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Avenidas Videos: Watch & Learn

Watch videos about Avenidas Village, the Rose Kleiner Center, and from our senior living conferences. Be sure to check out our YouTube and Vimeo channels.

Navigating Your Health During the Pandemic

June 21, 2021

Session 1 of the 2021 Avenidas Care Forum provides practical tips for routine care and illness.

About the Presenters

Eldercare experts Dr. Ellen Brown and Dr. Rita Ghatak have been working closely the last few years in serving the community with lectures and developing resources for older adults, caregivers, and solo agers. They are also active in providing consultations for individual families to help create practical roadmaps for wellness, crisis planning and serious illness.

Dr. Ellen Brown is a pioneer in developing the role of the hospice physician in the Bay area. She has served the community by providing care in the home to thousands of hospice patients and their families in her 20 years at Pathways Hospice. She has trained countless Stanford Palliative Medicine and Geriatrics fellows who now provide care throughout the United States.

Dr. Rita Ghatak has been working extensively for two and a half decades in the field of aging with direct care, research, and education. Most recently the Founder/Director of Aging Adult Services at Stanford University Medical Center, she is now the CEO/Founder of Aging 101 an entity providing multiple services to older adults. Dr. Ghatak teaches extensively and is active in research and policy.

About the Moderator

Paula Wolfson, LCSW, is an elder care social worker with over 30 years on the front lines of patient care advocacy. Paula is the Manager of Avenidas Care Partners. She facilitates multiple caregiver support groups, conducts elder care consults, and is active on the Palo Alto Age Friendly Committee.

Presented by Avenidas Care Partners

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Program: Care Partners Filed Under: Resources Keywords: Care Forum

Let’s Talk PRIDE with Avenidas Rainbow Collective

June 10, 2021

AARP California sponsored a Facebook and YouTube live conversation on June 9, 2021. Michael Murray and Thomas Kingery discuss Pride Month, LGBTQ resources, events, and more, as well as taking questions from the live audience.

Read the live audience comments on Facebook.

Program: Rainbow Collective Filed Under: Past Events Keywords: Virtual

Patients and Caregivers–The New Unit of Care

May 26, 2021

Supporting caregivers and guiding the conversation with providers

Eldercare experts Dr. Ellen Brown and Dr. Rita Ghatak talk about the new unit of care that has emerged: patients and caregivers.

In 2016, the Center for Disease Control stated that due to many factors, family caregivers’ health and well-being are at risk. The talk will explore the need for health providers to meet with both patient and caregiver, to assess relationship dynamics, trigger points and stress management strategies, self-care.

Watch this interactive dialogue with our two elder care experts during this critical conversation.

Moderated by Paula Wolfson, LCSW

Presented by Avenidas Care Partners

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Program: Care Partners Filed Under: Resources Keywords: Care Forum

Safety and Awareness: A Bilingual Community Education Event (Video)

April 26, 2021

Join the Palo Alto and Los Altos police to discuss the harassment, discrimination, and violence our Asian and Asian-American community members are currently facing. Learn about different types of disrespect, from microaggression to violence, how bystanders can safely intervene, and how community members can stay safe. Time will be reserved for Q & A with the police officers.

Read Safety and Awareness: A Bilingual Community Education Event (Video) »

Program: Chinese Community Center Filed Under: Lectures & Presentations

Safety and Awareness: A Community Education Event (Video)

April 20, 2021

Recorded on April 19, 2021.

Event Description

  • Palo Alto Police Chief Robert A. Jonsen
    Robert Jonsen
  • Los Altos Police Chief Andy Galea
    Andy Galea

Palo Alto Police Chief Robert Jonsen and Los Altos Police Chief Andy Galea discuss the harassment, discrimination, and violence our Asian and Asian American community members are currently facing.

Learn about different types of disrespect, from microaggression to violence, how bystanders can safely intervene, and how community members can stay safe.

Read Safety and Awareness: A Community Education Event (Video) »

Program: Chinese Community Center Filed Under: Lectures & Presentations Keywords: Virtual

Dr. Mehrdad Ayati: The Challenges of Aging and Caregiving in the Time of COVID-19

March 18, 2021

Dr. Mehrdad Ayati, Director, Geriatric Center in Los Altos

In January 2018, Dr. Ayati testified on the “Challenges of Aging in America” before the United Special Senate Select Committee on Aging. For our March 17th Town Hall, he discussed these challenges, as well as COVID-19, its impact on our health care systems, patient experiences, and the lessons learned.

About the Speaker

Dr. Mehrdad Ayati, Director of the Geriatric Center in Los Altos, Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Stanford University Medical School has dedicated his career to clinical practice and research for enhancing the well-being of seniors and their family caregivers. He completed his medical residency at UC Davis and his fellowship at Stanford University School of Medicine. He has worked as Medical Director/Advisor in rehab centers, skilled nursing facilities, assisted and memory care communities. Dr. Ayati is the author of Paths to Healthy Aging and a frequent guest speaker on NPR and KQED programs. Dr. Ayati may be contacted for medical consults at the Geriatric Center: (650) 808-0180.

Sponsored by Avenidas Care Partners

Avenidas Care Partners presents a monthly Town Hall meeting featuring professionals speaking on timely topics with plenty of time for your questions.

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Program: Care Partners Filed Under: Town Halls Keywords: Virtual

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