When Richard Taylor speaks, we listen. Read his comment and respond at the original post Abolishing the Old Age Home, Part 3: What Comes Next. Hello, recently I listened for 90 minutes to two well intended, hard working, true believing culture change enthusiasts and leaders report on how they had been a part of culture […]
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ChangingAging’s Dr. Bill Thomas was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the state of Maryland at the annual Governor’s Leadership in Aging Awards. Watch the video to see performances by other award winners.
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I am always interested in simple ideas that have a big impact. Simple idea: Sitting all day is bad for your health. In fact, it can kill you. Simple Solution: Get Up. Stand Up. Stand Up For Your—- LIFE. A fantastic illustration of the risk of sitting and benefits of standing can be found HERE. […]
Continue ReadingIn a story at boston.com about the future of aging, reporter Leon Neyfalkh concludes: ”…one thing we can definitely count on is that the old people of the future will have been young once — and the lives they were…
Continue ReadingRecently I listened to an NPR radio program, On Point, featuring a discussion about Mental Wellness in the Elderly. The program originates at WBUR in Boston with host Tom Ashbrook. Ashbrook’s guest was Dr. Marc Agronin, a geriatric psychiatris…
Continue ReadingThe political scene in the U.S. has become so polarized, so unyielding. At the start of discussion of the budget deficit, one Congressman remarked that there was no room for compromise. “Your principles are your principles.” In other words, compromise is just wrong–a betrayal of those who’d voted for someone who pledged that he’d stand […]
Continue ReadingIt’s Older Americans Month and Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley is recognizing outstanding contributions made by older Marylanders and people and groups who serve them with the 2011 Governor’s Leadership in Aging Awards, including ChangingAging’s Dr. Bill Thomas.
Continue ReadingSuperficially, the latest unemployment numbers showed some good news for workers age 55 and older: 203,000 more of them were employed in April than in March and the unemployment rate for the group remained steady at 6.5 percent. The improvement…
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