wonderful artists in our community and can't wait for the Villa Alamar Residents' Art Show!

Did you know?

Octopuses are ocean creatures that are most famous for having eight arms and bulbous heads. But did you know?

They have three hearts and blue blood;
They squirt ink to deter predators;
Two-thirds of an octopus’ brain cells reside in its arms, not its head;
Being boneless, they can squeeze into (or out of) tight spaces;
They are quite intelligent and have been observed using tools.

These and other fun facts are cheerfuly presented during Arden's Fun Social, our weekly program with Arden Day.

On Thursdays, at 2:30 p.m., Arden Day is at Villa Alamar bringing to our attention a wide array of different facts and figures, jolting or resident's memories, and sparkling everyone's imagination.

There is a lot of laughter shared during the program, as our residents are all invited to contribute with their thoughts and opinions, often coming up with utterly hilarious comments!

Arden will be on a most deserved vacation on the second half of September, but you can still join the fun until Sep.8. He will be back in October, and who knows what sort of new fun adventures he will have to share with our group? Happy trails, Arden!