I really appreciate it. This is an exciting time. A lot of work. I appreciate you taking time out of your schedules to talk to us. As children, parents ramping up their days or months to try to get back into the flow of getting back to school, its important that really our kids have everything that they need to start the school year, but thats not really a reality for a lot of kids in the area. And its a stressful time as well. Stressful for kids. Stressful for parents. Whether because, maybe the fact that they dont have the supplies that they need adds to that. Can we speak to some of the stressor, pressures as parents and kids in the area are going through right now as they prepare to go back to school. When you think about teens thats such a vulnerable time and these young people are struggling with so many issues. Returning to school not having their routines yet. They are struggling with anxiety, with stress, with depression. Some are contemplating suicide. As teenagers. As teenag
Good morning, everyone, happy thursday and welcome to the march 20, 2014 meeting of the board of supervisors, Neighborhood Services and Safety Committee my name is david campos and i am the chair of the committee and we are joined by norman yee and vice chair eric mar is in route. I would like to thank the clerk of the committee derek evans and sfgtv staff who are covering the meeting today, jim smith and john ross, mr. Clerk, do we have any announcements . Thank you, mr. Chair, please be sure to silence all cell phones and devices, copies should be submitted to the clerk, items acted upon today will appear on the april first agenda unless otherwise stated. Call item one. Item one is a hearing requesting presentations for member of the Long Term Care integration design group and the department of aging and Adult Services on the Long Term Care integration Strategic Plan and the report to process of the developing of the plan and the challenges objectives and recommendations. This has be
Common is this you know really wanting to be at home. And in our world we call that living in the least restrictive environment but what it boils down to as most of us want to cage in our homes and have that, what you know, the flexibility and the control of our environment and that is where we have it most. And so what we have that as an understanding of the population that lives here and really that is the truth for people whether they are in south dakota or knee or wherever they are and we hold that in common, San Francisco has really been unique in the sense that it is formed much of its Public Policy around what its citizens want in this area, and so what we have seen over, i think that probably over the last 20 years is any number of initiatives where, the council and others, have come together to say, how do we move what people want forward. And so, we have things like the Community Living fund and we have the deversion and the Community Integration program. And we have a number
And maury, long term coordinating Council Member, and so to start it off we are going to have tracy famp arona. To kick this off, okay . Thank you, supervisor, yee for that, great introduction. Thank you, supervisors for having this hearing today. I am one of the cochairs of the long term coordinating council and i have a very long name and so no one ever gets it right. On behalf of the council i want to thank you for holding this meeting. It is an advisory body to the mayor of 40 minutes and the city departments and Community Agencies and the community and our goal really is to make recommendations about the Long Term Care, delivery system, in San Francisco. And make recommendations for improvement and that is kind of where the long term integration plan came out of. And so we are very pleased to be able to have the opportunity today to present you with the Long Term Care strategic integration plan and i thank you for that opportunity and i am going to turn it over to ann and eileen.
Fifteen “Rising Stars” working in senior living, skilled nursing or home care have been named 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction honorees, program organizers announced Tuesday.