Sacramento County Local News: Seniors

02/27/2023
For residents of The Park at Laguna Springs, a new senior living facility in Elk Grove, the breakfasts are normally pretty tasty. Chef David Brannon runs one of the most ambitious senior culinary programs in the Sacramento region.

03/20/2022
There are new tools and technologies being developed to address both physical and mental health for seniors. Dr. Reetu Sharma is one of many innovators in the Capital Region determined to help people feel stronger while living longer.

10/21/2021
Homeless camps throughout Sacramento have been cleared out in recent months, but the city is making an exception for one. Safe Ground, co-sponsored by Sierra Health Foundation, is planning a safe encampment for homeless seniors.

10/11/2021
A new outdoor fitness destination is open at Oak Park Community Center, with an emphasis on exercise equipment for older adults. The new area contains 11 different exercise machines. Free classes will also be offered later this fall.

09/28/2021
A caregiver at a Folsom senior living facility accused of elder abuse made her first appearance in Sacramento Superior Court since her arrest. The caregiver is accused of abusing a 90-year-old woman with dementia who was evacuated from her Pollock Pines home during the Caldor Fire.

08/03/2021
Galt’s Commission on Aging discussed a proposal to improve computer access among older adults, part of an effort to separate the Galt Senior Resource Center from the city.

07/08/2021
Six weeks after the Senior Center of Elk Grove opened in a new structure in January 2020, the pandemic forced its closure. Now the doors are open, with programs presented live—and online, for those who prefer to participate at home.

07/08/2021
The first law enforcement to partner with Eskaton’s Telephone Reassurance Program, the the Rancho Cordova Police Department is launching Rancho Cordova CARES, which will provide daily phone calls by volunteers to adults over the age of 65.

06/30/2021
Rodeo legend Cotton Rosser, whose livestock and event-production company has operated in Folsom for 70-plus years, will be at the grounds this week.

06/29/2021
At its June 24 meeting, the Commission on Aging welcomed new commissioner Phyllis Johnson and made plans to reopen the Galt Senior Resource Center on July 6.