Ageism Among Women
My personal experience with ageism as a writer and content provider.
Continue ReadingAgeism is a rampant part of our culture. Learn from those who are advocating to disrupt ageism of all types!
My personal experience with ageism as a writer and content provider.
Continue ReadingIn at least half of the states, LTC homes are shielded to varying degrees from civil liability for COVID-19 claims. As Minnesotans are waiting to see whether the state will grant legal immunity to LTC homes, in effect, extensive COVID-19 liability shields are already in place. This fact, which does not receive adequate attention in the media, is addressed in this blog post.
Continue ReadingI’m sure when Destiny’s Child came out with “Say My Name,” they never meant for it to be used as an example such as this post, but here we are! We all have a name and I’m sure we’d prefer it to be used, over names that don’t quite “suit” us. I’m also sure none […]
Continue ReadingA terrific special section of July 25th’s New York Times was devoted to the 30th anniversary of the passage of the Americans With Disabilities Act. There is no mention of age or ageism. It would be convenient to attribute that omission to the fact that most older people are not disabled (true but complicated). But you sure wouldn’t […]
Continue ReadingArtists create resources for all to advocate during COVID-19 and beyond
Continue ReadingImage by Petra Eriksson from @artists4longtermcare is a social action initiative that uses art and storytelling to raise awareness of the crisis facing residents and staff in long-term care facilities during the Covid-19 pandemic I continue to marvel at how very blind we, as a society, are to ageism. Doesn’t anyone else notice that when […]
Continue ReadingMedia coverage of anything aging-related has long been characterized by alarmist hand-wringing, the most egregious example being the gray tsunami metaphor. Coverage of the pandemic is no exception, given that an estimated 80% of COVID19-related deaths are of people over 85, many occurring in nursing homes where the virus has run largely unchecked. Typical headlines read, “Ageism on the […]
Continue ReadingBaby Boomers soared through their 60s and early 70s, shattering ageist stereotypes as they went but many have yet to realize that they still have an ageist view of old age. No wonder so many dread it. “The Last Spell of Ageism” relates my own efforts to overturn ageist views of the last stage of life and to see it in a life-enhancing way.
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