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Jill Vitale-Aussem

Our Devastating Disregard for Eldercare Workers - ChangingAging

Our Devastating Disregard for Eldercare Workers

May 14, 2020 | Jill Vitale-Aussem, Guestblogger

Eldercare teams are wearing brave faces right now. They’re keeping their heads down and doing what needs to be done in the midst of this horrible crisis. They’re feeling the pain of seeing hospital workers and first responders being rightly honored, while their own work seems all but invisible to the world.

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Nursing Homes Need Support, Not Blame - ChangingAging

Nursing Homes Need Support, Not Blame

April 15, 2020 | Jill Vitale-Aussem, Guestblogger

I had hoped, with the current focus on healthcare workers as heroes, that the demonizing of nursing homes would cease during the pandemic.

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"Dress Like a 100-Year-Old" Day: A Call to Action - ChangingAging

“Dress Like a 100-Year-Old” Day: A Call to Action

September 11, 2018 | Jill Vitale-Aussem, Guestblogger

It’s become a trend in schools around the US to celebrate the 100th day of school by holding a “Dress Like a 100-Year-Old Day.” Pinterest and some websites provide instructions for parents to help their kids look and act the part of an old person. Today’s kids are tomorrow’s leaders.  We have a great opportunity to inoculate them against the damaging effects of ageism.

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Recess - What if Kids got Dementia?

What if Kids got Dementia?

February 21, 2017 | Jill Vitale-Aussem, Guestblogger

Our society devalues older adults. And because we devalue them, we devalue those living with dementia. We joke about them. We marginalize them. And we segregate them from society.

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What a Hurricane Taught Me About Being Stuck in a Nursing Home

November 20, 2014 | Jill Vitale-Aussem, Guestblogger

If a bunch of 40 and 50-year-olds at a resort (albeit a demolished one) on the beach can feel the effects of institutional practices in only four days, what chance do Elders have in a traditional nursing home over a long period of time?

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How Do I Use This Internet Machine

June 25, 2013 | Jill Vitale-Aussem, Guestblogger

Battling discomfort and mistrust of the “internet machine” is important in helping elders stave off the isolation that can accompany aging.

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You Are More Than Who You Were - ChangingAging

You Are More Than Who You Were

June 14, 2013 | Jill Vitale-Aussem, Guestblogger

Many years ago, as a new nursing home administrator, I was quite taken with myself for teaching my staff how important it was to find out who our residents were.

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