r/SacSeniors

This is political today. So skip it if you don't want to know.

Is anyone upset about the DOJ decisions yesterday and today? We the taxpayers will be rewarding people who rioted to prevent the peaceful transfer of power, beat Capital Hill police officers and some convicted sexual predators like Ghislaine Maxwell. It's also going to pay Trump cronies convicted of various offences.

I'm so livid I can barely breathe. Sexual assault, crypto, nepotism, openly supporting genocide, rigging elections and many many forms of corruption -- no one stands up to him. Instead he's supported and assisted.

I think Americans have Stockholm Syndrome or some kind of mass delusions. Everyone went about their day like nothing happened.

A while back I went through a series of months where I really struggled to use my phone, my tablet, my kindle, and just about everything with a touchscreen, including the check-out screens at the bank and the grocery store. Have you experienced this frustration?

After a while, my problem just disappeared.

Warmer weather brought my hands back to life. During the winter, I often need to use a stylus, because my hands are both cold and dry, and simply don't have the electrical conductivity to trigger touchscreens.

It's a problem that many seniors experience. Now when a gen-whatever rolls their eyes at me, I sometimes let them know, yeah, it really IS because I'm old that I'm so slow at some computer tasks, but not for the reason they think.

I also learned that keeping my hands moisturized really improves my touchscreen use in the winter. There's a good article about this at Medium: Touch screens don’t work for everyone!

Oh yeah, and seniors have more trouble triggering those bathroom sink sensors too. Maybe we really do become invisible!

What are you growing in your garden this summer? The last two summers I've had terrible luck with vegetables so I'm going with all flowers this year!

I started a recovery subreddit a while back and had no idea what I was doing and didn't do much with it, but I’ve decided to put in the time to make it a useful space. If I can help even one person when they need support, i think its worth it. I'm not sure if I'm allowed to promote it but I'm sure if you do a bare minimum search you can find it.

​Below are resources I’ve personally tried(I've tried a lot believe me) or that come highly recommended. This list is a work in progress—if you have others to add, please drop them in the comments.

​🆘 Immediate Crisis & Referral Lines

​County Mental Health Line: 1 (888) 881-4881 (24/7/365).

​Personal Note: I actually found people who gave a shit here.

​Sacramento County Assessment: (916) 875-1055.

​Call for an over-the-phone assessment to determine treatment needs and get a referral to a provider. Medi-Cal and low-income services available.

​211 Sacramento: Dial 2-1-1 or (916) 498-1000.

​Comprehensive referral service for housing, support groups, and health services.

​988 (CWRT): The Community Wellness Response Team provides mobile crisis response.

​🏥 Walk-In Clinics & Medical Care

​Mental Health Urgent Care Clinic (MHUCC)

​Location: 2130 Stockton Blvd, Bldg 300, Sacramento, CA 95817

​Phone: (916) 520-2460

​For anyone experiencing a mental health or co-occurring substance use crisis.

​CORE Medical Clinic

​Location: 2100 Capitol Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95816

​Specializes in outpatient opioid recovery and Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT).

​WellSpace Health

​Phone: (916) 313-8434

​Offers a "Co-Occurring Continuum of Care" for both mental health and substance use.

​🛠️ Long-Term Support & Treatment

​Sacramentohelp.info: A great all-around site for local addiction resources.

​NAMI Sacramento: Peer-led support groups and education for individuals and families.

​Fair Oaks Recovery Center: (888) 576-0222. Detox, residential, and intensive outpatient programs.

​12-Step Programs: (While not for everyone, they are available 24/7):

​AA Sacramento: (916) 454-1100

​NA Sacramento: (877) 623-6363

MA Sacramento: (916) 341-9469, https://www.sacramentoma.org/?m=1

(And my personal favorite recovery group)

Recovery Dharma: https://buddhistrecovery.org/recover/regions/california/sacramento-ca/

​🛡️ Harm Reduction (Stay Safe)

​Harm Reduction Services (HRS)

​Fixed Site: 2800 Stockton Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95817 (Mon–Fri, 12 PM – 6 PM)

​Phone: (916) 456-4849 | Mobile Van: (916) 247-2335

​Services: Syringe exchange, Narcan (naloxone) distribution, HIV/Hep C testing, and sterile kits. They also offer medical case management and treatment navigation.

​Note: This list is far from complete. Please let me know if there are other local resources that should be included!

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If you’ve ever thought about fostering, now is a great time to help. Front Street’s Cat Foster Program is looking for new kitten fosters “on call” for the busy season.

The process is simple:
• Online training takes less than an hour
• Fill out the foster form
• Start receiving foster opportunity emails
• You can even choose the foster kitty that fits your home and schedule ❤️

They provide supplies and support — you provide the time, space, and love.

Fostering is work, but it truly makes a difference for vulnerable kittens and cats in need.

Learn more and sign up here:
Front Street Cat Foster Program

Hello wonderful foster friends!

Here is a list of kitties that need a foster home (FYI Reddit):

• [OSO1]Litter No:A734075- 4 kittens 7 weeks old appears healthy. needs a home to grow
• [CA19] Litter No:A733639- 2 year old mama cat with 2 kittens 5 weeks old. all appear healthy. mama is a bit shy but lets her kittens be held and allows herself to be petted. 
• [CS05] A734058 - single 6 week old kitten, appears healthy. needs a home to grow
• [CS08] A734394- single 4 week old kitten, mild uri she'll need eye ointment 2 times a day until 5/18
• [CS08]-Litter No:A734361- 3 kittens 7 weeks old, appears healthy. needs a home to grow
• [CA03]-A734542- single 6-week-old kitten, appears healthy. Needs a home to grow 
• [In Foster]- A734443- looking for a transfer 3 weeks old, appears healthy.Needs a home to grow.
• [In Foster]-LitterNo A734572- looking for a transfer. 5 weeks old with a moderate to severe URI

Thank you!!

 

Cat Foster Program Team

Front Street Animal Shelter - City of Sacramento 

2127 Front Street

Sacramento, CA 95818 ​

 CatFoster@cityofsacramento.org

 

Just an open-ended discussion.

My Grandma was born somewhere between 1900 and 1910. At some point, people started saying "See ya" as a casual good-bye. (I have no idea when.) She couldn't bring herself to say it, but would buck up and say, "We shall see you later," and would grin at her own audacity at being so "with it". Always that exact way. It was the cutest thing ever. I say it sometimes to my son as sort of a family joke.

I myself never picked up new slang, new terms, new ways of speaking easily. I had to consciously make myself say "fridge" instead of refrigerator, as an example. But certain things that came up well into my adulthood tickled me and I picked it up.

• "jacked up" - love this phrase
• "disrespected" - there were complaints maybe ~20 years ago that this wasn't a word. But it was a new word that filled a gap in the language and I like it.
• OG - just called someone who left a community group I'm in "the OG" since she was the first member under the instructor, and most of the people there (all 45+ years old) were asking what I meant and there was a little lively light-hearted discussion about it. I was proud because I think I used it correctly. Apparently this is really not all that new. The oldest person there is 70 and she said it's been around at least 20 years.

I'd love to hear any stories related to this from yourself, friends, or family. Any cute anecdotes or newer phrases/words that you really love (or hate). I love when new phrases and words crop up to fill gaps. (I don't particularly like when an existing word changes meaning, and introduces a new gap because there is no other word to use for the older meaning, but that's a separate discussion.)

I’ve been very active in mutual aid, sweep defense and organizing around homelessness policy in Sacramento since 2020. I have a lot of experience working with people and communities who live on the streets.

I often meet elders who were lifelong housed workers until a devastating life event like the death of a spouse or disabling/bankrupting health crisis made them homeless for the first time in middle or old age.

which bears out what the data says. this is the most rapidly growing segment of homeless population — older people who can no longer keep up with the constantly rising cost of living.

i recently took a job at a local cat shelter and i wasn’t really prepared for the perspective it would give me on what it looks like to “become” homeless.

in the month i have been there, i have witnessed two cat surrenders from people who were in the process of losing their housing. my coworkers assured me its a regular thing.

one was a single older woman. the other was a married older couple. the women were sobbing in both cases. they were obviously so scared, and they fucking loved their cats 💔 the husband was gentle and sad. he asked me to sit with their cat in the office so she wouldn’t be alone when they walked out of the door, and you could feel their immense pain, sadness and fear as they did. i went back to my office and cried.

i am not one to think anyone deserves homelessness more than another, i think it’s wrong for a society to allow anyone to be homeless.

but y’all…seeing people at this stage is heartbreaking. these could be anyone’s normie parents. nothing about them was giving homeless. they were clean and well groomed. but after a few months on the streets, they will start to “look homeless” and may develop visible mental health issues due to the stress of living outside, being treated as worthless and a criminal.

just sharing because i have these unique perspectives from actually being in community with many homeless folks/communities, and now witnessing the stage of housing loss. the shock, the fear and impossible decisions 💔

i wish people understood homelessness is an economic issue first and foremost, and housing is the solution. these people don’t need psychiatric help or drug treatment. they need a fucking apartment and to have their cats back in their arms.

I'm resting at home after a busy week.

I also have to clean out my email. I've been ignoring it for a few days. Most of it is going in the trash.

This study lists the benefits of making art as we age.

I just moved to midtown Sacramento from Austin. Still buried in boxes and wanted someone to come in and set up my tech: TV, sound bar, computer, printer, and a still in box robo vac. I called Best Buy and first connects a not ready for prime time AI who then transferred me to an out of country agent with a script that didn’t relate to my requests. So frustrating. Now that venting over…does anyone have a recommendation for a reasonably priced tech service to setup everything? Mostly the job will require finding the right cords and crawling around on the floor. Thanks to all!

Question says it all. Central city or north area would be a plus.

I got my degree after I had my career. I worked in medical records for almost 20 years. Then I got a degree in social work. Before I was able to use it, I became disabled and had to retire.

What kinds of things do you want to talk about? Are there any things you want to know about Sacramento?

If you haven't heard of PACE programs you may be missing out. There's Wellbe Health in Elk Grove, Sutter and Innovage in Sacramento. There may be more.

SacRT Go has door to door service for disabled people. The application is online but I think you have to print it. You can be referred by a social worker or physician.

It's $5 each way, Free for legally blind people.

Do you know of any Senior discounts? Classes? Any hairdressers that are good for seniors? Your favorite doctor or dentist?

Favorite Farmer's Market?

Depending on where you look, senior can mean different things to different people/companies. I am in my early 50s and recently found out that Sam's Club offers a senior discount on membership ($20) for people 50 and over. What are some good senior discounts you have found and do you know the starting age?