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Resource Collections on Later Life

Browse our guides for healthy aging and coping with the challenges of age, helping to care for an older adult, and planning for major life changes

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Navigate Common Later Life Concerns
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Staying Healthy, Advocating for Ourselves

Browse our collections on staying healthy during a wildfire, extreme weather, power outage, or other climate emergency; on coping with the COVID pandemic; and on how to communicate clearly with our health care team.

Plan Ahead to Protect Your Health in a Disaster

Preparing for health concerns in an emergency, power outage, or evacuation.

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COVID-19 Information

Coronavirus updates and resource guide for Santa Clara County, CA.

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Communication Advice For Better Health Care

Clear, two-way communications and advocating for ourselves for the best health care.

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Advocating for Ourselves and Loved Ones in Healthcare Settings

Being informed and aware about health empowers people to take better care of themselves, of their loved ones, and the health of their communities.

But all too often differing priorities between patients and health care professionals, or perhaps a history of distrust, disrespect, or maltreatment, make it difficult to assert what’s important to us.

To help people advocate for their needs in their health care, PlaneTree Health Library offers this video:

Muslims in Conversation: Reaching for Equity and Respect in Healthcare. Created in collaboration with ING (Islamic Networks Group), 2022.

Community Events Calendar

We’ve launched an events calendar to serve seniors and older adults in the Bay area. Our events calendar is a central hub for all free health related events in Santa Clara county.

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23mar12:30 am1:30 pm Virtual EventHealth Talk - Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea

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Please join us for a presentation by Thomas M. Dailey, MD, FCCP, Medical Director of the Sleep Apnea Management Program and Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara. Learn about: • Causes of

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Please join us for a presentation by Thomas M. Dailey, MD, FCCP, Medical Director of the Sleep Apnea Management Program and Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara.
Learn about:
• Causes of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea
• Effects on your health
• Effective therapy
• Benefits of treatment

This 1-hour presentation includes a Q&A session.

Register in advance for this webinar:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kaiser-permanente-health-talk-snoring-and-sleep-apnea-tickets-464620621787

Once you register at eventbrite.com, you will receive a confirmation email with a link to the Microsoft Teams meeting link.

Not sure how to join a Teams meeting? Please watch this short video.

These Health Talks are presented every 4th Thursday of the month by Kaiser Permanente and Santa Clara City Library.

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If you have questions about this program, please contact librarians@santaclaraca.gov 

The content in this program is not necessarily those of the City of Santa Clara and the Santa Clara City Library. Individual medical decisions based on this program are solely the responsibility of the attendee.

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23mar12:00 pm1:00 pmVirtual EventExplicando En Detalle El Permiso Familiar Pagado Y Los Derechos Relacionados Con Los Cuidadores

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Explicando en detalle el Permiso Familiar Pagado y los derechos relacionados con los cuidadores: La prestación de cuidados es un aspecto esencial de la vida de muchas personas, y el

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Explicando en detalle el Permiso Familiar Pagado y los derechos
relacionados con los cuidadores: La prestación de cuidados es un aspecto
esencial de la vida de muchas personas, y el programa de Permiso Familiar
Pagado de California puede ofrecer apoyo. Sin embargo, puede ser
complicado saber cómo tomar un permiso pagado del trabajo mientras
cuida a un miembro de la familia. Este seminario web de Legal Aid at Work
explicará cómo solicitar el Permiso Familiar Pagado y cómo proteger su
trabajo mientras toma un permiso para cuidar a sus seres queridos,
incluidos consejos sobre cómo hablar con su empleador.

This presentation is in Spanish. “The Ins and Outs of Paid Family Leave and Related Rights for Caregivers: Caregiving is an essential aspect of many people’s lives, and California’s Paid Family Leave program can offer support. It can be tricky, however, to navigate how to take paid leave from work while caring for a family member. This webinar from Legal Aid at Work will walk through how to apply for Paid Family Leave and how to protect your job while taking leave to care for your loved ones, including tips on how to speak to your employer.”

This presentation is funded by Alameda County Department of Adult and Aging Services, Contra Costa County Area Agency on Aging, the City of San Francisco’s Department of Disability and Aging Services, San Mateo County Aging and Adult Services, Sourcewise, the California Department of Aging, and AARP Foundation.

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Family Caregiver Alliance

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23mar1:00 pm2:30 pmVirtual EventAt Home with Hospice: What is Hospice Care?

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Join us for this overview of the basics of hospice care. Dr. Kevin Keck, a palliative care physician at Suncrest Care, will clarify what hospice care is all about. He

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Join us for this overview of the basics of hospice care. Dr. Kevin Keck, a palliative care physician at Suncrest Care, will clarify what hospice care is all about. He will discuss the total care that is given, what makes a person eligible for hospice, and how the hospice team makes patients as comfortable as possible.

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(Thursday) 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

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Del Oro Caregiver Resource Center

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23mar1:30 pm3:00 pmVirtual EventConozca las señales de alarma de un ataque al corazón

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Inland Caregiver Resource Center los invita a un taller virtual. Oprima el enlace siguiente o llámenos al (800) 675-6694 para más información. *Registración Requerida* Enlace de registración: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMvdO6pqjIiH9aTtcWf0SpVZXULs0f8dP1v ¿No tiene

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Inland Caregiver Resource Center los invita a un taller virtual.
Oprima el enlace siguiente o llámenos al (800) 675-6694 para más información.

*Registración Requerida*

Enlace de registración: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMvdO6pqjIiH9aTtcWf0SpVZXULs0f8dP1v

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Llame al: 1-669-900-6833

Numero de Junta: 872 3714 9852

Contraseña: 923873

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(Thursday) 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

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Inland Caregiver Resource Center

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23mar4:00 pm5:30 pmVirtual EventAnticipatory Grief Workshop for LGBTQ+ Caregivers

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Join FCA for a 90-minute virtual workshop to better understand how anticipatory grief might be affecting you as an LGBTQ+ caregiver. Grief is an ongoing part of our role as caregivers

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Join FCA for a 90-minute virtual workshop to better understand how anticipatory grief might be affecting you as an LGBTQ+ caregiver.

Grief is an ongoing part of our role as caregivers when looking after family or friends suffering from chronic or terminal illnesses. We grieve the gradual loss of those we care for due to their fading cognition, mobility, or other aspects that defined them. We grieve the loss of parts of who we are, as we prioritize caregiving over activities that recharged us, brought us joy, or even offered us an escape from our day-to-day.

Many of us also experience the weight and pain of the loss of the person we are caring for before their death, yet never identify these feelings as anticipatory grief, or understand the impact this grief has on our wellbeing.

Subjects Covered During the Workshop: defining anticipatory grief, identifying ways in which anticipatory grief may be affecting you, discussing strategies to help process anticipatory grief.

This class is funded by Alameda County Department of Adult and Aging Services, Contra Costa County Area Agency on Aging, the City of San Francisco’s Department of Disability and Aging Services, San Mateo County Aging and Adult Services, Sourcewise, the California Department of Aging, and co-sponsored by Openhouse.

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(Thursday) 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

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Family Caregiver Alliance

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24mar11:00 am12:30 pmVirtual EventChăm Sóc Cuối Đời & Chăm Sóc Ăn Ủi

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Tìm hiểu về dịch vụ chăm sóc cuối đời và chăm sóc an ủi là gì, sự khác biệt là gì và chi tiết về các chương trình này.

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Tìm hiểu về dịch vụ chăm sóc cuối đời và chăm sóc an ủi là gì, sự khác biệt là gì và chi tiết về các chương trình này.

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(Friday) 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

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Caregiver Resource Center Orange County

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28mar7:00 pm8:00 pmVirtual EventHealth Equity Among Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders: Combating Structural Racism in Health DataSponsored by The Center for Asian Health Research and Education in partnership with Stanford Health Library

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Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander (NHPI) individuals are often grouped with the greater Asian population in medical research, masking NHPI-specific health disparities. Kekoa Taparra, MD PhD, will discuss data

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Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander (NHPI) individuals are often grouped with the greater Asian population in medical research, masking NHPI-specific health disparities. Kekoa Taparra, MD PhD, will discuss data disaggregation, inclusion of NHPI patients in medical research, and their importance in combatting systemic racism.

Kekoa Taparra, MD, PhD, was born and raised in Hawaiʻi. He completed his PhD at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and is currently a resident physician in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Stanford, receiving training in how to treat a variety of cancers.

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Stanford Health Library

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28mar7:00 pm8:00 pmVirtual EventHealth Equity Among Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders: Combating Structural Racism in Health DataThe Center for Asian Health Research and Education in partnership with Stanford Health Library

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Free and open to everyone! Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander (NHPI) individuals are often grouped with the greater Asian population in medical research, masking NHPI-specific health disparities. Kekoa Taparra, MD

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Free and open to everyone!

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander (NHPI) individuals are often grouped with the greater Asian population in medical research, masking NHPI-specific health disparities. Kekoa Taparra, MD PhD, will discuss data disaggregation, inclusion of NHPI patients in medical research, and their importance in combatting systemic racism.

Kekoa Taparra, MD, PhD, was born and raised in Hawaiʻi. He completed his PhD at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and is currently a resident physician in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Stanford, receiving training in how to treat a variety of cancers.

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29mar2:30 pm4:00 pmVirtual EventLGBTQ Community & Caregiving

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In this workshop, learn some of the challenges the LGBTQ community faces as caregivers and where to find resources. Grayson Willow, from t4t Caregiving, will be our guest speaker.

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In this workshop, learn some of the challenges the LGBTQ community faces as caregivers and where to find resources. Grayson Willow, from t4t Caregiving, will be our guest speaker.

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(Wednesday) 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

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Inland Caregiver Resource Center

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29mar3:00 pm4:30 pmVirtual EventComunicación y demencia

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Inland Caregiver Resource Center los invita a un taller virtual. Oprima el enlace siguiente o llámenos al (800) 675-6694 para más información. *Registración Requerida* Enlace de registración: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIlcOmorzksGdPUSUs_TTV73Y4UhzPYFcJW ¿No tiene

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Inland Caregiver Resource Center los invita a un taller virtual.
Oprima el enlace siguiente o llámenos al (800) 675-6694 para más información.

*Registración Requerida*

Enlace de registración: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIlcOmorzksGdPUSUs_TTV73Y4UhzPYFcJW

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Llame al: 1-669-900-6833

Numero de Junta: 868 7001 2637

Contraseña: 024897

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(Wednesday) 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

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Inland Caregiver Resource Center

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30mar2:00 pm3:30 pmVirtual EventThe Dr. is in: Difficult Dementia Behaviors

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“The Dr. is in: Difficult Dementia Behaviors” is a 90-minute class presented by Valley Caregiver Resource Center. Our Guest Speaker Dr. Steven Grossman will be joining us to talk about

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“The Dr. is in: Difficult Dementia Behaviors” is a 90-minute class presented by Valley Caregiver Resource Center. Our Guest Speaker Dr. Steven Grossman will be joining us to talk about dementia behaviors. This will be an opportunity for questions and discussion.

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Valley Caregiver Resource Center

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01apr11:00 am12:00 pmSoul care reset for moms raising kids with mental health challengesLearn how to establish, embrace & maintain SOUL care practices, so you can shift from a daily grind to the best version of yourself!

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We hear all day about the importance of self-care, but that’s not where real change is made. When you’re raising a child with mental health challenges, self-care feels like a

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We hear all day about the importance of self-care, but that’s not where real change is made. When you’re raising a child with mental health challenges, self-care feels like a million miles away. Let’s be honest, it can be a struggle to keep your head above water!

This workshop is for you if:

• You are burnt out and exhausted from the demands of motherhood

• You long to feel a sense of freedom in your life

• You know you need to focus on your needs but simply don’t know HOW to start

• You lost hope that ease and grace can exist again

Focusing on SOUL care is where life truly changes. Every mom needs & deserves to be nurtured, but if you’re raising a child with mental health challenges, this likely feels completely impossible.

I’ve been in your shoes, and I know with certainty that learning how to establish, embrace, and maintain soul care practices saved my life. This is true for you too. You can finally move from a life of heartache, and the daily grind, to a place of grounded confidence where you can show up as the best version of yourself.

Never underestimate the power you hold as a Mom. When your cup is full, you show up differently, whether you realize it or not. If you want to be the best for your family, you have to feed your soul. When you give yourself soul care in small ways every single day, your entire life changes, your family changes, and it’s in ways you never could have seen coming.

Are you ready to explore what soul care could look like for you? If you’re ready to shift your perspective and feel a rekindled sense of grace, ease and freedom in your life, this workshop is for you!

Sign up today, check your email for details, and arrive ready to go all in! I can’t wait to connect with you.

~ Kris

Details:

• This event will be held live on Zoom

• All that’s required is an open mind and a sense of hope that change is possible.

• Plan on a super-efficient and effective 1 hour event

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(Saturday) 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Kris Rice Collective

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13apr5:00 pm6:00 pmVirtual EventDiabetes: It’s All in the Family - Managing the Emotional and Psychological Aspects of Living with T1 and T2 DiabetesStanford Health Library

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This presentation is part of the monthly Diabetes Wellness Group webinar series from the Stanford Medicine Diabetes Care Program. Webinars are free and open to adults with diabetes and their

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This presentation is part of the monthly Diabetes Wellness Group webinar series from the Stanford Medicine Diabetes Care Program. Webinars are free and open to adults with diabetes and their families. You don’t need to be a Stanford patient to join.

Joseph Solowiejczyk, RN, MSW, CDCES

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01may11:00 am12:00 pmSoul care reset for moms raising kids with mental health challengesLearn how to establish, embrace & maintain SOUL care practices, so you can shift from a daily grind to the best version of yourself!

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We hear all day about the importance of self-care, but that’s not where real change is made. When you’re raising a child with mental health challenges, self-care feels like a

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We hear all day about the importance of self-care, but that’s not where real change is made. When you’re raising a child with mental health challenges, self-care feels like a million miles away. Let’s be honest, it can be a struggle to keep your head above water!

This workshop is for you if:

• You are burnt out and exhausted from the demands of motherhood

• You long to feel a sense of freedom in your life

• You know you need to focus on your needs but simply don’t know HOW to start

• You lost hope that ease and grace can exist again

Focusing on SOUL care is where life truly changes. Every mom needs & deserves to be nurtured, but if you’re raising a child with mental health challenges, this likely feels completely impossible.

I’ve been in your shoes, and I know with certainty that learning how to establish, embrace, and maintain soul care practices saved my life. This is true for you too. You can finally move from a life of heartache, and the daily grind, to a place of grounded confidence where you can show up as the best version of yourself.

Never underestimate the power you hold as a Mom. When your cup is full, you show up differently, whether you realize it or not. If you want to be the best for your family, you have to feed your soul. When you give yourself soul care in small ways every single day, your entire life changes, your family changes, and it’s in ways you never could have seen coming.

Are you ready to explore what soul care could look like for you? If you’re ready to shift your perspective and feel a rekindled sense of grace, ease and freedom in your life, this workshop is for you!

Sign up today, check your email for details, and arrive ready to go all in! I can’t wait to connect with you.

~ Kris

Details:

• This event will be held live on Zoom

• All that’s required is an open mind and a sense of hope that change is possible.

• Plan on a super-efficient and effective 1 hour event

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(Monday) 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Kris Rice Collective

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11may5:00 pm6:00 pmVirtual EventTraveling with DiabetesSponsored by Stanford Health Library

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This presentation is part of the monthly Diabetes Wellness Group webinar series from the Stanford Medicine Diabetes Care Program. Webinars are free and open to adults with diabetes and their

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This presentation is part of the monthly Diabetes Wellness Group webinar series from the Stanford Medicine Diabetes Care Program. Webinars are free and open to adults with diabetes and their families. You don’t need to be a Stanford patient to join.

Nancy Shin, PharmD, CDCES

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Another atmospheric river hit the Bay Area on March 9, and is expected to continue off and on through March 15. Areas that saw flooding earlier this winter may flood again, high winds and mudslides may block roads and bring down power lines again. Medically-vulnerable people may need extra protection - again.

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Three years into the COVID pandemic, interviews and surveys with people dealing with Long COVID have "identified symptom clusters considered to be the most significant and burdensome to patients. These include sleep disorders, 'brain fog' (trouble thinking clearly), exercise intolerance and fatigue, and nervous system dysfunction affecting people’s ability to regulate normal body functions like heart rate and body temperature."

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