Happy Winter Solstice! The word “solstice” is derived from Latin words sol (sun) and sistere (to stand still). It is the shortest day of the year and a time for us to rest and recoup. The sun is quite literally exclaiming to us: “I’m retreating to come back brighter; you should too!” We are in …
Whether you find this time of the year filled with joy or feel anxious about all the hustle and bustle, we can all admit it is the busiest. There are 31 days in December and for most of us, that just isn’t enough time to get everything we need done. Between seasonal shopping, baking, mailing, …
Help us give Evan a big Givens congratulations to his promotion of Lead Cook in the Go To Café at Givens Gerber Park! Evan’s promotion comes just in time to celebrate his 1-year anniversary. What do you like about working at Givens Gerber Park? It’s a switch up from the restaurant life I’m used to. …
A cohort of ten Givens Gerber Park residents celebrated their successful completion of the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention National Diabetes Prevention Program on September 29th. This year-long research-based program has proven that modest lifestyle change behaviors can prevent or delay developing Type 2 diabetes in people with prediabetes or those at high risk …
It’s Resident Service Coordinator Appreciation Day, and while we appreciate the hard work our Resident Service Coordinators (RSC) do every day, we’ll take an excuse to give them a little extra love. Resident Service Coordinators assist residents by helping identify, locate, and acquire the services and support necessary to become and remain self-sufficient. Our team …
Cheryl Wallen, Director of Givens LifeMinistries and Lisa Rogers, Community Nurse successfully completed training as program leaders of the Stanford University Chronic Disease Self-Management Program. This six-week evidence based Chronic Disease Self-Management Program empowers older adults living with chronic conditions such as asthma/C.O.P.D., arthritis, back pain, diabetes, anxiety/depression, fibromyalgia, and heart disease, to recognize and …
What sticks out as a special memory from over 10 years of working here? The Eclipse Party of 2017. Building 40 opened in late 2016. The staff had worked hard to establish the community’s culture, fill apartments, and navigate our construction related issues. It had been a difficult prior 12 months and we were gearing …
It’s National Grief Awareness Day, and the best thing we can do is acknowledge it, talk about it, and know we are not alone. We all experience grief in one way or another throughout our lives. According to author on grief and grieving, Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, “The reality is that you will grieve forever. You will …
On August 19th, 1998, President Ronald Regan declared August 21st, National Senior Citizens Day, as a day to recognize and celebrate the contributions of our seniors. For National Senior Citizens Day, we asked our residents to share their best life advice, from the wisest to the wittiest, since we know our residents are full of …
Do you ever feel guilty when you find yourself being idle? Sometimes just sitting and listening to the summer night noises can seem like a waste of time to some of us. But is it really? Why do we often feel if we don’t fill every minute or hour with some “productive” activity, we are …