Be aware of safety when vacationing in hotels

Q: I am taking my first vacation since being widowed and will be staying alone at several locations. Do you have hotel safety tips? A: Ask for a room near the elevator rather than down an isolated hallway. Don't accept a room with only a single lock or without a peephole. While in your room, [...]

By |2015-12-30T22:24:25-08:00January 31st, 2012|News|0 Comments

What are the signs of criminal activity?

Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Q: We are constantly being told that if we see suspicious people or activities, we should report them. I'm not sure I know what a suspicious person looks like. Do you? A:There is no particular description of a suspicious person. Generally, anyone who seems out of place for an area, time [...]

By |2018-09-18T00:46:15-07:00January 24th, 2012|News|0 Comments

Seminar to discuss issues with aging

Senior Briefs, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012 Monte Vista Presbyterian Church will present "Aging in America" on Feb. 4. Guest speakers will include Brenda Birdwell from Thousand Oaks Senior Concerns, Elizabeth Renteria from the Ventura County Area Agency on Aging and Annabel Blanchard, a local attorney who will talk about medical directives. There is no charge, [...]

By |2015-12-18T20:14:45-08:00January 24th, 2012|News|0 Comments

February programs for senior wisdom

February is a bonanza month for programs intended to help us plan and prepare for a good old age. Woodrow Wilson once said, “Wisdom doesn’t necessarily come with age. Sometimes age just shows up all by itself.” What happened to the older is wiser theory? When I was young my father defined wisdom as the [...]

By |2018-09-18T00:46:15-07:00January 18th, 2012|Other Side of 50|0 Comments

Senior advocate Betty Berry: Seminar to focus on lifestyle choices

By Betty Berry, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012 Q: I am interested in finding information on presentations that are of general interest. What do you see on the horizon? A:The Conejo/Las Virgenes Future Foundation will present its eighth Senior Congress on Feb. 1. The seminar, "Eat, Play, Sleep: Healthy Senior Living," focuses on how lifestyle choices [...]

By |2015-12-30T22:24:26-08:00January 17th, 2012|News|0 Comments

5 Things to Know Today: Jan. 5

By Rebecca Whitnall, Moorpark Patch, January 5, 2012 Welcome to "5 Things You Need to Know Today," a daily Patch feature that provides five quick tidbits of information in one spot. Here they are: A senior advocate from Senior Concerns will be providing services monthly at the Active Adult Center. She can help with a [...]

By |2015-12-18T20:17:19-08:00January 5th, 2012|News|0 Comments

Life skills for positive aging

Ever wonder what those hundred year-olds featured on the Smuckers’ segment of the Today Show, may have done right? In particular, what abilities might they possess, that allow them to live over a century, while still enjoying life? Since the world we live in has changed dramatically for a person who is a hundred years-old [...]

By |2018-09-18T00:46:15-07:00January 4th, 2012|Other Side of 50|0 Comments

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