As the world’s population of older residents is growing, so is the recognition of the need to make changes to make it a more age-friendly place to live. One of …
Continue ReadingSocial Participation for All Ages: Getting the Conversation Started
With the population of older residents burgeoning in most places around the globe, the divide between young and old seems to be increasing, too. As a result, people on both …
Continue ReadingFacing the Challenges of Being ‘Gay and Gray’
When growing up in New York City, Rochelle Towers says she knew she was “different” from the kids around her. And she also knew she shouldn’t talk about her feelings. …
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For the last decade or so, June has been decreed World Elder Abuse Awareness Month. Falling somewhere midway between National Random Action Month (January) and Fruit and Veggies — More …
Continue ReadingAge-Friendly Outdoor Spaces and Buildings: Worldwide Lessons Brought Home
The world’s population is aging rapidly. The global population of people aged 60 and over is projected to double from 11{d0e74b8a3596e4326b45924d39792f257a1f9983beed4201831d386befd3d18e} in the year 2006 to 22{d0e74b8a3596e4326b45924d39792f257a1f9983beed4201831d386befd3d18e} by 2050. That …
Continue ReadingSeniors Behaving Badly
When people think of bullying behavior, most flash back to a more distant time and place, and to visions of mean kids they recall from the playground. But bullying is …
Continue ReadingSenior Prom: Revisited
In many ways, it was like the prom you might remember fondly — or less than fondly — from your youth: an auditorium festooned with balloons and paper mache decorations, …
Continue ReadingStopping the ‘End of Life Conveyor Belt’
Jessica Zitter, a palliative care physician and critical care specialist, well remembers the moment she knew she had to get off “the end of life conveyor belt”—which she describes as …
Continue ReadingNew Target for Workplace Bullies: Seniors
Time was, workers counted the days until they reached age 65, which also heralded the beginning of their retirement years. But times have changed. In the aftermath of a pandemic, …
Continue ReadingHelping People—Other Than Betty White—Make Connections
It’s not easy growing older in America — and most would agree that society has not done a very good job of preparing anyone for it. Experts on aging say …
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