Seniors

Now that a half a million people 65 and up in San Diego County are eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine many are eager to do so. But despite California Governor Gavin Newsom’s announcement on Wednesday, January 13th, most are unable to get the vaccine yet, because there just simply aren’t enough shots or volunteer healthcare workers to give...

As states across the U.S. roll out the COVID-19 vaccine to people 65 and older, senior citizens are scrambling to figure out how to sign up to get their shots

COVID-19 cases continue to increase, and projections aren’t looking promising after many gathered during the holidays. As we enter a fifth week under the Regional Stay-at-home order, more people will be facing isolation, particularly seniors. “I’m very outgoing and to all of a sudden be so vulnerable feeling and I don’t have any control over that,” said Jan Garbosky....

As we enter a fifth week under the regional stay-at-home order, COVID-19 cases are climbing out of control. NBC 7’s Lauren Coronado shows us that those most vulnerable to the virus, particularly seniors, are finding ways to cope with isolation.

“I couldn’t say no. There was no ‘no’ with Buddy.” John Hossick could never say no to his husband Buddy Rabaya. He especially couldn’t say no when Buddy wanted to rally the community and give seniors a little joy during the holidays. “The seniors, they don’t have a lot of company,” said Hossick while standing behind hundreds of small...

The San Diego Seniors Community Foundation will announce its No Seniors Alone Initiative fundraising campaign, which is intended to raise $1 million to support isolated older adults across San Diego County.

A San Marcos High School student is raising money to connect seniors, who live in a skilled nursing facility, with their loved ones who they haven’t been able to see since the start of the pandemic.

A Poway teen created a card making campaign called Cards4Kindness which has 380 ambassadors located around the world

NBC 7’s Melissa Adan has more.

During the pandemic, many San Diego seniors have been unable to go to the store or restaurants to get food, but thanks to the “Great Plates Delivered” program hundreds of people are getting free, nutritious meals every day. San Diego County has announced the program is being extended until July 10. Thirty-one local restaurants are participating in the initiative including…

NBC 7’s Ramon Galindo stopped by one local restaurant serving San Diego seniors.

Resources for San Diego’s senior citizens and their loved ones who need assistance during the coronavirus crisis.

Older Americans are more susceptible to dying from coronavirus

Staying at home and practicing physical distancing has been hard on all of us- but maybe more so for our seniors, but a volunteer program is helping seniors through this pandemic. It is a phone program by LA Works that pairs up home-bound seniors to volunteers who simply just talk to them on the phone. And Sunday, one of those…

Dozens of friends and family members turned out Wednesday in National City to boost the spirits of their elderly loved ones for a short while.

A group of volunteers made a special delivery to the 2020 senior class of Torrey Pines High School: lawn signs to remind them to be proud of their academic achievements – even it the end of their high school career is turning out different than they had imagined.

A group of teachers and parents delivered special 2020 graduation signs to Torrey Pines High School seniors in San Diego County.

During this pandemic, the most vulnerable populations need a lifeline more than ever: reliable housing. San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer is asking landlords to consider renting to seniors, the homeless and veterans through the Landlord Engagement Assistance Program, or LEAP. The program, that started in 2016 as Housing Our Heroes, subsidizes rent for tenants, provides landlords a deposit and offers…

James Mandle was frustrated and a bit worried about his 97-year-old mother and the distance between them didn’t make matters better. Mandle lives nearly 500 miles away in northern California. His mom, Simone, lives alone in her Encinitas condo. Mandle’s sister, who also lives in Encinitas, usually checks in on their mom, but she’s stuck in a COVID-19 lockdown in a...

NBC 7’s Allison Ash spoke with a son of an Encinitas elder who is thankful for a local group checking in on his mom.