Join the Center for Dementia Respite Innovation (CDRI) and Friendship Adult Day Care Center for a dementia-specific respite care community listening session. Respite care provides caregivers a temporary rest from caregiving, while the person living with...
Planning for the future is important, especially when it comes to your healthcare decisions. One way to ensure your wishes are respected if you become unable to make decisions for yourself is by creating an advance care directive (ACD). For residents of Santa Barbara...
Friendship Center’s 12th Annual Wine Down is dressing up and stepping out on November 1st, at the historic Arlington Theater. The hottest haunt in town will host thrilling wine tastings, delectable food, music, dancing, performances…and your local witches, ghosts and...
As we age, maintaining our independence and mobility becomes increasingly important. However, one of the most significant risks to that independence is the possibility of falling. Falls are the leading cause of fatal and nonfatal injuries for people 65 and over....
Person-Centered Care, also known as Patient-Centered Care, is an approach to healthcare that prioritizes an individual’s unique needs, preferences, values, and experiences, placing the person at the center of their own care. This model of care recognizes that...
