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FREE: Opportunities to Join in With Assistive Tech Program at StanfordI mentioned this Stanford course last year and it’s starting up again tomorrow, Tuesday, Jan 10, 2017 at 4:30pm. The first session will be a course overview....
Original post made by Max Greenberg on Jan. 9, 2017There are no comments yet. 10947 Views
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STACK CARE - an "Illuminated" Innovation for Assisted Living Residents Health via LightingThere's a lot of existing, new and up-coming technology options that can help seniors who need some assistance with their activities of daily living (ADLs) to live...
Original post made by Max Greenberg on Nov. 27, 2017There are no comments yet. 5598 Views
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Beyond the Nightly Walk – Power Walkingpow•er walk•ing noun A form of cardiopulmonary exercise consisting of fast walking with exaggerated swinging of the arms. As someone with osteoarthritis...
Original post made by Max Greenberg on Jul. 25, 2017There are no comments yet. 4438 Views
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Senior Scam Stopper Seminar at EPA Senior Center RecapHere’s a nifty little scam for you: Someone knocks on the door after turning your water main off. He says he was just checking your neighbor’s water...
Original post made by Max Greenberg on Sep. 25, 2017There are no comments yet. 4208 Views
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Stanford's Assistive Technology Class Open to All Starts 1/9/2018The Assistive Technology course kicks off it's 12th year with an overview of the course today Jan 9th at 4:30pm on campus. Seniors from the greater community are...
Original post made by Max Greenberg on Jan. 9, 2018There are no comments yet. 3870 Views
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Retire and downsize your career: Do something you love instead.As we age and consider “retirement”, there are actually many opportunities if you want (or need) to keep working that can provide a satisfying new vocation and...
Original post made by Max Greenberg on Sep. 6, 2018There are no comments yet. 8 Views
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Know Before You Buy: Understanding Senior Living Facility AgreementsThe subject of signing a contract often comes up when a senior starts to visit various senior retirement facilities. I've asked Attorney Althea Kippes some of the...
Original post made by Max Greenberg on Feb. 16, 2019There are no comments yet. 5237 Views
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Palo Alto City Library - Upcoming Programs for Seniors(Special guest blog entry by Alison de Geus, a Senior Librarian with the Palo Alto City Library, focused on Adult Services.) Palo Alto Library is excited to participate...
Original post made by Max Greenberg on Jan. 31, 2020There are no comments yet. 2470 Views
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Guest Blog Encouraging Support for Dementia Family Caregivers by Tami AnastasiaDear Dementia Family Caregiver, Taking care of a loved one with dementia, under normal circumstances, is challenging enough, but now, to be completely confined...
Original post made by Max Greenberg on Apr. 29, 2020There are no comments yet. 2607 Views
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Michael Moore Exec-Produced "Planet of the Humans" Strikes a Chord During SIPMichael Moore (who I for one don't always agree with or follow his logic completely) has executive-produced a new film available to view for free on youtube: Planet...
Original post made by Max Greenberg on May. 1, 2020There are no comments yet. 2142 Views
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Guest Blog: Restoring Faith in One Home Care Agency’s FutureVANESSA VALERIO, RN,CMC, CHCA VP, COO, Patient Care with Care Indeed, a home-care provider based in Menlo Park, shares with us her challenging and uplifting experience...
Original post made by Max Greenberg on May. 4, 2020There are no comments yet. 3236 Views
THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE
Quick Check List for UC Applications(Written by John Raftrey) 1) Double check all your spelling. Do not misspell your parent's occupation as one of my students did. 2) Match your classes with...
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on Nov. 21, 2014There are no comments yet. 18453 Views
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Early Decision Blues(Written by John Raftrey) If you got rejected by Stanford on Friday or the University of Pennsylvania today, this blog's for you. Nothing I can say will make...
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on Dec. 15, 2014There are no comments yet. 19033 Views
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New York City College Tours, Part Two: NYU, CUNY Baruch, and NYIT(Written by Lori McCormick) Several weeks ago I wrote an article on New York City college tours. In case you missed part one,
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on Jan. 19, 2015There are no comments yet. 28327 Views
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Summer Planning(written by Lori McCormick) Before you read about summer planning, a friendly reminder that if you are planning on applying for Financial Aid, the deadline for...
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on Feb. 6, 2015There are no comments yet. 22425 Views
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UC Berkeley?s new freshman admission policy(Written by Lori McCormick) In April 2015, UC Berkeley adopted a new freshman admission policy. Starting with students applying to Berkeley this fall, some...
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on Aug. 12, 2015There are no comments yet. 19170 Views
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New York College Tours - Part One(written by Lori McCormick) I recently toured four colleges in New York City. Here are my first two college tour reviews. Check back soon to read part two. ==B...
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on Nov. 24, 2015There are no comments yet. 904 Views
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Planning your Summer(Written by Lori McCormick) Last year I wrote a blog post about summer planning that you can read
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on Jan. 19, 2016There are no comments yet. 18726 Views
THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE
National College Decision Day(Written by Lori McCormick) National College Decision Day is on May 1st. What this means is that a student must officially send their intent to register forms...
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on Apr. 21, 2016There are no comments yet. 15132 Views
THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE
Changes to the 2017-2018 FAFSAwritten by Lori McCormick) A recent Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) update was circulated by the College Board to college counselors, and I...
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on May. 31, 2016There are no comments yet. 20900 Views
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