Aging in Place with a Silent Killer
To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent. -Buddha It was another lovely weekend in the Pacific Northwest and I was having coffee and planning my daily activities with the local talk station as back-drop. Living in a home built in 1930 (and not the least bit handy) I tune into Around the House with Handyman Bob to pick up relevant/practical ideas on home improvement. Today’s topic: Radon Radon is not something I think about; in fact when we
Aging in Place Reverse Mortgage Stimulates Economy
He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils; for time is the greatest innovator. -Francis Bacon Jean is 91, I know she won’t mind my telling you her age—she’s proud of it. She is a walking endorsement of “Successful Aging.” And just what is SUCCESSFUL AGING? The most accessible definition comes from the book by John Rowe, MD and Robert Kahn, PhD based on the Longitudinal MacArthur Foundation Study. The components of successful aging include: Good health,
The Gift: Aging in Place
Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. -Buddha One of my favorite songs is James Taylor’s The Secret O’ Life is Enjoying the Passage of Time; and the holidays remind me that another year will soon be past. As I hung the paper-star lanterns in the front window, it seemed like I had just put them away…and now it was time to ponder gift-giving once again. Something You Want I read a post about an older adult
Aging in Place Guest Post: Inspired in Beantown!
"Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought." — Albert von Szent-Gyorgy Louis Tenenbaum is the father of the aging in place movement in this country; when he speaks/writes, I for one, pay attention. Here is a guest post by Louis on being inspired in Beantown. Within these words is some gem lying in waiting; enjoy. I am an innovation immigrant. I don’t often feel inspired. But I am inspired by the incredible third annual Aging Means Business Conference held Friday in Boston associated with the Gerontological Society of America annual meeting.
Aging in Place; Brought to You by Informal Care
We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey. -Kenji Miyazawa This past week I took care of a younger woman who had a long list of co-morbidities ranging from depression and morbid obesity to cervical cancer. But it was her 51 year old mother who I felt needed most of the attention during the patient’s stay. Betty’s Story In 1899 the Commissioner of the U.S. Patent Office, Charles H. Duell, was reported to have said: “Everything that can be invented has been invented.” I almost feel this way about the topic of caregiving;