Community Connection · Winter 2012 - St. Paul's Senior Homes ...

St. Paul's Community Connection · Winter 2012 · 3
Legislative Breakfast Focuses on Homeless Seniors
St. Paul’s hosted its annual Legislative Breakfast for city,
county, state, and national elected officials and their staff
on December 2nd at the Community Care Center Café. The
purpose of the breakfast was to honor local legislators and
highlight the pressing social issues concerning senior service
providers.
St. Paul's CEO, Cheryl Wilson, welcomed the guests and
discussed St. Paul’s current advocacy focus, which included
budget cuts for senior services and PACE (Program of Allinclusive
Care for the Elderly) services.
Rep. Bob Filner was honored for his work on homeless
senior Veterans’ issues and graciously accepted a plaque
acknowledging his support of this vulnerable senior population. City of Chula Vista Mayor, Cheryl Cox,
was also honored for her support to bring PACE to the South Bay area.
Jack Christy, Vice-President of Public Policy for Aging Services of California, and Peter Hansel,
Executive Director for CalPACE, were the keynote speakers. They outlined some of the recent budget cuts
to Medi-Cal and Medicare and talked about more cuts in the pipeline for senior services in California,
which may also affect the PACE model of care.
“We, like many other organizations, have been affected by budget cuts,” said Cheryl. “We need to keep an
open dialogue with our elected officials about what makes fiscal sense for our most vulnerable seniors.”
St. Paul's Recognizes Special Employees
St. Paul’s held it's annual Resident Appreciation
events for staff in each of the various communities
and programs in December. These events mark the
time that Residents and Participants can publicly
acknowledge and thank staff for their hard work
throughout the year. During the events this year St.
Paul's recognized 15 employees who were celebrating
their second anniversaries, eight whom had been here
five years, two who served 10 years, three celebrating
their 15th anniversaries and Tony Abril who marked
his 20th anniversary at St. Paul's!
With PACE coming to the South Bay later this spring,
St. Paul's Senior Homes & Services will have over 300
employees serving seniors in San Diego County. "Our employees position St. Paul's as an outstanding
senior service provider in the San Diego region", said Cheryl Wilson. "They make the difference for our
seniors."