Seniors

Councilwoman Jill Galvez said the city already secured $2 million for program

The Glen at Scripps Ranch retirement community is pitting neighbor against neighbor.

Retirement community hosts weeklong games for residents representing mock countries, reports NBC 7’s Joe Little

A woman who stole money, checks and credit cards from elderly residents at two San Diego County assisted living facilities has been sentenced to four years in county jail, the California Attorney General’s Office announced Wednesday.

Some seniors are feeling anxious about getting back out into the world, especially people who’ve been the most vulnerable to illness and social isolation. Shelly Lavinsky Sulit, 65, was one of them, despite being vaccinated.

The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act. It next goes to the Senate for a vote.

Ahead of President Joe Biden’s announcement that all American adults will be eligible for a vaccine on April 19, White House press secretary Jen Psaki urged seniors to make appointments to get shots now to avoid long lines and limited appointment availability.

A homebound senior wants to know why San Diego County hasn’t followed through on its promise to vaccinate her against COVID-19.

NBc 7’s Allison Ash has an more.

A homebound senior wants to know why San Diego County hasn’t followed through on its promise to vaccinate her against COVID-19.

San Diego Oasis, Sharp Healthcare and West PACE will host a free online community conversation on Friday to answer questions many of the region’s older adults may have about the COVID-19 vaccine and its rollout.

Juanita Kear, 74, is tethered to her Oceanside home by a long plastic tube attached to an oxygen tank. She’s having trouble getting her hands on a COVID-19 vaccine, and she said she feels like San Diego County has put her “on the backburner.”

Since the coronavirus pandemic forced Serving Seniors to shut down one of its core services to impoverished San Diego County seniors, the nonprofit has pivoted to a different model and served more than 1.7 million meals to 5,467 clients. On March 12, 2020, the senior citizen-focused nutrition group had to close its 11 congregate meal sites due to the public…

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Nearly all of the staff and residents at Belmont Village Senior Living Sabre Springs have received both doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

Nearly all of the staff and residents at Belmont Village Senior Living Sabre Springs have received both doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

A new COVID-19 vaccination site in San Diego has opened exclusively for those 65 and up.

NBC 7’s Melissa Adan shows how the site made things easier for seniors to make and get through their appointments.

As many older adults scramble to figure out how to sign up to get their COVID-19 shot, there are others who worry about finding a way to make it out to those appointments.  “When we discussed her getting vaccinated, it really was a matter of transporting her,” said Miranda Linden, a Claremont resident. Linden’s grandmother is 98 years old....

A a new COVID-19 vaccine initiative NBC 7 has learned about is trying to help smooth things out especially for people 65-and-older. NBC 7’s Amber Frias shows us the help that’s on the way.