Aging Archive
I came across a wonderful story in the NY Times on a unique community project taking place in Boston, Massachusetts. Beacon Hill Village, an innovative non-profit organization, was created by and for local residents who want to grow old in their familiar …
The ‘Golden Years’ as they were once called. A person would turn age 65 and retire and enjoy life! Unfortunately, this is not reality anymore. Many older adults who are in their ‘golden years’ are struggling financially, cannot afford their …
by Victoria Brewster, MSW – SJS Staff Writer I would love to get a discussion going regarding the needed services for older adults/seniors. No matter what country or community you live in, there are services lacking. Baby-Boomers will enter …
The progress of Alzheimer’s can be slowed with a regimen of immunosuppressants. By utilizing this treatment, the tell-tale decline in cognitive functioning may be able to hold off a while longer by suppressing compounds associated with the disease. For those …
Seniors, older adults, the elderly, although personally I am not enamored with that term. They are our elders, our parents, grandparents and even great-grandparents. I have had the pleasure, the gift, or the honor, of working with seniors for 12 1/2 years; 6 months …
