Health

County Unveils Aging Roadmap with Eye to the Future

| 10:54 AM

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By 2025, there will be more than 1 million San Diegans over the age of 55, so the County has unveiled a regional plan to handle that increasing population and ensure older adults can age safely in our communities. The San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency’s Aging & Independence Services presented the Aging […]

Health

VIDEO: Pilot Program Provides Help To Seniors In Crisis

| 2:19 PM

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A new pilot programs helps those with Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia who are in crisis. The County-led Alzheimer’s Response Team, also called ART, launched earlier this year in the East County. It links first responders, social workers and others together to get the right type of help in an emergency for patients […]

Health

Joan Lunden Headlines This Year’s Aging Summit

| 2:02 PM

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For nearly two decades, millions of Americans invited Joan Lunden into their homes each morning when she was the co-host of Good Morning America. She reported from 26 countries, interviewed six U.S. presidents, and covered five Olympic Games and two royal weddings. Lunden is headlining this year’s Aging Summit on Thursday, June 28 at the […]

Public Safety

VIDEO: Program Helps ‘Take Home’ People with Special Needs

| 1:39 PM

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If your loved one has special needs, you may want to consider registering them in the Sheriff’s “Take Me Home” program. The information you provide to the registry will help law enforcement officers in reuniting lost individuals with their families in a timely manner.