For 15 years, Randal lived in institutional care. The thing is, he really didn’t need to. When Randal got to Maitri last year, we were surprised by how independent he was. He took exceptional care of his room at [...]
When Byron found out there was a chance he would go blind, he began to blindfold himself while he walked around his apartment. This way, he thought, he would know how to get around if he lost his sight. [...]
When Lee first came to Maitri, he was so frail and thin that he could barely support his own weight, so he depended on a wheelchair. He was 40 lbs underweight and his blood sugar was over 500, the [...]
Every morning, Ray is the first and last person in the dining room for breakfast. As his appetite has thankfully grown, so has his friendship with one of our talented cooks, Alex. When Ray comes in for breakfast, he [...]
Are you sure you have the cutest lil cat or dog in the Castro District? The Maitri’s Mutts and Meows Charity Calendars are our way of reaching out to our community and helping everyone enjoy the companionship our community’s [...]
Ann, Maitri’s Food Services Director, was 21 when she moved to the Bay Area for school from Iowa. She cooked to get through school, then fell in love with it. In 1999, she started working for Maitri. She tells us [...]
Humans have a tendency to continue to move on after tragedy strikes without thinking too much about it. As the world opens up, Maitri’s therapist, Lonnie Ferguson, reminds us that we must not forget to reflect on the last [...]
