MINO OHYE DEPARTS ON ESKATON’S GRANDEST THRILL YET. [Installment #1] Today Minoru Ohye, 85, a resident of Eskaton Wilson Manor in West Sacramento, embarks on his extraordinary Thrill of a Lifetime to reunite with his brother in Japan, from whom he wa…
Continue ReadingIT TAKES A VILLAGE … WITH AGING SERVICES. Beacon Hill Village and other so-called Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (or NORCs) continue to generate curiosity, support and positive media coverage. The practice of older adults banding together…
Continue ReadingGILT-EDGED BY ASSOCIATION. One of the most effective ways to enhance an organization’s reputation is to establish connections with highly regarded institutions, causes, values, even words.Eskaton’s public relations’ endeavors include the constant…
Continue ReadingALZHEIMER’S THERAPY NOT FOR DUMMIES. Pet therapy. Yes. Music therapy. Sounds good. Humor therapy. Good for a laugh and healthy. But ventriloquism therapy? Hmmm? AARP Bulletin reports that several care providers are using ventriloquism to connect with…
Continue ReadingESKATON EMBRACES GENERATIVITY. Eskaton embraces the philosophy of generativity — one generation helping the next — by practicing comprehensive resource conservation. Energy and water use efficiencies, solar power, recycling, ridesharing and biodegrad…
Continue ReadingCAREFUL NOT TO BE A “SLAVE” TO RESEARCH. As useful as attitudinal surveys can be, there is a risk to becoming a “slave” to public opinion research. Results from tracking politics, marketing or issues, oblige interested parties to make judgment …
Continue ReadingWHAT IT TAKES TO BE A REAL IDEALIST. U.S. copyright law protects original works of authorship. This excludes, as the government website (randomly) makes note: band names and Elvis sightings, as well as methods of doing something … and idea…
Continue ReadingHUMOR THERAPY IS A (GOOD) JOKE. George Burns famously deadpanned, “When I was a boy, the Dead Sea was only sick.” And Henny Youngman joked, “I’m so old that when I order a three-minute egg, they make me pay up front.” Self-deprecation i…
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