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Category Archives: Aging Sites
Aging Parents With Lots of Stuff, and Children Who Don’t Want It
The title above is from Tom Verde in the New York Times. This doesn’t seem to be news to us. Does anyone want the crystal, the china, the antique hutch, etc? Haven’t most of us been in the picture above? … Continue reading
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Living to 100 – a study of attributes
From Al MacRae (Click here for the link and video) “If you’re looking to live to 100, you may want to watch more than your diet. A study of people in remote Italian villages who lived past 90 found that … Continue reading
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“Alexa – call Skyline”
When my techie son gave me an echo dot (now on sale at Amazon for $29.99), I felt the last thing I needed was another gadget. But this one turns out to do some amazing things. Today I tried something new … Continue reading
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Tips about Medicare Fraud
New Medicare cards will be mailed starting in April 2018. Identity theft from stolen Medicare numbers is becoming more common. To help combat fraud, Medicare is removing Social Security Numbers from cards and replacing them with a new, unique number for … Continue reading
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“That time of year thou mayst in me behold”
Shakespeare wasn’t referring to beauty of this tree in his 73rd sonnet in which he compares aging to an old tree – “bare ruined choirs where late the sweet birds sang.” Photo two days ago at the Seattle Tennis Club. … Continue reading
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AgeWise King County – November 17 Bulletin
IN THIS ISSUE: The Chair’s Corner Expanded Services for Unpaid Family Caregivers 10 Must-Read Books to Guide and Support the Dementia Family Caregiver Medicare Open Enrollment Has Begun–Review Your Plan Now Survey Says! Seattle’s Older Residents Rank the City on … Continue reading
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Enlightened Aging: Building Resilience for a Long, Active Life
Eric Larson spoke at Skyline about a year ago. Recently I was able to hear him talk about his new book. Here are the sides he presented: 171019 Larson Enlightened Aging-ARMS_. Based.on a long term population ACT study he gives practical tips … Continue reading
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Our Parents Are Our Future
Meg Harkins recommends this delightful essay in the New Yorker by Cora Frazier reminding us that there are helicopter children hovering nearby at times. Sometimes they need to just let go! “People often ask me: How can we make sure our … Continue reading
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The longevity gap
From Aeon: “The disparity between top earners and everyone else is staggering in nations such as the United States, where 10 per cent of people accounted for 80 per cent of income growth since 1975. The life you can pay … Continue reading
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The sad fact is that we frequently don’t know how to best care for the old
There’s a new book in progress about “oldhood.” Writer and Professor of Geriatrics Louise Aaronson points out in a NYT Opinion column that we don’t really treat the new-old and old-old any differently. Studies often don’t include the elderly. We don’t … Continue reading
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Enlightened Aging – Eric B. Larson, MD
ENLIGHTENED AGING: BUILDING RESILIENCE FOR A LONG, ACTIVE LIFE by Eric B. Larson, MD, and Joan DeClaire Eric Larson has presented on the topic of Enlightened Aging here at Skyline in the past. He heads up the research department at … Continue reading
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Baby boomers don’t like being called elderly!
The Seattle times today has an Op-ed piece titled Don’t call baby boomers ‘elderly’ — try ‘late middle age.’ I guess labels do mean something, but we are all on a slope with an often blind trajectory. It’s probably a good thing … Continue reading
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Ralph Waldo Emerson reflects on aging
From the Poetry Foundation: “Ralph Waldo Emerson was a pioneering figure of what is now called “multiculturalism” who expanded the Eastern horizons of generations of American readers and writers, and he persuasively demonstrated how classical Indian, Chinese, and … Continue reading
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Updates from Aging & Disability Services – King County
Update from : Aging & Disability Services; Seattle King County Area Agency on Aging Thanks to effective advocacy from the Advisory Council and aging network partners, there has been a number of wins this legislative session, including: Vulnerable adult bill 1153 passed both … Continue reading
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Federal Legislation to EXCLUDE Advance Care Planning under Medicare
Unbelievable – “Death Panel” phobia redux! Yikes! From the Medical Futility Blog: Congressman Steve King has re-introduced a bill to exclude coverage of advance care planning services under the Medicare program.Unfortunately, King fundamentally either misunderstands or deliberately mischaracterizes the current … Continue reading
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Taking Charge: Lessons from Letting Older Adults Self-Direct Their Care
From Investigage: “As the number of care options available for older adults has grown, many older adults and policymakers are championing the concept of self-direction—the idea that even older consumers with severe disabilities could be in charge of their own … Continue reading
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Green side of the grass
From Basil F: Perhaps a bit too religious for some but funny nonetheless
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RIP Huston Smith, The Man Of Religions
The recent passing of a “religious rock star” leaves us still searching for what comes next. In this delightful video below learn what Huston Smith has to say about aging and the afterlife, or as he says “when my body … Continue reading
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85 years old and setting world records
No, Ed Whitlock isn’t a resident in a CCRC. This 85 year old is nowhere near retiring from his running career which includes world records in almost every distance age rated category from the mile to the marathon. He’s has … Continue reading
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Dementia is developing in a smaller proportion of older Americans over time
ANN ARBOR, Mich.—In a hopeful sign for the health of the nation’s brains, the percentage of American seniors with dementia is dropping, a new study finds: “A Comparison of the Prevalence of Dementia in the United States in 2000 and … Continue reading
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Sans Teeth, Sans Eyes? Shakespeare’s Views on Aging Aren’t That Simple
“With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come.” Shakespeare’s views on aging are evaluated in the following essay. As the psychologist author says, innumerable studies still could still be done to evaluate the complex and conflicting ideas expressed in Shakespeare’s … Continue reading
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Can there be anything good in illness?
“Surely not, well maybe not.” What is your answer to the “value” of illness. Is there any good in it? Does it in any way benefit us or those around us? This article in Aeon has some interesting commentary. “But … Continue reading
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Man suing assisted-living facility over unanswered call for help
A Mercer Island assisted care facility has been in the news in an unfavorable manner. Apparently their call light system didn’t function properly. A resident was down in his bathroom for the whole day! It appears timely that Skyline has … Continue reading
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