Tag: aging
Class Helps People Help Elders
From the LA Times… Valencia’s College of the Canyons in Ca. has designed a course to train students to help the elderly cope with chronic medical conditions and live more comfortably. The semester-long pilot program is the first of its kind in the country, administrators told the Times. During the...
End of Life Discussions Struck from Legislation
Last year, new Medicare guidelines were proposed that would allow doctors to get reimbursed for holding voluntary end-of-life consultations with patients during annual medical checkups. It would have given specific directions to doctors on what they should tell patients, including discussion of palliative care, hospice and other services. In early...
More Young in Nursing Homes
The Associated Press recently published an article about the number of younger people in nursing homes. The numbers are small but it does point to the fact that not all aging services are provided to the aging. The article profiled a 26 year old, further citing that one in seven...
Over 90 and Loving It – More Beautiful Aging Stories
Filmmaker Susan Polis Schutz has put together a documentary featuring people in their 90s and 100s living extraordinary and passionate lives. Here’s a sampling. Nola Ochs receives her Masteräó»s Degree just three months shy of her 99th birthday.Folk singer Pete Seeger, 90, uses his music to change the world through...
Ninety-Two Percent of Female Retirees Not Planning Long-Term for Retirement
A new report from the Society of Actuaries (SOA) shows that while half of women will likely live beyond age 85, 92 percent do not plan far enough in the future to cover the 20 some years between retirement and life expectancy. Actuaries say that an understanding of post-retirement risks...
The Secrets to Living Past 100
I subscribe to the magazine, The Week. In case you fall off the planet for a week, you can easily catch up on the world’s goings on easily. Recently they published a feature about the world’s oldest siblings and their secret to life. Helen is 108 years old. Eats unhealthy....
Americans Less “Nuts” As They Grow Older
As Americans grow older, they tend to become more emotionally stable—translating into longer, more productive lives, according to a new Stanford study published online in the journal Psychology and Aging. Between 1993 and 2005, researchers tracked about 180 Americans between the ages of 18 and 94. For one week every...
Americans Less "Nuts" As They Grow Older
As Americans grow older, they tend to become more emotionally stableäóîtranslating into longer, more productive lives, according to a new Stanford study published online in the journal Psychology and Aging. Between 1993 and 2005, researchers tracked about 180 Americans between the ages of 18 and 94. For one week every...
AAHSA Launches Consumer Information Site
The American Association of Homes and Services has launched a new online consumer hub where consumers can learn about healthy aging, retirement planning, caregiving and other services they may need as theyäóîor someone they loveäóîages. The consumer section features profiles of seniors, up-to-date research and listervs. Providers can find resources...