9:30am-11:00am - Senior Network Meeting @ South Salem Senior Center.6450 Fairway Ave SE, Salem

2:00pm-6:00pm – Pacific Health and Rehabilitation Open House @ Pacific Health and Rehabilitation, 14145 SW 105^thSt, Tigard

3:00-5:00pm – Clackamas County Senior Network @ Oakridge Park – 4255 Oakridge Park, Lake Oswego

May 17^th

9:00 am- 4:30 pm- Dementia Beyond Drugs: Changing the Culture of Care @ Monarch Hotel/Conference Center, Clackamas – 12566 Southeast 93rd Ave, Clackamas

3:00pm-5:00pm– Clackamas County Senior Network @ Oakridge Park  4255 Oakridge Park – Lake Oswego

4:00pm-6:30pm– Wine & Chocolate Fundraiser for Alzheimer’s Association @ Miramonte Pointe, 11520 SE Sunnyside Road, Clackamas

May 18th

6:00pm- 9:30pm– The Senior Prom (Vancouver) @ Luepke Center, 1009 East McLoughlin Blvd Vancouver.  The cost is $12 per person.

May 19^th

9:00-3:00 – Live Well Age Well Expo 2012 @ Linn County Fair & Expo Center.

May 21^st

3:00-5:00 – Senior Provider Information Network @ Jennings McCall - 2300 Masonic Way, Forest Grove

May 22^nd

7:30-8:30am - A Reason to Hope Breakfast Fundraiser for Alzheimer’s Association @ Governor Hotel, 614 Southwest 11th Ave, Portland

Portland office address:
1650 NW Naito Parkway, Suite 190
Portland, OR 97219

Hollywood Senior Center address:
1820 NE 40th Ave
Portland, OR 97212

For driving directions or full class descriptions, please visit www.alz.org/oregon.

Life Enrichment Activities for Dementia Care
May 22, 2 – 3:30 pm
Chris Nelson
Portland office
Register for CEUs

Getting Started
June 5, 2 – 3:00 pm
Chapter Staff
Portland office

Communication Skills for Caregivers
June 5, 6 – 7:30 pm
Shanti Potts
Portland office
Register for CEUs

Know the 10 Warning Signs: Early Detection Matters
June 18, 1 – 2:30
Chris Nelson
Hollywood Senior Center
Register for CEUs

Know the 10 Warning Signs: Early Detection Matters
June 19, 2 – 3:30
Chapter Staff
Portland office
Register for CEUs

The Basics: Memory Loss, Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease
June 25, 1 – 2:30
Pamela Mottola
Hollywood Senior Center

Living with Memory Loss (3-part series)
June 21, June 28 & July 12
Chapter Staff and Guests
Multnomah County East Building – Blue Lake Room
600 NE 8th St
Gresham, OR 97030

 “My dear girl, the day you see I’m getting old, I ask you to please be patient, but most of all, try to understand what I am going through.  If when we talk, I repeat the same thing a thousand times, don’t interrupt to say  “You said the same thing a minute ago”  Just listen —please.  Try to remember the times when you were little and I would read the same story night after night until you would fall asleep.  When I don’t want to take a bath, don’t be mad and don’t embarrass me.  Remember when I had to run after you making excuses and trying to get you to take a bath when you were just a little girl?  When you see how ignorant I am when it comes to new technology, give me the time to learn and don’t look at me that way…remember honey, I patiently taught you how to do many things like getting dressed, combing your hair, tying your shoes and dealing with life’s issues every day…The day you see I’m getting old, I ask you to please be patient, but most of all try to understand what I’m going through.  If occasionally I lose track of what we are t talking about, give me the time to remember and If I can’t, don’t be nervous impatient or arrogant.  I just know in my heart that the most import thing for me is to be with you.  And when my old tired legs don’t let me move as quickly as before, give me your hand the same way I offered mine to you when you first walked.  When those days come, don’t feel sad…just be with me and understand me with love.  When I get to the end of my life I will cherish and thank you for the gift of time and joy we shared.  With a big smile and the huge love I’ve always had for you, I just want to say, I love you…my  darling daughter.”

Happy Mother’s Day!

12:00-1:00pm – YWCA of Greater Portland 20^th Annual Inspire Luncheon @ Downtown Portland Hilton, 921 Southwest 6th Ave, Portland

May 10^th

6:30pm - Private showing of the award winning documentary “Gen Silent” @ Northwest Portland George Morlan Theatre Showroom, 2222 NW Raleigh St, Portland. Admission is $20 and includes appetizers and beverages

 May 16^th

9:30am - Senior Network Meeting @ South Salem Senior Center.6450 Fairway Ave SE, Salem

3:00-5:00pm – Clackamas County Senior Network @ Oakridge Park – 4255 Oakridge Park, Lake Oswego

Oceanview Senior Living and Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) will host a Health & Fitness Fair, to be held at Oceanview Senior Living on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 from 10 am to 2 pm.

On this day, Oceanview, RSVP and Samaritan Pacific Health Services will join with many other health and fitness representatives to help promote active, healthy lifestyles through physical fitness, good nutrition and preventive care.  According to Joyce Atchley, Lifestyle Director for Oceanview “Our health and fitness fair is a wonderful opportunity for seniors to make, renew, and revitalize their commitment to live healthier lives through better health and fitness.” 

This celebration of seniors sponsored by Samaritan Pacific Health Services and Samaritan Health Plans is free of charge and open to the public.  The festivities will include; a Free Healthy Fare Luncheon Buffet, Free Commemorative T-Shirts, Free Drawings for Prizes, a Vitals Clinic, Wii Bowling, Putting Green, Therapeutic Massages, Bone Density and Lung Health Screenings,  many Demonstrations and Classes on; Zumba, Stretch & Flex, Tai Chi, Qigong and Arthritis Exercises.

Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital will be offering the free health screenings and The Oregon Coast Community College Nursing Program will host the free vitals clinic.

Numerous health, fitness and medical representatives will have; booth displays, free information and take away gifts as well as answer any questions you may have. 

This event is totally free of charge and open to the public.  However, donations to RSVP are greatly appreciated.  RSVP of Lincoln County has been instrumental in fulfilling the sometimes desperate needs of many people.

RSVP works with older adults; using the skills they have developed over their lifetime, to help their fellow citizens.  Currently there are over 350 active volunteers in locations from Rose Lodge to Yachats.  Their contribution is tremendous: they distribute food to low-income families, assist patients and their families in two area hospitals, work with hospice, advocate for children through Court Appointed Special Advocates, read with children in schools, cook and serve meals at community centers, and deliver meals to homebound seniors.

Additionally, RSVP manages five health-related programs for seniors and low-income people: The Grab Bar Program supplies free durable equipment; the Medicare Team helps seniors navigate a complex and often frustrating system; the Prescription Assistance Team helps find free or reduced cost prescriptions; The Friendly Visitor Program provides companionship to socially isolated seniors; and the Trans-Med program transports seniors to their medical appointments.  All of these programs make up RSVP’s Healthy Senior Independent Living Project.

RSVP remains a lifeline to those in need and continues to advance its goals of senior advocacy, services, and community involvement.

The fair will also feature a fund raising 50/50 raffle for RSVP.

Oceanview Senior Living is a Westmont Living Retirement Community.  You can learn more about the Oceanview-Lifestyle at 525 NE 71^st Street, Newport, Oregon 97365, or by contacting Sharon LaSalle at 541-574-0550, or by visiting us on the web at www.oceanviewsenior living.com.  Oceanview Senior  Living accepts residents that are private pay, as well as residents who qualify for Medicaid, VA Aid & Attendance or long term care insurance.

Oceanview is located at the north end of Newport in the Agate Beach area.

Directions: From Hwy 101, turn east onto NE Avery Street, follow Avery up the hill to 71^st Street. 

525 NE 71^st Street Newport, OR 97365

8:00-10:00 – Metropolitan Senior Network with speakerRandy Kinnison, Genesis Mediation @ Sunset Presbyterian (Washington County); NW Cornell Rd, Portland

3:00-5:00 – Oregon Health Care Association Vendor Social (must be an OHCA vendor)

May 3^rd

8:00-5:00 – OSRAA Certification Program @ Market of Choice 5639 Hood St, West Linn (open to all senior referral agencies in Oregon; cost is $50 per person; call 503-347-5686 for details.)

4:00-7:00 – West Hills Wine and Chocolate Event @ West Hills, 5711 SW Multnomah Blvd, Portland

May 5^th

1:00-3:00 – 2012 Community Wellness Forum @ 13775 SW Scholls Ferry Rd, Portland

Happy Cinco De Mayo!!!!

May 8^th

9:00-4:00 – OHCA Marketing Symposium @ Oregon Medical Education Foundation Conf. Center 11740 SW 68th Parkway, Portland ***Choice Sponsored Event*** Cost is $99 for members or $199 for non-members.

3:00-5:00 – East County Marketing Exchange @ Sellwood Landing, 8517 Southeast 17th Ave, Portland

5:00-8:00 – Positive Living and Active Aging for the Young at Heart @ Milwaukie Center, 5440 SE Kellogg Creek Dr, Milwaukie. Register online: http://bit.ly/letsplayclackamas or call 1-877-926-8300.

Quote of the week:

“We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” – Walt Disney