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Tag: quality of life
Quality of Life for Disabled Elderly Tied to Dignity and Autonomy
Researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC) and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), studying multi-cultural residents at San Francisco’s On Lok Lifeways program, concluded that quality of life for disabled elderly people is most closely tied to two factors: a sense of dignity and a sense...
Seven Senior Health Tips For The Holidays
The following is a guest post from Erin Palmer. For seniors, the hustle and bustle of holiday shopping, cooking, baking and get-togethers can be loads of fun and a nice break from the typical routine. Unfortunately, holiday activities can also cause an increase in stress levels – which can compromise...
Taking Quality of Care and Quality of Life for Granted Can Be Lethal
A recent trip to the American College of Healthcare Administrators conference where person-centered care was conspicuously absent from the agenda and a recent study that revealed that hospital boards may not be paying as much attention to quality as they should has me worried. Because inherent in both is the...
Physical Activity Good At Any Age
In my Meaning of Life keynote I talk about eight things that I have learned from seniors about living an active, full, quality life. I use my 88-year-old mother’s schedule to show particularly how her ability to keep active and busy has contributed to her quality of life, still living...
88 Year Old Mayor Can Teach Us A Lot About Life
This video will do more than anything I could ever say about aging. Thanks to my Facebook friend Angella Conrard who posted this video about a Canadian Mayor, 88 yrs young, 11 terms; city is debt free. As Angella says, our governments & politicians could take a lesson from this...