St. Paul's Senior Services

SAFETY FIRST! is our new "slogan" around here. To date, St. Paul's has hosted seven COVID-19 vaccination clinics for our staff and residents, and we continue to provide routine testing to ensure the safety of our communities and programs. Thank you to everyone who has stepped up to put SAFETY FIRST!

St. Paul's CEO Cheryl Wilson sat down with KUSI News this morning to talk about the latest vaccination developments in San Diego and here at St. Paul's. Take a look!

Looking for a new opportunity with a great organization? St. Paul's is hosting a Virtual Hiring Event for CNAs (Certified Nursing Assistants) on Wednesday, January 27. Follow the link below to RSVP! https://events.indeed.com/event/79202/

Don't forget! We are hosting a family-friendly and socially-distanced event this weekend! You can give back to seniors in the community by joining us at St. Paul's PACE San Diego downtown on #NationalMakeADifferenceDay! This Saturday, October 24, from 10 am - 1 pm, we are hosting a drive-thru donation event to collect new essential needs items for our low-income seniors in our PACE program such as non-perishable food items, clothing, toiletries, and personal hygiene items, and more. We will unload your car for you so that you can remain safe inside your car. For full event details, click below! This event is open to the public, friends, supporters, and industry partners. We hope to see you there!

Tomorrow is the Virtual Walk4Alz in support of Alzheimer's San Diego. Normally, we'd be gathering our staff together to participate in a beautiful walk through Balboa Park for their yearly event. Instead, we are encouraging our staff and the community to join in on their virtual event on Saturday with their families in support of Alzheimer's research here in San Diego. For more information, click here: https://www.alzsd.org/walk4alzhome/ Good luck to all of those walking tomorrow! #ALZSTRONG

Today is #GlobalHandwashingDay - an advocacy day dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding about the importance of handwashing with soap as an effective and affordable way to prevent diseases and save lives. Now more than ever, handwashing is critical. We'd like to remind you to regularly wash your hands to keep yourself, your family, friends, loved ones, and vulnerable populations like seniors safe!

In honor of #WorldHospiceandPalliativeCareDay tomorrow, check out this blog post, explaining the differences between Hospice and Palliative Care.

Are you looking for a family-friendly and socially-distanced way to give back to seniors in the community? Join us at St. Paul's PACE San Diego downtown on #NationalMakeADifferenceDay! On Saturday, October 24, from 10 am - 1 pm, we are hosting a drive-thru donation event to collect new essential needs items for our low-income seniors in our PACE program. Items include things like new, non-perishable food items, clothing, toiletries and personal hygiene items, and more. We will unload your car for you so that you can remain safe inside your car. For full event details, click below! This event is open to the public, friends, supporters, and industry partners. We hope to see you there.

Happy Tuesday! It's a beautiful day to serve seniors!

Happy 55th Anniversary to Ray and Valerie! While celebrating amidst a pandemic was not what they had in mind for their big anniversary, they made the best of it with a little help from our Activity Directors. Ray is a resident at St. Paul's Manor who would visit with his wife regularly and enjoy activities with her before COVID-19, but the current situation has only allowed him to see his wife when there are outdoor, socially-distanced activities happening. Val lives next doo...r at St. Paul’s Senior Services Nursing and Rehabilitation, and we knew we had to help make this anniversary special for them, despite the circumstances. We set up a delicious, romantic dinner for the two outside on our patio at a table separated by a plexiglass partition so that they could safely enjoy a wonderful night together. Music was provided above on a balcony by a friend and fellow Manor resident while the two enjoyed their meal, looked over their wedding album photos, laughed, reminisced over fond memories together, and had a wonderful evening. Even a pandemic can't stop love! See more

We are so grateful for people in the community who bring smiles to the face of our seniors, even if it’s just small acts of kindness like making cards.

September is #NationalPACEMonth, which is an annual opportunity to celebrate the work of PACE staff and increase awareness of the benefits of the PACE program and all that it provides to seniors. Our PACE staff always works hard and is dedicated to serving our participants. Still, more than ever, they have stepped up, and shown diligence, determination, dedication, and have been exceptional throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. They have been flexible and have jumped right in as we've adjusted the way we run our program, and as we've implemented several new tactics and services to support our seniors. In honor of them, we created this video. We appreciate you, St. Paul's PACE team! @CalPACE National PACE Association

Our very own CEO, Cheryl Wilson, was nominated as a 2020 San Diego Business Journal CEO of the Year Finalist! Cheryl has been our CEO for 30 years and has been an excellent leader throughout her time, and especially now during this challenging time as we navigate COVID-19 and the new normal. Congratulations to the other finalists as well! Check out all of the finalists here: https://bit.ly/3i0Y9Hl

Coloring and puzzle books have many benefits for seniors! They can relieve stress and anxiety, improve their focus and attention span, build their motor skills, and much more!

Happy Friday! Our St. Paul’s Manor residents are enjoying some outdoor entertainment today!