Senior Concerns will present a workshop entitled “Getting Your Loved One’s Affairs in Order: The Talk” on Tuesday, May 7 from 4:00-5:30 p.m. at 401 Hodencamp Road, Thousand Oaks. To make a reservation, please call 805-497-0189. Walk in registration is also welcome.

This important workshop will address what it means to “get your affairs in order,” and why it is important to do this before faced with a life changing event. The hardest part of this process is often how to talk with a loved one about taking...

In a black evening gown and long-sleeve black satin gloves with her hair in a French twist, Susie Bornhauser was among a handful of Audrey Hepburn look-alikes at a fashion show to benefit Senior Concerns, a nonprofit organization that serves seniors and their caregivers.

“We have so many people becoming elderly — more and more people are entering their 60s and 70s,” said Bornhauser, 62, of Westlake Village. “In today’s economy, many people don’t have enough money for help.”

Bornhauser was among...

Senior Concerns in Thousand Oaks, a nonprofit that provides an adult day program for seniors with dementia and other special needs, recently was awarded a $150,000 grant from the Weingart Foundation.

“One area of particular interest to the Weingart Foundation is older adults,” said Andrea Gallagher, president of Senior Concerns, which has received grant funding from the foundation in the past. “We are very delighted with this tremendous new grant.”

The $150,000 came at a time when Senior Concerns...

Senior Concerns in Thousand Oaks will host a workshop Tuesday about ways caregivers can help sustain their loved ones’ independence.

Caregiving: Solutions Supporting Independence will be presented by Holly Spiegel, founder and senior design consultant for Adaptive Design Associates, and Patti Smith, a full-time caregiver to her older sister, who died of breast cancer.

“We will be discussing the mindset of giving and receiving care as well as imparting knowledge and real-world solutions,” said Spiegel,...