Engaging Aging Creatively
by: Claudia Blumenstock, President & CEO, Copernicus, Inc. There is an imperceptible trend weaving its way through the lives of older adults. A subtle fading of experiences that bring meaning and...
View ArticleShould We Drop “Dementia” from the DSM-5?
by: G. Allen Power, MD – Eden Mentor at St. John’s Home in Rochester, NY, and Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Rochester. He is a board certified internist and...
View ArticleThe Great Bridge
by: Martin Bayne – Journalist, Buddhist monk, MIT graduate, and well-known advocate for the aging; cofounder & CEO of New York Long-Term Care Brokers, one of the nation’s largest LTC insurance...
View ArticleRedefining the Culture of Aging in the 21st Century
by: Bruce Devereux,Recreation & Volunteer Manager Good Samaritan Christenson Village For too long, residential care facilities for the elderly have been seen only as a place people go when they’re...
View ArticleLess Care, Better Care?
By: Bob Ehrlich, Chairman DTC Perspectives, Inc We live in a wonderful country. I am proud to live here. Some say we have the best healthcare in the world. I hear that a lot when debates on Obamacare...
View ArticleComing Soon to Senior Living – the Consumer Electronics Show
by Jack York, CEO, It’s Never Too Late Remember being 10 years old, heading to Disneyland, (I grew up in Southern California so that’s my frame of reference – plug in your own favorite amusement park),...
View ArticleHow Person-Centered Living Can Improve Quality of Life
Caring.Com interview with Jackie Pinkowitz, Board Chair, CCAL Choice. Privacy. Dignity. Respect. Independence. Autonomy. These are all words that describe what people want to have as they receive care,...
View ArticleMeaningful Life: 8 Lessons From Our Elders on Leading a Quality Life
by: Anthony Cirillo - CCAL board member and healthcare consultant and aging expert There is a Taco Bell Super Bowl commercial in which a bunch of elderly folks get rowdy while the song “We Are Young”...
View ArticleDinosaur Doctors and the Death of Paternalistic Medicine
By: Carolyn McClanahan – Physician/Financial Planner/Forbes contributor discussing all things money and medicine The traditional practice of medicine is a paternalistic affair – the patient goes to the...
View ArticleIdeas to Inspire!
by: Denise B. Scott – nursing home and assisted living administrator; coach & mentor to care organizations For some reason, many leaders in healthcare like to equate stuff in their lobby to...
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