Meet Bernadette Handley. She helps nourish the lives of Central Oregon seniors every day. Bernadette Handley is the Director of Nutrition Services for the Council on Aging (CoA). For years, she’s been nourishing seniors’ hearts, minds, and souls. Bernadette finds providing for her clients the most rewarding thing a person can do.
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Meet Cassie Regimbal, director of client service operations at the Council on Aging. She has a passion for older adults and has worked in the industry for almost 20 years. Cassie is a licensed master social worker who graduated from Portland State University in 2018. Focusing on older adults has been her life’s mission. Cassie,…
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Caring Connections is a lifeline for seniors who are facing loneliness and isolation and just need a friend to talk to once a week. A retired physician, Alan Hillis, was one of the first volunteers to join the Caring Connections program. Alan is matched with Ed, a senior who signed up to have a weekly…
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Volunteer and Advisory Council chair, Miss Jean Stevens, has put down roots in Bend for the past 14 years. As a very private, solitary person, the COVID-19 stay-at-home order adjustment for Jean wasn’t as hard as it has been for others. “People who are creative and curious are going to handle [isolation] a lot easier…
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We feel so lucky to have been connected to the founding father of our new (1952) building, Mr. Max Williams! He recently visited the building to share some stories about how the Latter-Day Saints congregation designed and constructed this Bend landmark. Explore the history of this beautiful building.
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We’re building our future one brick at a time. Our Senior Services Center is planned to be the home to a new generation of inclusive, age-friendly services that can meet the needs of a rapidly changing and aging Central Oregon. As the provider of services for older adults in Central Oregon for 45 years, we…
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Birthdays celebrated. Losses mourned. Community strengthened. All over a midday meal. Here’s how our no-cost senior lunches serve up food and friendship to older adults.
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Did you know? A $25 donation to the Council on Aging provides an older adult in Central Oregon with five home-delivered meals! Become an ally today.
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