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Imagine a Feminized Gerontocracy World
Truth be told, being a grandma is as close as we ever get to perfection. – Bryna Nelson Paston Aging in Place I recently posted this to LinkedIn: I Wish Grandmas Ruled the World. Imagine a world of a feminized Gerontocracy if you will. Where kindness, love, and greater good, were the goals. Do
What Options Do I Have When...
I’ve seen so many social media posts lately asking about what to do with their loved one who is in the hospital and really should not return to their own home. The first step should be to contact the Case Manager (CM) or discharge planner, as we called them in the “Olden Days.” If you
Introducing the Old School Hub! –...
Happy International Day of Older Persons! We chose today to launch the Old School Hub because we’re wildly excited about all the ways it could help build the movement for age equity. Because wouldn’t it be great if people working to end ageism had a place to find and support each other? My latest newsletter describes the
10 Easy Father’s Day Weekend Projects...
Any man can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a dad. – Anne Geddes Aging in Place Ok, you shot your wad on Mother’s Day and you’re out of ideas for Father’s Day. Historically the day revolves around a store-bought tie, a generic “#1 Dad” mug, and a rushed dinner
Ten (10) Tips for Caregivers and...
Maintain current connections with friends and family. Make the effort to stay connected to those already in your life. If possible, call friends and schedule coffee or lunch. Pick up the phone and call one person per day for a short conversation. Who haven’t you talked to for a while? This week I intentionally reached
THE CAREGIVERS’ LIVING ROOM A Blog...
Trying to balance work while caregiving for a family member or friend can feel frantic and impossible. It’s exhausting to prop up a fiction that we “should” be able to manage everything, all at once, by ourselves. But now, there is hope that workplaces everywhere will embed caregiver support that will draw and retain talented
SeniorsAloud: FIND YOUR TRIBE
Find your tribe – buddies who will be your support system as you journey through life in your later years. – LILY FU Just a few decades ago, the multi-generational home was the norm. Up to four generations would live together under one roof. Today it would be a challenge to find two generations of
Jane Fonda (!) and me on...
I’ve admired Jane Fonda all my life, from her “Hanoi Jane” days, when I was a teenager marching against the Vietnam War, to her “Fire Drill Friday” demands for climate activism, when I returned to the U.S. Capitol to get arrested in solidarity. So it was a thrill to be paired with her for this
Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) Threat to...
Prevention is the secret to longevity. – Mencius Aging in Place Yesterday I was taking care of urology patients. Let me translate that, people who had bladder cancer and were being treated with chemotherapy drugs instilled in their bladders. I’m going to give you a terrible analogy, but one that will stick with you
PLANNING FOR THE LONG TERM
I am 71 years old, and like many seniors in my age group, I sometimes wonder what my exit from life will look like. Despite my daily efforts to eat well, exercise and maintain an active lifestyle, anything could happen. After all, illness does not discriminate. Recently, I watched a beautiful movie starring James
