Aging Archive
In the Spotlight Despite New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s recent unveiling of a $41 billion dollar plan to build and preserve 200,000 affordable housing units, the struggles associated with locating and securing affordable housing do not look like …
Here’s the problem in a nutshell: you’re feeling old. Oh, it starts out innocently–remember when you wondered why on earth publishers were making the type smaller and harder to read? They didn’t of course, you just needed glasses because your …
Recently, The Boston Descriptive Psychology Study Group spent an afternoon discussing the effects of dementia. We applied the paradigm case formulation of persons described in “The Problem of Other Possible Persons.” Our starting point was the effect dementia has on …
Recently, The Boston Descriptive Psychology Study Group spent an afternoon discussing the effects of dementia. We applied the paradigm case formulation of persons described in “The Problem of Other Possible Persons.” Our starting point was the effect dementia has on the …
When browsing on Facebook, I came across a free E-book about Financial Social Work. I was intrigued by it since I never heard of this division of social work. The research I did defined Financial Social Work as “an interactive, …
Unleash the Power of Age: I wish I had come across this link sooner as what a wonderful way to support, share and celebrate older individuals, seniors, and elders in our communities. Although the opportunity for nominating an older American …
“Aging in Place” is a phrase that I come across on a regular basis and appears to be the ‘in’ phrase right now for the 55+ segment of the population. What does it mean to you? How would you define …
When a loved one develops Alzheimer’s, the diagnosis can be devastating for both the one afflicted and the family. The progression of the disease is different for each individual, and the tasks one is able to manage or take part …
I came across this story online and had to share it as the focus is both youth and seniors. A grade 5 class in Summit, New Jersey visited Sage Eldercare to participate in a sensitivity training. This is the fourth year this elementary …
I had been informed by a colleague that another senior had died from an attack by a fellow senior resident earlier this week, but was only able to read a full article in the National Post yesterday. A tragedy in Toronto has …
