Adnan Hasan has homework to do, but he doesn’t mind. The executive director of Grand Lake Gardens in Oakland has just returned from his first session as a leadership fellow with the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA).

This year Lucy Himmel began a new adventure in her life. Having lived in Southern California for many years, Himmel decided to relocate to Northern California to be closer to her son. Having investigated several retirement community options, Lucy and her son decided upon Grand Lake Gardens and she moved into to her apartment last October.