Larksfield Place Community in Action

Yesterday, we had about 40 people participate in a letter-writing campaign to state representatives. We are asking them to oppose the Nursing Home Bed Tax.

"No, Thank You" to Nursing Home Bed Tax

Larksfield Place residents are inviting the community to join them in their letter writing campaign in opposition of the nursing home bed tax. Please join us if you can on Tuesday, April 27, from 2 - 4 p.m. in the Larksfield Place auditorium, 7373 E. 29th St. North.

Larkfield's Fashion Show

These pictures are of Larksfield Place residents who modeled fashions at last week's Spring Fling fashion show, which was enjoyed by all! Everyone looked great.

Spring Fashion Show

Please join us for the fashion show Friday, April 16, 2010, @ 2:00 p.m. The models are Larksfield residents and the show will be in the auditorium. Clothes are from Ann's Fashions in Normandie Center. Come join us for the show!

The pictures show some of the models picking out the spring attire. The models pictured are Geney, Kaki, and Dot.

WSU/Larksfield Place Formal Agreement

Yesterday Larksfield Place and WSU had a formal signing ceremony announcing the formalization of their long-standing partnership of education and support.

"Projects between students and Larksfield Place community members have always had a mutual goal of sharing and respect," said Ardis, Larksfield Place community member.

Jodine, also a Larksfield Place community member, and Ardis have both participated in the student/resident relationship through the physical therapy program.

Nearly 100 people attended the signing, including representatives from WSU, Larksfield Place, the greater Wichita community and elected officials. The photo shows Ardis speaking with the media about the history of the Larksfield Place/WSU alliance.

Connecting with Social Media

One of the social media sites that we are exploring is Facebook. Did you know…

• According to a recent Nielsen study the number of seniors using the Web has increased by 6 million in the last five years
• 17.5 million people 65 and older online as of Nov. 2009
• Nearly half of online seniors visited Facebook or YouTube in Dec. 2009, making them their third and fourth most visited online destinations
• In one year, Facebook went from the 45^th most popular site with seniors to #3!

The photo shows Larry sending a message to a family member using Facebook. Last week, he used Facebook to chat with KSN Weatherman Mark Bogner!

Getting Started

The social media group at Larksfield Place is launching a blog! We plan to post community member thoughts on social media as well as other topics related to the theme "What's Age Got To Do With It?"

The ladies in the photo are a few of the people learning more about social media and social networking in addition to other fun technology.