Announcement: New Agency on Aging Area 4 Website | |
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We are pleased to announce that Agency on Aging Area 4
has a new website!
The goal of the new website is to increase accessibility, ensure compliance, better showcase our work throughout our service area, inspire confidence among funders and potential supporters, and invite consumers to use us as a valued resource.
Notable features include:
- A new and updated About Us section highlights who we are, where we serve, why this work matters, and our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility.
- Our new What We Do section illustrates exactly how we serve older adults and people with disabilities, both directly and through our community partners.
- We updated our Get Help section so that consumers across all seven counties can easily find the help they need.
- The site also features a new Get Involved section that makes it easy for you to support our work by volunteering, donating, or joining our team
- Our new Healthy Aging section offers resources on everything from nutrition, wellness education, and mental health information to veteran and caregiver resources.
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April is Stress Awareness Month | | |
Stress Management: How to Reduce and Relieve Stress | | |
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Managing stress isn’t always easy, it takes a lot of insight and thoughtful review of your day to day activities and emotions to identify ways to cope. Some stressors, the things that can cause stress, can be changed, others cannot. To help lessen the effects of stress, you can practice these lifestyle changes.
- Get moving – physical activity is a great stress reducer. A brisk walk outdoors can do wonders for your mood.
- Connect to others – talk to family and friends, spending quality time with others can make you feel safe and understood.
- Make time for fun and relaxation - Beyond a take-charge approach and a positive attitude, you can reduce stress in your life by carving out “me” time. Don't get so caught up in the hustle and bustle of life that you forget to take care of your own needs.
- Maintain a balance with a healthy lifestyle – In addition to regular exercise, there are other healthy lifestyle choices that can increase your resistance to stress, such as eating healthy and getting enough sleep.
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Volunteer to Help Build an Edible Garden at a
Local Senior Facility!
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Date: Saturday, April 20th
Time: 8:30am — 1:30pm
Garden Build Location:
- Oak Park Community Center
- 3425 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. Sacramento CA
Garden build details:
- Assist with putting together Vego Garden beds and moving soil into the beds.
- 4 garden beds
Please bring:
- Hat
- Sunscreen
- Water Bottle
- Garden gloves
- If you are able, we could also use additional shovels and wheelbarrows.
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You must register to volunteer via the button below.
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Date: Saturday, April 27th
Time: 8:30am — 2:30pm
Garden Build Location:
- VOA Valley Oaks Apartments
- 600 Auburn Ravine Rd. Auburn, CA 95603
Volunteer Activities:
- Assist with putting together garden beds and moving soil into the beds.
- 21 garden beds
Please bring:
- Hat
- Sunscreen
- Water Bottle
- Garden gloves
- If you are able, we could also use additional shovels and wheelbarrows.
Please note:
- You must register to volunteer via the button below.
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Stress Management: Are you resilient? | |
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Resilience means being able to adapt to life's misfortunes and setbacks. Being resilient also helps you manage unexpected stressful events.
Consider these tips to become more resilient:
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Get connected. Building strong, positive relationships with loved ones and friends can provide you with needed support, guidance, and acceptance in good and bad times. Establish other important connections by volunteering or joining a faith or spiritual community.
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Make every day meaningful. Do something that gives you a sense of accomplishment and purpose every day. Set clear, achievable goals to help you look toward the future with meaning.
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Learn from experience. Think of how you've coped with hardships in the past. Consider the skills and strategies that helped you through difficult times. You might even write about past experiences in a journal to help you identify positive and negative behavior patterns — and guide your future behavior.
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Remain hopeful. You can't change the past, but you can always look toward the future. Accepting and even anticipating change makes it easier to adapt and view new challenges with less anxiety.
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Take care of yourself. Tend to your own needs and feelings. Participate in activities and hobbies you enjoy. Include physical activity in your daily routine. Get plenty of sleep and create consistent bedtime rituals. Eat a healthy diet. Practice stress management and relaxation techniques, such as yoga, meditation, guided imagery, deep breathing or prayer.
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Be proactive. Don't ignore your problems. Instead, figure out what needs to be done, make a plan and take action. Although it can take time to recover from a major setback, traumatic event or loss, know that your situation can improve if you work at it.
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Depression: More than 'the blues'
Depression is not a normal part of growing older. Depression is not just having “the blues” or the emotions we feel when grieving the loss of a loved one. It is a true medical condition that is treatable, like diabetes or hypertension.
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The Program to Encourage Active, Rewarding Lives (PEARLS) is an evidence-based program designed to reduce depressive symptoms and improve quality of life in older adults.
Our PEARLS coaches will provide six to eight in-home sessions to help you:
- Recognize the symptoms of depression.
- Use a seven-step approach to identify and solve problems.
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Plan social and physical activities, which often improve the mood of people with depression.
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Spring Cleaning Tips: How to Help Your Aging Loved Ones Tidy Up Their Home
An organized, clean, and de-cluttered home will help keep them safe and healthy. Incorporate the below tips and click the button below for more tips!
Plan Well: make sure you and your loved one are on the same page with what needs to be cleaned up.
Invite friends and family: cleaning is more fun when done in the presence of loved ones.
Delegate: include your loved ones so they feel they are contributing.
Check and file paperwork: take the time to sit down with your loved one and go through all their loose paperwork, like bills or letters, file the ones they need and recycle the rest.
Improve home safety: look for loose carpeting, poorly placed decorations, and stray electrical wires. Make sure smoke and carbon monoxide detectors are working properly.
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Protect Yourself from Fraud
Losing money or possessions to scams, fraud, and exploitation can be especially devastating to older adults, who may not be able to earn back what they’ve lost. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a U.S. government agency that makes sure banks, lenders, and other financial companies treat you fairly and provides tools and resources to help make smart financial decisions.
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Healthy Eating = Healthy Aging | |
Salmon with Chili Mango Salsa
Loaded with omega-3!
While there is no miracle cure for stress, there are foods that both fuel and nourish our bodies and keep our health on the right track. Omega-3 fatty acids can help fight against inflammation in the body, which is a stress response. Some examples include fish, soy products, flax and chia seeds, and nuts. A great addition to add to your cooking repertoire is this Salmon and Chili Mango Salsa. It’s a great addition to your weeknight meal and loaded with omega-3 fatty acid. Click the button below for the full recipe.
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Banana Blueberry Smoothie
Refreshing!
Certain times in life can feel more stressful than others. Higher intakes of antioxidants-rich fruits, vegetables, and legumes are associated with a lower impact of stress on our health. Some examples are tea blueberries, beetroot, beans, tomatoes, kale, and even dark chocolate. This Banana Blueberry Smoothie can be a perfect addition for breakfast or a snack. Click the link below to try this recipe.
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Garlicky Roasted Vegetables
Delicious and nutritious!
To reduce stress, certain foods are high in nutrients like vitamin C, B6 and E that help bolster our immune system to offer extra protection during stressful times. Some examples include citrus fruits, dark leafy greens, bell peppers and garlic. This week try this delicious Garlic Roasted Vegetables Recipe to add more vitamins and nutrients to your meal. Click the link below for recipe information.
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LOCAL EVENTS HAPPENING IN APRIL | |
Yuba City: Senior Resource Fair
Friday, April 19
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Sacramento: Senior PRIDE Resource Fair
Thursday, April 27
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Sacramento: Pathways to Progress Empowerment Fair
Wednesday, April 17
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Workshops for Healthy Aging | |
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Agency on Aging Area 4 hosts free virtual and in-person workshops for the older adult community in Sacramento, Nevada, Placer, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo, and Yuba Counties.
Whether you’re interested in nutrition, health promotion or job readiness we have the classes for you! Our team is currently creating interest lists for each of our workshops. Click on the workshop you're interested in below and fill out the form. A staff member will contact you when new classes are scheduled.
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Bingocize
Bingocize is a 10-week, socially engaging group-based program that combines exercise, health education, and the widely popular game of bingo.
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A Matter of Balance
A Matter of Balance is an 8-week course that enables participants to reduce the fear of falling by learning to view falls as controllable, setting goals for increasing activity levels, making small changes to reduce fall risks at home, and exercise to increase strength and balance.
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Live Strong & Safe
Live Strong & Safe Fall Prevention Program is a short one session series that provides a comprehensive overview of fall prevention, including home safety and medication management.
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Diabetes Empowerment Education
Diabetes Empowerment Education is a 6-week workshop to help adults with diabetes learn more about diabetes, self-manage their condition, and maintain a healthy, active lifestyle.
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Cooking Matters
Cooking Matters is a 4-week course that teaches participants to shop smarter, use nutrition information to make healthier choices and cook delicious, affordable meals.
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Eat Smart, Live Strong
The Eat Smart, Live Strong is a 4-week course designed to encourage older adults to increase fruit and vegetable consumption to at least 3 1/2 cups and to participate in at least 30 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity each day.
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Food Smarts
Food Smarts is a 6-week course designed to support healthy behavior change in the areas of healthy eating, food safety, cooking, food waste reduction and food resource management.
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Mature Edge
Mature Edge is a job-readiness program that can help the mature worker update their resume and learn valuable skills to land the job you want.
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What is Aging & Disability Resource Connection (ADRC)?
An ADRC is a network of organizations that work together to make access to services easier for older adults, people with disabilities, and family care providers. We are here to support you in finding resources and exploring your community options for living independently.
We can help you stay in your home, remain connected to your community, make a smooth transition from hospital to home, and access caregiver resources or respite care.
How can an ADRC help you?
- By providing in-person, phone, or online information about a wide range of services and resources.
- By presenting options for long-term services and support so that informed choices can be made about care planning.
- By offering short-term services to address urgent needs and prevent unnecessary admission to a nursing facility or hospital.
- By coordinating relocation from hospitals or nursing facilities back to a home or the community and arranging for needed support.
ADRCs are transforming the way people access community resources.
Get help today!
CALL: (800) 211-4545
EMAIL: cm@agencyonaging4.org
WEB: www.adrc4.org
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Do you receive SSI? Don’t miss out on food benefits! | | |
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Food prices have increased significantly in recent years. It makes it difficult for many of us—especially older adults—to keep eating well.
Fortunately, CalFresh has allocated funds specifically for adults aged 60+. We simplify the application process for them.
Learn more and start your application today.
Click button below or call us at
1-800-211-4545
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