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Our mission is to create a Resource Guide to help seniors, families, and care professionals connect to a variety of businesses and services important to seniors.  Vibrant Senior Options Resource Guide is published twice per year in April and October. We include user-friendly directories of information related to housing, healthcare, and other professionals that serve seniors.  Our Resource Guide is free and can be picked up at over 300 locations throughout Whatcom, Skagit, Island, San Juan and N. Snohomish Counties. 

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Latest Articles

How to Spot Cognitive Decline in a Loved One

January 19, 2021
  How to Spot Cognitive Decline in a Loved One is contributed by Sue Sorenson | Take My Hand At Home Care |…
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Introducing a New Way to Travel in Lynden: The Lynden Hop

January 12, 2021
Article written and contributed by Maureen McCarthy | Whatcom Transportation Authority | January, 2021 Beginning in the summer of 2021,…
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Ten Tips to Help Lower Fall Risk for Seniors

January 5, 2021
Learning to lower fall risk is important, especially for Seniors. Each year 3 million older adults seek treatment at the…
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Dignity and Respect with Home Care

December 29, 2020
This article, about Dignity and Respect with Home Care, was written and contributed by Lindsay Kiefer and Kit Fredere | Visiting Angels |…
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The Benefits of Telehealth and your Medical Care

December 24, 2020
This article about the Benefits of Telehealth is contributed and authored by Rudy Van Ry of Eden Home Health of Bellingham…
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Holiday Hints for Alzheimer’s Caregivers

December 17, 2020
This article, Holiday Hints for Alzheimer’s Caregivers, was originally published on the website of The National Institute on Aging at ALZHEIMER’S…
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Community Updates from WhidbeyHealth: COVID-19 Vaccination

December 15, 2020
Please see the following Press Releases by WhidbeyHealth. COMMUNITY UPDATE: COVID-19 VACCINATION Community Update – December 15, 2020 – COVID-19…
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Hearing Healthcare Field Adapts to Change

December 15, 2020
This article about the Hearing Healthcare Field is contributed and authored by Diane Fox of All About Hearing. If the…
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How to Practice Thankfulness — and how it can improve your life

December 13, 2020
How to Practice Thankfulness was contributed by Sue Sorenson | Take My Hand At Home Care | December, 2020 Giving thanks can…
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Need Help with Medicare?

December 11, 2020
By Donna Wells | SHIBA | December, 2020 Get help with Medicare. Whether you’re getting ready to enroll in Medicare…
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Is Home Health the Answer?

December 9, 2020
By Jack Hamilton | Alpha Home Health and Hospice | December, 2020 In these times of Covid-19 Concerns and restrictions…
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Family Caregiver Resolutions for 2021

December 7, 2020
Are you a Family Caregiver? Today, a record 53 million people in the U.S. are providing care for older loved…
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Get Help with Stress

December 5, 2020
How are we coping with COVID-19? Are we getting help with stress? How are we staying safe? Are we neglecting…
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How Solstice Senior Living Residents Stay Healthy during Covid-19

December 3, 2020
This article, about Solstice Senior Living, first appeared in Whatcom Talk on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 Solstice Senior Living is an…
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Virtual Resources for Holiday Connections

November 30, 2020
Review of Vlog found on Positive Approach to Care | Teepa Snow | Review by Christine Blankenship | December, 2020…
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Dementia: Recognizing Loved Ones

November 23, 2020
by Christine Blankenship, Publisher | Vibrant Senior Options | November, 2020 This is a true story about Dementia: Recognizing Loved…
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Does your elderly loved one need a healthcare advocate?

November 17, 2020
Contributed by Sue Sorenson | Take My Hand At Home Care | November 7, 2020 As COVID-19 lockdowns and mask-wearing requirements continue…
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Senior Get-Away Surprise

November 13, 2020
Linda Jinkens, Freelance Writer | Fall/Winter, 2020   Just before the Covid-19 shutdown, my husband and I were given the…
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In Honor of Veterans – Lest We Forget

November 6, 2020
by Jerry Stewart | One Moment In America | Fall/Winter, 2020 As we prepare for another Veterans Day in our…
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Making Everyday Meals a Special Occasion

October 30, 2020
Making Everyday Meals a Special Occasion Article contributed by Skagit Food Co-op | written by Leigha Staffenhagen  – Published in…
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Vibrant Senior Options is a fantastic resource for seniors. This publication is extremely easy to read and is packed full of vital information. The seniors at Burlington Senior Center love Vibrant Senior Options!

~ Jackie Cress, Burlington Senior Center Director

… Thank you for taking the time to stop by and deliver these fabulous resource magazines. They will be helpful with the discharge process and a great resource for some of our patients. Thank You.

~ Amy Sikic RN, MSN; Whidbey General Hospital; Care Management

Vibrant Senior Options has already proven to be an invaluable resource. As Social Services Director, I share it with family, residents, and other interested individuals who are looking to connect with senior community resources.

~ Constance Lang, Social Services Director, Bellingham Health Care and Rehab

My husband picked up a copy of your senior magazine today.  Great work.  Obviously, you have worked very hard.  I wish every senior had access to it. It has every agency etc. they might need.

~ Ann Giboney, Support Group Leader; Anacortes, WA

What a classy looking magazine with loads of valuable information! … Thanks for thinking of me and giving me a copy of Vibrant. Thanking God for you and Kirk and your heart for seniors.

~ Audrey McKeever, Bellingham

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