Comstock's magazine 0320 - March 2020 | Page 113

CER VALLE LA Eskaton PLACER COUNTY’S TRUSTED SENIOR SERVICES PARTNER F or more than 50 years, Eskaton program to educate and develop effective has been supporting the lives of community leaders, which she graduated older adults and their families. from two years ago. She also works on This innovative nonprofit organization SPLASH, a community event that highlights offers education, resources and supportive local restaurants, breweries and wineries housing and services across Placer County, while raising funds to support the City’s At including the communities of Eskaton Risk Youth Programs. Village Roseville, Eskaton Roseville Manor and Eskaton Lodge Granite Bay, as well as the home-based services Live Well at Home, Eskaton Home Healthcare and Eskaton Telephone Reassurance Program. Eskaton’s Placer County partnerships, sponsorships and education projects include bringing the arts to older adults with Blue Line Art Gallery; providing free Heart Healthy seminars and fall-prevention “ As a regional nonprofit, reaching out to meet the needs of the broader community is part of our mission. “Through partnership we can meet many seminars; partnering with Educational community needs and help transform Ministries in Rocklin to provide chaplains — SHERI PEIFER the aging experience,” says Sheri Peifer, for spiritual support; sponsoring the Chief Strategy Officer chief strategy officer. “We strongly believe Lazarus Project, which provides transitional in regional impact, which drives our housing and social services to previously partnerships with local organizations homeless individuals; and working closely and our involvement with community with Kaiser Permanente to provide high- leadership groups.” quality health care and skilled nursing In addition to her role as Eskaton’s manager support through Eskaton Care Centers. of community outreach, Darlene Cullivan “As a regional nonprofit, reaching out to holds a voluntary executive leadership role meet the needs of the broader community is with the Roseville Chamber of Commerce as part of our mission,” says Peifer. “We believe vice president of community development. in investing effort and dollars in the region Cullivan focuses on Leadership Roseville, a to improve lives.” ” www.eskaton.org SPONSORED PROFILE