Press Releases
Archstone Foundation Awards Phase II of the Elder Abuse and Neglect Initiative
December 12, 2007
Archstone Foundation has awarded Institute on Aging a three-year, $400,000 grant to support the creation of an elder abuse forensic center in San Francisco.
On Sunday, December 9, 2007, 12:00pm - 5:30pm, at San Francisco’s War Memorial Veterans Building Green Room, the Center for Elderly Suicide Prevention and Grief Related Services (CESP), a program of Institute on Aging (IOA), celebrates their 21st Annual Cable Car Caroling fundraising event. Over 300 carolers will gather to bring holiday cheer to homebound seniors. Carolers tour the city on motorized cable cars, caroling at senior homes and residences. Afterwards, carolers enjoy a festive holiday dinner, silent auction, and raffle prize drawing. All proceeds benefit IOA’s Center for Elderly Suicide Prevention and Grief Related Services (CESP).
Institute on Aging Launches Education Series For Professionals Serving the Aging Population
November 15, 2007
On Thursday, IOA launched “Discovering Secrets of the Aging Mind,” a new educational series developed to train professionals to recognize and support people with brain diseases and mental health issues—both common in older adults. If left untreated, symptoms of these diseases may drastically affect quality of life. Nearly 200 professionals participated in the first of four programs, focused on Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Further topics will address mental illness and aging, clutter addiction and compulsive hoarding, and brain health across the lifespan.
Institute on Aging (IOA) Launches Redesigned Website Helping Seniors Find Bay Area Senior Health Services and Programs
October 1, 2007
Institute on Aging announces a redesigned and updated website, designed to better convey the many Bay Area programs available to older adults and adults with disabilities. IOA’s new website provides extensive topical information on areas of geriatric services, allowing users to research issues associated with aging and the types of services available to seniors before narrowing their search to specific local senior programs. Additionally, the website successfully brands individual health, counseling, and adult day programs under the IOA umbrella. Web users will also find pages covering volunteer/donor information, upcoming events, IOA in the news, and IOA’s history.
Older Adults Care Management Celebrates 25 Years of Home Care Excellence
July 19, 2007
Older Adults Care Management is proud to celebrate 25 years of providing comprehensive, quality home care service to the Peninsula. Dr. Robert N. Butler, MD, President and CEO of the Longevity Institute-USA and friend of OACM founder, Rose Kleiner, will speak to a gathering of aging leaders at a celebration today at the Stanford Park Hotel.
Institute on Aging & Bridge Housing Opening Day Celebration
April 23, 2007
On Monday, April 23, IOA and Bridge Housing joined with staff, clients, community partners, and donors to officially recognize the demolition and construction phase of the Senior Campus project. In the Coronet parking lot--made over to festively resemble "opening day at the ballpark," a standing-room only crowd joined together to usher in this long awaited day. Officiating dignitaries included Belva Davis, IOA Board of Directors, acting as Mistress of Ceremony; Willie Mays, Spokesperson; Anne Hinton, Director of DAAS; Supervisor Jake McGoldrick; Matt Franklin, Director, Mayor's Office of Housing; Dr. David Werdegar, President & CEO, IOA; and Carol Galante, President & CEO of Bridge Housing.
"Take Me Out to the Richmond" (sung to the tune of "Take Me Out to the Ballpark," words by Mary Twomey, IOA):
Take me out to the Richmond,
Take me out Geary Way.
Build me some housing and give me good care,
I want to grow old in our City so fair.
So, let's root, root, root for Bridge Housing,
Hurray for the IOA!
And it's one, two, three, and we say
Here's to Opening Day!
Local Arts Leader Selected to Participate in National Arts Executive Program: Jeff Chapline, MFA to attend this summer
April 5, 2007
Today, the Institute on Aging announces that Jeff Chapline, MFA was selected from a nationwide pool of arts leaders to participate in a two-week intensive leadership advancement program called the Executive Program for Nonprofit Leaders - Arts (EPNL-Arts). Fifty arts leaders will attend the program June 24-July 6, developed and presented by National Arts Strategies (NAS), a national nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening the arts and culture sector through leadership education, and The Stanford Graduate School of Business Center for Social Innovation (CSI).
Suicide
Prevention Week is Sept. 10-16, 2006, Elderly Still Number One At
Risk Group
August 8, 2006
The Institute on Aging’s Center for Elderly Suicide Prevention wants the public to know that depression is not a “normal” part of aging and that older people still have the highest rates of suicide of any age group in America.
IOA's Plans for New Building Unanimously Approved
April 6, 2006
(San Francisco, CA) The non-profit Institute on Aging (IOA) is pleased
to announce that the San Francisco Planning Commission today approved
its plans to build a new headquarters at 3575 Geary Boulevard on
the former site of the Coronet Theatre. The project, a partnership
between the IOA and Bridge Housing, will be a new model for senior
services, pairing 150 units of much-needed low- and moderate-income
senior housing together with comprehensive health and social services.
The IOA’s future home at 3575 Geary Boulevard is designed
to help San Francisco’s future senior citizens enjoy the “grandeur
and exquisiteness of old age.”
Dr. Dave Werdegar, CEO of the Institute on Aging said “We are most gratified that the Planning Commission – after a lengthy and thorough process – has approved this important project. It will be a great benefit to seniors in the City and their families. We’d also like to thank the many people, agencies and foundations that have supported this undertaking. We’re happy to be moving ahead.”
Preliminary designs call for an attractive Mediterranean-style building with ironwork balconies, a spacious atrium, and terraces and gardens on its southern side. The building will house the IOA’s health center, geriatric assessment service, as well as education and research activities. Other features will include a senior fitness center, a spiritual healing program, and a creative arts studio. With IOA services and affordable senior apartments under one roof, the new facility will be a vital addition to its inner Richmond-Geary Boulevard neighborhood.
The non-profit Institute on Aging is a leader in innovative services for seniors. Since its inception over 20 years ago, the IOA continues to pioneer programs that help seniors continue to live independently in the community. The IOA’s award winning programs have earned it a national reputation for excellence in senior services.
Network of Care
for Seniors Grows as Peninsula Home Care Agency Joins Institute
on Aging
August 9, 2005
Older Adults Care Management (OACM), a home care service in Palo Alto, has partnered with the Institute on Aging, extending our services to the Peninsula.
Coronet Theater
Closes Its Doors
February 6, 2005
The Institute on Aging (IOA) and Regal Entertainment Group announced today that the Coronet Theater will close in February. The IOA purchased the theater in July 2000 and plans to build a senior center encompassing its programs and senior housing on the site.
Hispanic Seniors and
Adults with Disabilities Not Accessing Available Services
February 1, 2005
The Latino Community Team, a coalition of service providers who serve seniors and adults with disabilities in San Francisco, is "alarmed" by a report released by the Institute on Aging that found that Hispanic/Latino seniors and adults with disabilities are severely underserved by federal, state, and city-funded programs.