Category Archives: News & Events

Pets and Seniors Stick Together

By Foundation | Published: January 20, 2012
Valley Community Newspapers, Inc. Community News in Your Hands Keeping pets and seniors together: Sacramento SPCA offers pet services to senior citizens By: Sally King, Valley Community Newspapers writer Imagine an older woman in her wheel chair; leaving her Natomas home in the morning with her little dachshund bundled up on her lap, switching between light rail and   » Read more
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Jayne Martin Book Signing in Solvang

By Foundation | Published: January 12, 2012
Hello Everyone, Jayne Martin, author of her latest book Suitable For Giving: A Collection of Wit with a Side of Wry, will be signing books at the Solvang Book Loft on Tuesday, January 31 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:oo p.m. A $1.00 from every paperback sold will be donated to the Rona Barrett Foundation and if   » Read more
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Aging for Women

By Foundation | Published: January 11, 2012
Women and aging: getting older, feeling better, untangling some answers By: Evelyn Theiss CLEVELAND, OHIO — Perhaps you’ve been feeling overwhelmingly tired, losing some hair and gaining weight. Or you are losing weight and don’t want to. If you are a woman in your mid-30s or beyond, and you feel as though you are fighting an uphill battle just   » Read more
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The Life of a Hospice Nurse

By Foundation | Published: January 9, 2012
By: Melanie Loth, Staff Writer COLUMBIA — Dorothy Rainwater carries a closeable clipboard and two 3-inch binders exploding with papers into the office on a Tuesday morning. Overnight paperwork sits on her desk. She reads through it quickly. The other hospice nurses are strolling into the office, chatting, laughing and discussing the day ahead. Despite the noise, Rainwater’s eyes   » Read more
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Homebound Seniors Watch Hanukkah Celebrations Online

By Foundation | Published: December 22, 2011
Festival of lights beamed into Queens seniors’ homes Technology allows homebound residents to watch festivities By: Clare Trapasso A group of Queens seniors celebrated the beginning of Chanukah by getting some high-tech face time with their friends from the comfort of home. The Selfhelp Austin Street Senior Center in Forest Hills broadcast its Chanukah festivities on Tuesday to home-bound seniors   » Read more
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Eight Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease

By Foundation | Published: December 15, 2011
By Paula Spencer Scott, Caring.com senior editor Applying the word “Alzheimer’s” to someone close to you can be uncomfortable, even if the signs, or symptoms, have been adding up for some time. It’s much easier togloss over strange behavior: “Oh, Mom’s just getting older. “Or to rationalize: “Well, we all forget things sometimes.” Only a qualified physician can   » Read more
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Bingo Aids Researchers

By Foundation | Published: December 14, 2011
Researchers Use the Game Bingo to Study Visual Search Deficiencies Released: 12/13/2011 11:25 AM EST Source: Boston University College of Arts & Sciences Newswise — In a paper published online in the journal Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition, a team of researchers from Boston University and Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, Ohio) demonstrated how changing the way something looks –   » Read more
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Great Holiday Ideas for the Senior in Your Life

By Foundation | Published: December 13, 2011
By: Staff Reporter CHULA VISTA, CA – The holidays are a wonderful time of year, where families and friends gather to share the old times and the new. Yet for seniors, the joy of thegatherings and the season in general can be a mixed blessing as eager anticipation can give way to additional stress. So this   » Read more
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Assisted Living Facility has Christmas for Residents

By Foundation | Published: December 12, 2011
This video is a great example of what we can do to help out our senior citizens in assisted living and memory care facilities, as well as nursing homes or in their own homes. Spread the holiday cheer and enjoy this wonderful video. An assisted living facility in Greenville, North Carolina decided to treat their residents   » Read more
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Our Newest Board Member

By Foundation | Published: December 8, 2011
Rona Barrett Foundation Welcomes Board Member Robert Jurgensen He brings a wealth of experience in business and nonprofit work By Meggan McCarthy for the Rona Barrett Foundation | Published on 12.07.2011 The Rona Barrett Foundation is pleased to welcome Robert Jurgensen as a new board member. Jurgensen was with Jurgensen’s Grocery Co. for 20 years, serving as president in the early   » Read more
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“Rona’s Season for Giving” Featured in Santa Ynez Valley Journal

By Foundation | Published: December 5, 2011
Barrett hopes to fill gap in aging population By: Jeremy Foster, Staff Writer Aiming to raise money for a good cause, former entertainment reporter Rona Barrett hosted the first annual “Rona’s Season for Giving” benefit as part of her quest to provide a living space for low-income seniors here in the Santa Ynez Valley. “It takes a village,” Barrett   » Read more
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Coverage of the Foundation’s First Annual Event

By Foundation | Published: November 28, 2011
By Rochelle Rose, Noozhawk Contributing Writer | @NoozhawkSociety Rona Barrett with Sunstone Vineyards & Winery owner Fred Rice, left, and The Golden Inn & Village architect Detty Peikert. (Rochelle Rose / Noozhawk photo) Entertainment columnist’s experience as a caregiver for her dad sparks plan for affordable senior housing in Santa Ynez Valley The golden sandstone of Sunstone Vineyards & Winery’s   » Read more
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Rona Barrett Foundation’s First Annual Raffle!!

By Foundation | Published: November 21, 2011
A Taste of the Santa Ynez Valley Raffle tickets are $20 each and can be purchased at Sunstone Winery (if you’re local) or through Pay Pal. Please leave us all contact information so that we can place you on our tickets and contact you if you’ve won this wonderful case of wines! If you’re out of   » Read more
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$1 Billion Spent Innovating Healthcare

By Foundation | Published: November 16, 2011
BY: BRIAN KOENIG The Obama administration’s latest effort in its “We Can’t Wait” jobs strategy is a $1-billion grant program for organizations to hire, train, and deploy new healthcare workers. Health andHuman Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius (in photo) announced Monday that the department will disperse the grant money over three years to generate jobs which enhance   » Read more
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Signs of an Unhealthy Heart

By Foundation | Published: October 24, 2011
5 Surprising Signs of an Unhealthy Heart By Melanie Haiken, Caring.com senior editor We’ve all read the signs of a heart attack listed on posters in the hospital waiting room. But what if there were other, earlier signs that could alert you ahead of time that your heart was in trouble? It turns out there are. Researchers have   » Read more
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PBS segment on Alzheimer’s Disease

By Foundation | Published: September 13, 2011
I was watching this segment on PBS last night about Washington State’s studies on Alzheimer’s disease and how low insulin levels may play a large part in the disease. I have provided the link because the video is attached to it and there is also a transcript from the people interviewed for the segment. This   » Read more
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Noozhawk Article Featuring Rona

By Foundation | Published: August 30, 2011
Rona recently attended a fundraiser event for the “Friendship Center,” another local non-profit that helps seniors in need. Enjoy the article!! Guests ‘Wine Down’ at Friendship Center Fundraiser The nonprofit adult day services facility celebrates its longtime tradition of support and the opening of a new location in Goleta Hosts and directors Vangie Herrera and Carolyn Tulloh welcome   » Read more
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L.A. Times Article on Seniors

By Foundation | Published: August 30, 2011
This article was published in the Sunday Los Angeles Times on June 19, 2011. While this article talks about keeping seniors living longer at home, if they’re no longer able to it would be the best thing to bring them to an adult day care center so that they can socialize and be around other   » Read more
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Protecting Older Loved Ones During Natural Disasters

By Foundation | Published: August 26, 2011
Since Hurricane Irene is on the way over on the east coast, we thought this would be a great article to share! Be safe out there, everyone! By Carol O’Dell, Caring.com Contributing Writer Protect your parent or a senior loved one during a natural disaster with the following tips: Don’t watch the news incessantly or in front of   » Read more
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Alzheimer’s Foundation of America Reaches College Students

By Foundation | Published: August 24, 2011
It’s great that younger generations are getting involved in organization’s for seniors. We hope this catches on to other college campuses and that more young people will be advocates for senior citizens!! NEW YORK, Aug. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ Recognizing that an increasing number of college students may be facing Alzheimer’s disease in their own families or are looking to   » Read more
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