Health and Wellness
Should for-profit hospices be banned? Or are they victims of a witch hunt
We have this from a recent lengthy article in the Washington Post: "Hospice care, once chiefly a charitable cause, has become a growth industry, with $14 billion …www.geripal.org/…/should-for-profit-hospices-be-banned-or.h…
Full Story »Becoming an Adult Child Isn’t Easy
Take a few minutes to check out and consider reading Growing Up is Hard to Do: Forced into Adulthood by an Aging Parent, by Sarah Khan. Her dad was hospitalized at 62, though he was still employed and went back to work after his hospitalization. The a…
Full Story »Threading Together the Elder Care Conversation
As we dive deeper into the idea of deep-seeded organizational change in the long-term care (LTC) sector, we find there are but a few degrees of separation between the dedicated people working towards the deinstitutionalization of elder care.
Full Story »The Impact of Caregiving on Health and Finances
Those who serve as caregivers to elderly relatives need no reminder of the potential toll it can take. For the rest of us, a new report may prove instructive.
Full Story »What’s YOUR Nutrition IQ?
I’ve occasionally mentioned WedMD as a good online resource for health issues.
And on this blog, nutrition has been a frequent topic. It’s right up there with exercise as a key well-being component that we really control.
So, I was happy to find…
Full Story »The big family meeting, and a future move
I’ve dreaded posting. We have been going through a tremendous change here, and I have struggled repeatedly how to share it. I have several drafts started. I wonder if I’ll even post this. Well, I need to start somewhere, eh? So, let’s go…
I wr…
Full Story »Seniors and Smartphones
Seniors across the world are dealing with changing technology. In this LA Times story, South Korean seniors tackle smartphones — with varying degrees of success — in a class that offers tutoring from college-age volunteers. The take-away quote is from one … Continue reading →
Full Story »Dale Carter’s Eden Alternative Interview on BlogTalk Radio
The past two posts here on AsOurParentsAge have described the Woodland Park groundbreaking for Green House® homes at Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community (VMRC). A good deal of the Green House project philosophical basics grew out of Eden Alter…
Full Story »Forbes Magazine, NCB Capital Impact Finds Opportunity in Innovative Initiatives like The Green House Project
Capital Impact, COO, Annie Donovan, is interviewed in Forbes Magazine, to talk about the work that Capital Impact does to support people and communities to live to their highest potential at every stage of life, “Our overarching goal is to … Continue reading →
Full Story »The Entrepreneurial Spirit is Alive and Well in 2012
Ah, the joy of sold out holiday travel aboard the flying buses of Southwest Airlines. You know the drill, rush to the computer precisely 24 hours ahead to print out your boarding pass and pray you get in boarding group … Continue reading →
Full Story »Dr. Bill Thomas Help! Aging Parents
Dr. Thomas's philosophy challenges the traditional concept of institutional care centers and home care. He notes most people live very happily at home, yet …helpparentsagewell.com/tag/dr-bill-thomas/
Full Story »Preparing for Death with Continued Zest for Life
In the past week, a prominent member of my Parkinson’s support group died after a long struggle with both Parkinson’s and dementia. When I joined the group two years ago, he was pretty far down the road with his afflictions, yet he showed up for meetings more faithfully than any of us, insisting that his caregivers bring him each week.
Full Story »One Day Toward Culture Change January 30, 2012 LTC
One Day Toward Culture Change at John Knox Village January 2012 Person directed care and culture change improves the lives of individuals living in …https://health.mo.gov/ltcblog/?p=955
Full Story »ELDER MUSIC: Class of 55
You never know who you’re going to meet on the internet and I came to know Peter Tibbles (bio here) via email over the past couple of years. His extensive knowledge of most genres of music and his excellent taste…
Full Story »Retired Royalty
I first heard this poem read by the author on NPR radio back in June of 2011. The words that the poet speaks are raw and true. Listening to it brings tears to my eyes. (Rated R for some strong language.) The poet is Kane Smego who is a frequent …
Full Story »Green House Project As Our Parents Age
January 7, 2012 Posted by Marti Weston | aging parents, Caregiving, elder care, Green House Project | Caregiving, elderly, Green House Project, nursing care, …asourparentsage.net/tag/green-house-project/
Full Story »More Pictures from 2012 VMRC Green House Groundbreaking
January 5, 2012 Click on each thumbnail to see a larger image. Other blog posts on the new Green House® Homes at VMRC All About the VMRC Woodland Park Groundbreaking Green Houses for Older Elders Replacing a Nursing Community with Green House Homes…
Full Story »INTERESTING STUFF: 7 January 2012
VIRAL VIDEO ELDERS Remember the elder couple on YouTube last year who had unknowingly recorded themselves trying to figure out how to make their new webcam work? The video went viral. You can see it here as have 9.5 million…
Full Story »Green House Homes Groundbreaking at Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community
Late yesterday afternoon, January 5, 2012, I attended a groundbreaking event at Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community (VMRC). Several hundred residents, family members, VMRC staff, board members, and friends celebrated the beginning of construction o…
Full Story »The Green House Project research study: “Prove it works.”
You wouldn’t buy an expensive medication without confidence that it works, would you? Because the Green House model requires an investment, people are asking for evidence that it works and to understand why it works. In response, the Green House Project has partnered with THRIVE (The Research Initiative Valuing Eldercare), funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, to learn more about how the Green House model works and how it differs from other models of care.
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