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On Wednesday, July 11, a group of 23 to 25 Japanese caregivers are visiting AgeSong at Bayside Park.
This is the first trip to America for all of these students and they are looking forward to learning about how we provide care to our elders here in America. The caregivers themselves are striving to strike a balance between the hard work and the recognition that compassionate care begins with yourself.
The visit is through SunLife, an organization that has two dozen facilities with satellite centers in Japan and over 1,300 + employees, founded by Dr. Teruhisa Mokuno. Dr. Mokuno travels the world to encourage the spread of quality care for the elderly. He has developed international alliances with universities in foreign countries including Australia, Sweden, New Zealand and the U.S. In the U.S., he has worked closely with the NationalAsian Pacific Center on Aging and has developed “Elder Workshop Programs” in partnership with John F. Kennedy University. Dr. Mokuno’s wife is also an active volunteer for the elderly and is one of the most active social dance performers in Nagoya.
Dr. Mokuno’s Mission:
- Support clients so that they can spend life with dignity and well-being, developing their remained ability
- Respect clients decisions and support individual life style
- Develop staff as those who can change by themselves, with joy and pride over their work
- Renovate organization/management continually based on compliance
- Devote community development, focusing on declining birthrate and growing aged population issues
- Become a leader of change and renovation in the community
His centers in Japan have leased spaces for restaurant/café, wine bar, beauty salon and cake shop + rental apartments for multi generations, rehabilitation clinic, child day care and care management center.
Below find agenda for the day.
AGENDA
10:00 am -10:30 am – Japanese visitors Arrive
10:30 am – 11:15 am Introduction and Philosophy (Nader Shabahangi, AgeSong CEO, and AgeSong Institute Interns)
11:15 am – Noon Tour of AgeSong at Bayside Park
12:00 pm – 12:45 pm Japanese and AgeSong Caregiver Lunch
12:45 pm – 1:45 pm Break-out Groups with Residents
1:45 pm – 2:45 pm Cultural Sharing
2:45 pm – 3:30 pm Sing-Along
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm Closing
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AgeSong at Bayside Park | 1440 40th Street, Emeryville, California 94608 | 510-594-8800 | License # 015601452
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