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The Huntington
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The Huntington - Information |
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License #197803128
1118 N. Stoneman Avenue
Alhambra, CA 91801
Phone: (626) 308-9777
FAX: (626) 281-0777
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Vida Gwinn - Administrator |
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Putting residents and families first is
everybody’s concern at
Silverado Senior Living – The Huntington, and Vida makes sure
this commitment is evident in all that they do. Having the
unique experience of working with the elderly in various
capacities, such as Director of Social Services in a 340-bed
nursing facility with a special building reserved for
Alzheimer’s residents, and also as a therapist in a
Geriatric-Psychiatric Unit in an acute hospital, Vida recognizes
the deep and urgent need of residents and families to understand
the painful process they go through because of dementia. She
looks at her previous roles as Director of Resident and Family
Services, and her role as Administrator as a road map, a guide
in the often confusing, but necessary phase in the move-in
process.
Vida has a master’s degree (Cand.) in Clinical-Counseling
Psychology from Ateneo de Manila University. Prior to moving to
Los Angeles, she taught several undergraduate courses in
Behavioral Sciences at Maryknoll College and was a valued
trainer and consultant in Organizational Management. Working
with the elderly for more than five years now, she knows she has
found her calling. She is very proud to be a part of an
organization that is as committed as she is in making a
difference in the lives of people with dementia.
E-mail:
avgwinn@SilveradoSenior.com
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Rachel V. Figueroa, MS, RNP
Director of Health |
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| Rachel joined Silverado Senior Living –
Sierra Vista in the fall of 2005 as Director of Health Services.
She obtained her Bachelors of Nursing degree from California
State University, Long Beach and her Masters of Nursing, Family
Nurse Practitioner degree, at California State University,
Dominguez Hills. Rachel’s passion has always been in the field
of aging and she worked for the Los Angeles County Department of
Mental Health’s Older Adult Programs for the last seven years.
Before that, she worked with the chronically mentally ill,
physically frail, older adults in the community. In her last two
years with the county, Rachel supervised the Case Management
Program which linked older adults to services in the community.
She enjoys the clinical challenges of providing the best care
for the complex needs of the frail older adult and is pleased to
be a part of Silverado’s mission of maximizing the quality of
life of older adults. E-mail:
RFigueroa@SilveradoSenior.com
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Maria Quizon – Family Ambassador |
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 Maria
joined Silverado Senior Living in 2003. She started
her career as a school counselor moving through pre-school,
grade school, high school and working with college students.
During her ten years of counseling experience, she earned her
Masters in Education, major in Counseling Psychology. Maria’s
internships included counseling the terminally ill patients and
forming support groups for grieving families.
Soon after she earned her second Masters degree, Industrial
Relations, major in Human Resources. Maria moved on into the
field of Training and Development and then into Human Resources.
In her six years in the industrial set-up, she was also a
Consultant for corporate behavioral training and intervention
programs. She moved to the United States in 1999 and explored
the technology industry then became a trainer for the
restitution program of the D.A.’s office. Today, the career
shift into social work has given her more fulfillment and
personal satisfaction. As she says “though my family is far
away, sharing myself with the Silverado Community is just like
having them close by.”
E-mail:
MQuizon@silveradosenior.com |
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