Pacifica Senior Living Blog

At Pacifica Senior Living, we take dining seriously. We believe nourishing our bodies means nourishing our souls, and we invite our residents to enjoy handcrafted, chef-prepared meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner each day they call one of our communities home. 

For this month’s Bon Appetit highlight, we are drawing attention to fall recipes created to bring in the warmth as it gets colder outside. Our chefs are working above and beyond to craft seasonal flavors residents love, from warm, filling soups to flavorful pastas, hearty stews, and more.

Each year, the Alzheimer’s Association sponsors fundraising and awareness events nationwide. The Walk to End Alzheimer’s is the largest collaboration of awareness happening in the nation, bringing senior living communities, their staff, and their residents together in the fight against Alzheimer’s. 

​​Each year, Pacifica Senior Living recognizes World Osteoporosis Day on October 20th. World Osteoporosis Day brings awareness to the benefits of good bone health, inspiring individuals living with osteoporosis to educate others by sharing their real life stories.

World Hospice and Palliative Care Day was recognized on October 9th as a way to bring attention to the important role end-of-life care plays in an individual’s comfort during the final stages of his or her life. 

Hospice care saw its first iteration in 1967, created by Cicely Saunders in England as an effort to establish end-of-life-care practices. Her philosophies spread overseas to the United States, where similar practices were implemented. 

In 1987, Dr. Declan Walsh established the first hospital-based palliative care center in Cleveland at the Cleveland Center. When Medicare authorized formal hospice care in the 1990s, providers across the nation began to make larger strides in the field of palliative care. World Hospice and Palliative Card Day was established in 2005, and has been celebrated across America in the nearly two decades since. 

On World Hospice and Palliative Care Day, we at Pacifica Senior Living take a moment to celebrate our hospice and palliative caregivers. Palliative caregivers go above and beyond to help their residents feel comfortable and at-ease during their stay in hospice, creating a soothing transition for those living with terminal illness. 

We invite families to learn more about our hospice and palliative care options by chatting with us below. When our communities are not able to provide palliative care, we are happy to help families make arrangements with nearby providers. We believe all individuals deserve access to quality palliative care, as it serves a vital role in a person’s life as they approach its final stages. 

To learn more about our  hospice and palliative care options, reach out to a community near you.

September 11th marks national Patriot Day, and we at Pacifica Senior Living want to take the time to reflect and extend our gratitude to Patriots and their families.

Patriot Day honors and remembers heroes and workers who lost their lives rescuing civilians during the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11th 2001, a date that lives forever in American history, and in our hearts.

The first weekend of September brings with it barbecues, outdoor recreation, and time with family thanks to Labor Day -- an American end-of-summer tradition. 

Labor Day was created to recognize the efforts of the working class in America, celebrating the progress and achievements workers fought for and contributed to the national economy over the years. The holiday gives citizens a federally-recognized day off in thanks of all they do day in and day out.

Springtime brings special recognition for mothers and fathers, but September is the time to celebrate grandparents! At Pacifica Senior Living we want to take to time the showcase what makes grandparents so "grand" - from their wise words to their unconditional love, to their many years of life experience, there is so much to gain from spending time with our grandparents.

Each year during the month of October as we recognize this time period as Breast Cancer Awareness month and join with many around the world in raising awareness of this disease. On the third Friday of this specially recognized month, we set it aside to recognize National Mammography Day. 

During holidays, it’s common tradition to travel across state or international borders to visit family we don’t see everyday. Whether we live near or far from our loved ones, holidays like Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Hanukkah are the time of year to catch up with those we may not have visited throughout the year.