Starting next month is a new online video series, Aging for Life which will feature a conversation about aging, with a focus on changing the way most of us feel about growing old. The first episode will feature blogger and author Ashton Applewhite. In addition to her blog and book, Ashton recently introduced Old School,… Continue reading A New Resource – Aging for Life
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Why You Should Question Your Assumptions
Despite our intentions to live fully for as long as we can, health challenges can often derail our plans. After a diagnosis of cancer or Alzheimer’s, life will never be the same. However, lately there has been an abundance of online documentaries which provide information on how we can increase of chances of staying healthy. … Continue reading Why You Should Question Your Assumptions
10 Keys to Active Longetivity
When asked where we want to live later in life, most of us will quickly respond, “exactly where I already am.” But to increase your odds of continuing to live an active lifestyle, you may want to consider how your current location rates on these factors, excerpted from The 10 Keys to Active Longetivity. Strategic… Continue reading 10 Keys to Active Longetivity
Why I’m Becoming an Ombudsperson
Despite our best efforts to live full and engaged lives for as long as possible, many of us may spend the final stage of their lives in nursing homes, adult homes or assisted living facilities. When members of my family have been in this situation and experienced challenges with their care, I often acted as … Continue reading Why I’m Becoming an Ombudsperson
Aging Mastery Starter Kit Now Available
The National Council on Aging (NCOA) has released a the Aging Mastery Starter Kit, a self-paced, stand-alone companion to the Aging Mastery Program (AMP). Designed as a supplement to AMP, the starter kit is designed to help older adults to achieve autonomy, mastery and purpose as they age. The materials focus on these six dimensions… Continue reading Aging Mastery Starter Kit Now Available
Org Profile – OATS (Older Adults Technology Services)
(This is the first of a series of posts profiling senior services nonprofits which are helping older persons to live active, engaged lives.) Multiple nonprofits which serve older persons seek to provide some type of help with technology. In New York, and now increasingly beyond, the gold standard is currently set by Older Adults Technology… Continue reading Org Profile – OATS (Older Adults Technology Services)
How to Reframe our Older Years
Last night, for my monthly Virtual Senior Center class for Selfhelp Community Services, I reviewed the book, The End of Old Age by Dr. Marc E. Agronin. The basic message: aging brings strength. It isn’t only about decline and health challenges. Dr. Agronin suggested we start to change our image of old age by taking… Continue reading How to Reframe our Older Years
Get Free Tech Help This Summer
Think you’re ‘too old’ to jump on the Internet / online bandwagon? Think again. At Senior Planet, an initiative of Older Adults Technology Services, you can get computer training in Manhattan, upstate New York, Maryland or at multiple satellite locations around NYC. Membership in Senior Planet is free to anyone 60 or over and provides… Continue reading Get Free Tech Help This Summer
Changing the Conversation about Aging in America
Today’s blog post is excerpted from a Frameworks Communication Toolkit, which contains many wonderful ideas and resources on how to change the conversation about aging in America from a time of decline and deterioration to a time of challenge and opportunity. Also see this recent post Reframing Aging: Growing “Old at Heart” from the Stanford… Continue reading Changing the Conversation about Aging in America