Ageism Article – Reprinted from Sixty and Me When Ashton Applewhite, the 2016 Aging Influencer of the Year of Next Avenue, recommends someone for your Caregiver Smile Summit to speak about ageism, you take her up on the offer. That person is Cathy Bollinger. Cathy is the Managing Director of...
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Moderate Exercise Better Than None for Older Folks -Smilecast 125
Only Take a Little Moderate Exercise to Make Big Difference Adding 48 minutes of moderate exercise per week is associated with improvements in overall physical functioning and decreases in risks of immobility in older adults who are sedentary, finds a new study led by researchers at the Jean Mayer USDA...
HOW TO BE A SUCCESSFUL LONG-DISTANCE CAREGIVER – Smilecast 124
The Challenges of Being a Long-Distance Caregiver (from Sixty and Me) I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing Amy Goyer, family caregiver expert for AARP, as part of our virtual Caregiver Smile Summit. We spoke about caregiving and being a long distance caregiver. Amy has been a caregiver for her...
A Mother’s Day Song – How Can We Thank You
A Mother’s Day Song I wrote this song for my mom some 30 years ago. I think I first performed it at her 65th birthday. That’s just four years away for me! I did it at our wedding. I did it on her 80th birthday, the week of 9/11 (the...
Both High, Low Levels of Magnesium in Blood Linked to Risk of Dementia – Smilecast 123
Magnesium Linked to Risk of Dementia People with both high and low levels of magnesium in their blood may have a greater risk of developing dementia, according to a study published in the online issue of Neurology®. “These results need to be confirmed with additional studies, but the results are...
Patient Experience Moments from The Aging Experience – Podcast
Perspectives on the Patient Experience Way back in two thousand something, I published an article called The Chief Experience Officer, which became a partial impetus behind the Cleveland Clinic’s initiative to start an office of patient experience and hire the first Chief Experience Officer. I still believe in the concept...
THE BENEFITS OF GRATEFUL LIVING – Smilecast 122
Why It is Important to Be Grateful (from Sixty and Me) Kristi Nelson is the executive director of a Network for Grateful Living. I was particularly interested in the topic of gratitude because – of all the traits I observe in older adults living a quality life – that one consistently...
Ninety-Two Percent of Caregivers Are Financial Caregivers – Smilecast 121
Ninety-Two Percent of Caregivers Are Financial Caregivers – Coordinating and Managing Finances for Loved Ones, and Spending $190 Billion on Them Annually A Merrill Lynch study, conducted in partnership with Age Wave, finds that the 40 million1 family caregivers in the U.S. spend $190 billion per year on their adult...
FINDING PURPOSE IN YOUR LIFE AFTER CAREGIVING IS OVER – Smilecast 120
FINDING PURPOSE IN YOUR LIFE AFTER CAREGIVING IS OVER Being a family caregiver can be both a full-time job and life’s sole purpose during its duration. One thing is certain, though: The cycle of life continues, and loved ones die. What then? How do you cope with the void? How...
Bilingual ? – You Are At Less Risk for Alzheimer’s – Smilecast 119
Being Bilingual May Reduce Alz. Risk Bilingual individuals who have been able to speak more than one language for several years are able to delay the onset of Alzheimer’s symptoms four or five years longer than those who speak just one language, Canadian researchers have found. Scientists studied 450 Alzheimer’s...