Through years of caregiving for family members through late stages of life and volunteering for multiple senior services organizations, I’ve spent some time at nursing homes. Often these visits have been difficult as I’ve watched these facilities care for my relatives with staff who were frequently overworked, or sometimes not invested in their work. After… Continue reading Book Review – The Shift
One Solution to Two Problems Affecting Seniors
Especially in Florida, there is an abundance of senior living communities which seem designed to insure that older persons rarely, if ever, have any interaction with younger people. While this may work for some of us, there is increasingly a different alternative. This week I attended Intergenerational Seniors: Tackling Affordable Housing & Loneliness, sponsored by… Continue reading One Solution to Two Problems Affecting Seniors
Upcoming Events About Positive Aging
If you’re in the NYC area, there are many events this month on how to make your older years your best years: Wed, Oct 10, 5:30 – 7:30 PM – Aging: Natural Forces or Public Policy? Ruth Finkelstein, Executive Director of the Brookdale Center on Aging at Hunter College, will speak on how to transform… Continue reading Upcoming Events About Positive Aging
Book Review – New Passages
Many of us remember Gail Sheehy’s 1976 book Passages: Predicatable Crises of Adult Life, which discussed how we transition between different stages of life. But you may not know that in 1995 she wrote New Passages: Mapping Your Life Across Time , referencing later stages of life not addressed in her earlier book. Below are… Continue reading Book Review – New Passages
A New Resource – Aging for Life
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
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
Today is National Senior Citizens Day
Most of us have an older person in our lives who could probably need some of our time and attention. Below are some tips: Spend time at a nursing or retirement home. If you don’t know someone currently residing there, you will likely find someone who no longer has family or friends visiting them. A… Continue reading Today is National Senior Citizens Day