Recently added articles from Aging Today:
WILL SHIFT TO 'SUCCESSFUL AGING' INCLUDE LOW-INCOME ELDERS?
Sep 01, 2007; Kleyman, Paul ... Should older adults be encouraged to work longer or to retire? If they are to transition more gradually from work to retirement than past elders, how can their economic well-being be ensured? If Americans desire greater flexibility or fluidity in work, retirement and civic engagement through ...
SOCIAL SECURITY: IDEAS FOR A NEW PRESIDENT
Sep 01, 2007; Rosenblatt, Robert A ... You don't hear much about Social Security these days except in an occasional story about a stolen laptop containing people's Social Security numbers. When a rare dispatch on the subject comes, it's from one of the legion of presidential hopefuls, who promises that Social Security will be okay ...
15 WIN 2007 PURPOSE PRIZE
Sep 01, 2007; Anonymous ... A 60-year-old physician in Massachusetts who set out to save 100,000 lives unnecessarily lost in hospitals, a 91-year-old former businessman in Arizona who created an arts curriculum to sharpen critical thinking among schoolchildren, and a Missouri nurse determined to save the lives of newborns ...
HOW TO IMPROVE NURSING HOMES-ONE EXPERT'S 30-YEAR VIEW
Sep 01, 2007; Harrington, Charlene ... When this editor was starting to cover issues in healthcare and aging in 1982, one of the first lecturers I heard on long-term care policy was Charlene Harrington, who was as sharp-minded as the RN and PhD on her business card might suggest. Today, Harrington is a professor at the School of ...
REPORT EXPOSES NURSING HOME SEGREGATION
Sep 01, 2007; Anonymous ... A new study shows that poorer quality of nursing home care in the United States is linked to racial segregation. The report, "Separate and Unequal: Racial Segregation and Disparities in Quality Across U.S. Nursing Homes," published in Health Affairs, September-October 2007), shows that African ...
STUDY: CAREGIVING DAMAGES CELLS
Sep 01, 2007; Anonymous ... Recent research from the National Institute on Aging and Ohio State University (OSU) adds to the growing epidemiological evidence that stressed caregivers die sooner than people who do not take on that role. "Now we have a good biological reason for why this is the case," said study coauthor ...
REPORT DEBUNKS MYTHS OF ELDERS' HIGH COSTS OF CARE
Sep 01, 2007; Kleyman, Paul ... Public policy professionals in aging have rolled their eyes at the claims for years: Rapid population aging is driving Healthcare costs in the United States to unsustainable levels, with aggressive, high-tech, care for elders at the end of life the main culprit But a look at the real situation, ...
CAN HIGH TECH IN AGING BE COMPATIBLE WITH HIGH-TOUCH CARE?
Sep 01, 2007; Kleyman, Paul ... A young friend is testing one of those robotic vacuum cleaners, the kind that's shaped like a flying saucer. She has adjudged it to be effective, if a bit creepy. For this editor, the comically sinister device conjured the image of a future infomercial for the Ronco Nurse-O-Matic: "End your ...
INTEL PUTS ETHNOGRAPHIC TEAM INSIDE
Sep 01, 2007; Sherry, John ... As researchers and advocates raise alarms about American society's lack of readiness to care for its aging population, technology companies see an opportunity to help, by providing ways of enabling people to remain independent and healthy. Such is the case at Intel Corporation, which formed its ...
LIVING LABORATORY TESTS NEW MODELS OF HOME ASSESSMENT
Sep 01, 2007; Kaye, Jeffrey; Zitzelberger, Tracy ... Aging in place is hardly a new concept to the field of aging, and for good reason: Most people wish to live in their own homes and communities as they age. However, achieving this goal remains a challenge, especially because of the common accrual of chronic conditions that threaten to make ...
ELDERTECH
Sep 01, 2007; Anonymous ... ELDERTECH The convergence of global aging and rapid technological development presents new challenges to gerontologists, engineers and technology developers, according to Gari Lesnoff-Caravaglia, editor of Gerontechnology: Growing Old in a Technological Society (Springfield, Ill.: ...
TECHNOLOGY AND THE AGE BOOM
Sep 01, 2007; Walker, Susan Ayers; Sarfatti, Michael ... The late social critic Betty Friedan once said, "Aging is not 'lost youth' but a new stage of opportunity and strength." Today's information age changes at a hectic pace, especially as modern society moves into an always-on state of connectivity. As members of the Greatest Generation have grown ...
ELITE CARE BRINGS ELDER-FRIENDLY TECHNOLOGY TO OREGON
Sep 01, 2007; Lundberg, Shannon ... Maria has been diagnosed with dementia, but one wouldn't know it from visiting with her. She's quite comfortable in her environment, enjoys friendships with other residents and staff members, and helps daily around her household. Maria is doing well because the house where she lives, with its ...
THE HUMAN BRAIN: A NEW FRONTIER FOR HEALTHY LIFESTYLES
Sep 01, 2007; Nussbaum, Paul David ... Clinical neuropsychologist Paul D. Nussbaum was honored with the American Society on Aging's 2007 Gloria Cavanaugh Award at the recent Joint Conference of ASA and the National Council on Aging. The following article is based on the award lecture he presented at the Chicago conference. Nussbaum, ...
FIVE BRAIN-HEALTH FACTORS
Sep 01, 2007; Nussbaum, Paul David ... Five factors are critical for optimizing brain health. These include: Socialization: People should try to stay connected to their communities and involved with others in a personally meaningful ways. Studies indicate that those who are isolated and segregated have a higher risk for ...
YOGA, ELDER ABUSE AND HOSPICE PROGRAMS WIN ASA AWARDS
Sep 01, 2007; Anonymous ... "While yoga has become an integral part of physical activities in mainstream America, it has not reached the low-income, underserved and economically disadvantaged seniors who need it most," said Frank Iszak, .executive director of the nonprofit Silver Age Yoga. The San Diego-based community ...
HAVEN HOSPICE TRANSITIONS
Sep 01, 2007; Anonymous ... "How do you provide a support group to people who don't respond to the touchy-feely sound of 'support group'?" wondered Nancy Dohn, coordinator of the Transitions Program at Haven Hospice in Gainesville, Fla. That question has nettled many healthcare and service providers in aging, and the Haven ...
NEW BOOK ON MEMORY LOSS GIVES VOICE TO WORRIED BOOMERS
Sep 01, 2007; Basting, Anne ... NEW BOOK ON MEMORY LOSS GIVES VOICE TO WORRIED BOOMERS For most of her life, Cathryn Jakobson Ramin took her brain for granted: It served her well in her active life as a journalist and parent. Then, as she set a big toe into middle age, she couldn't always depend on her brain anymore ....
ALZHEIMER'S INSIDE OUT
Sep 01, 2007; Anonymous ... ALZHEIMER'S INSIDE OUT "Individuals who are currently living with a diagnosis of one of those diseases of dementia are the best informed, most motivated, most effective and most ignored segment of the population to speak to these issues," states retired psychologist Richard Taylor, who ...
ELDERHOOD REBORN: ENVISIONING A LIFE BEYOND ADULTHOOD
Sep 01, 2007; Thomas, William H ... What Are Old People For? How Elders Will Save the World, the provocative meditation on the essence of elderhood by William H. Thomas, creator of the Eden Alternative and Green House program to change the culture of nursing home care, was recently published in a new paperback edition. A ...