Neighbors Who Care wants to revolutionize Independent Aging Eric Ehst Up until the last century few people lived past the age of 60 and most of those who made it that far spent their later years battling illness and physical impairment. Recent advances in nutrition and medical care have revolutionized aging. Today over 14% of…
Tom Adamson San Tan Crown Rotary club of Sun Lakes, along with Orbitel Communications in Sun Lakes and Metro Valley Computers, are working together to upgrade the computer systems at Neighbors Who Care (NWC). If your organization is interested in helping with this project to assist NWC, an organization that helps so many in need…
September 7 Office closed, no services September 8 Community Education Workshop from 9:00-11:00 a.m. at Sun Lakes United Methodist Church; call 480-802-0741 to sign-up; topic is Arizona Ballot Measures; speaker is Eric Ehst September 10 AARP Driver Safety class from 12:30–4:30 p.m. at Neighbors Who Care office; call 480-895-8133 to sign-up; instructor is Jerry Hartley September 14 Caregiver…
Life is all about change and in a retirement community such as Sun Lakes, we are aware of those of us who face perhaps the most challenging changes of our lives. It can be sobering and can give us pause. But at Unity we adopt a positive attitude and life style. We believe that God,…
Eric Ehst, Executive Director It’s that time of year again, back to school. This doesn’t usually create much excitement in Sun Lakes and surrounding communities like SunBird, Springfield, and Solera. We’re mostly older, without many school-aged kids. This year we want “back to school” to mean something good for the rest of us. Starting in…
Carol Bowers, Volunteer Manager S.M.A.R.T. Strategic Memory and Alzheimer’s Rehabilitation Training The statistics about Alzheimer’s disease and dementia are staggering. This is enough to get most of us to pause and think about our future cognitive health. There are so many people with dementia out there who require daily care but sadly their are not…
It was the Christmas season in 1940. World War II was raging in Europe and James Dillet Freeman was asked to write an affirmative prayer for the Christmas service for Silent Unity workers. He wrote the first rendition of what is now known around the world as the Prayer for Protection. That first draft went…
Eric Ehst, Executive Director On July 4 we will celebrate that day 239 years ago when our forebears created a new nation, one that allows us the freedom to live with dignity where we want and how we want. At Neighbors Who Care our volunteers help over 1300 of their frail, homebound and disabled neighbors…
Eric Ehst, Executive Director Here we are, right between Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, those holidays that are supposed to celebrate the contributions of our hard-working mothers and fathers, but are now mostly excuses for shopping, dining out, and Hallmark cards. At Neighbors Who Care we know a lot about mothers and fathers. Our volunteers…
May day! Eric Ehst, Executive Director It’s May and it’s already getting hot. If you’re reading this, it means you haven’t left town like many of your neighbors. It also means it’s time for my annual (desperate) appeal. Neighbors Who Care has about 1300 active clients; the vast majority of them are homebound and cannot…