Older Adults Build Momentum for National Senior Center Month

By CEO Deb Taylor September is National Senior Center Month in the U.S.! Every year since 1979, the National Council on Aging has celebrated Senior Center Week. In 1985, President Ronald Reagan signed the first Senior Center Week Presidential Proclamation, and in 2007 the week-long celebration was extended to the full

The Suzanne Holmes Legacy Fund and LeagueAires

The Suzanne Holmes Hodder Legacy Fund and LeagueAires are pleased to be the lead sponsors for this year’s Reimagine Aging Conference Key Note Speaker, Dr. Kerry Burnight. The Suzanne Holmes Hodder Legacy Fund was created in loving memory of Sue Hodder by her family. Sue was an active member of

Powering Our Future: 6 Technologies Changing the Way We Age

By CEO Deb Taylor With technological innovations changing the way we function on a day-to-day basis and connect with one another, the needs of our older adults are also changing.  Now more than ever, older adults are opting to “age in place”, a term used to describe a person living

5 reasons you should attend the 3rd annual reimagine aging conference

This October, Senior Community Services is holding the 3rd Annual Reimagine Aging Conference and you won’t want to miss it! Here are 5 reasons you should attend! 1. Three words…Hands on demonstrations There will be 8 technology companies at this year’s conference providing hands on demonstrations to attendees. 2. Expertise

7 Health Benefits of Laughter

By Allison Bendickson, Director of Development Here at Senior Community Services, we like to keep a little bit of humor in every day. In fact, our CFO Don Waletzko has a saying, “Seven days without laughter makes one weak.” And, I’m sure you’ve heard of the saying, “laughter is the

Ageism in the Workplace: How Are We Treating Our Older Adults?

Link to article in Faribault Daily News By CEO Deb Taylor In a culture that is rapidly trending towards a social awareness surrounding issues of inequality, discrimination in regards to age can go unnoticed and, subsequently, untreated. Ageism is discrimination based on prejudices about age. When ageism is directed at