By Kbilly | Published: April 19, 2011
A couple years ago ChangingAging and our readers campaigned to challenge the Oprah Show to fully embrace aging in all its beauty, challenges and complexity. In particular Dr. Bill asked Oprah to find a place on her show for elders and those who care for them to explore a better way of aging. We asked [...]
By Kbilly | Published: April 14, 2011
Maryland’s first Green House Project residence is under construction at Stadium Place in Baltimore by Govans Ecumenical Development Corporation (GEDCO). If you missed yesterday’s post from the Green House Project Blog, there’s an excellent video featuring GEDCO and other great organizations in Baltimore supporting community-based revitalization. I’m lucky to live a few blocks away from [...]
By Kbilly | Published: April 13, 2011
Dr. Al Power (ChangingAging’s resident dementia expert) and I have been trying to put together a list of the best blogs and web resources focused on Alzheimer’s and dementia. We want to make sure we connect with those sites on the ChangingAging Blogstream when it goes live. Today I want to feature the Alzheimer’s Association, which I [...]
By Kbilly | Published: April 13, 2011
Great post from the Green House Project blog: How do you stabilize and revitalize socially and economically challenged communities within a city like Baltimore? In today’s environment, can neighborhoods suffering from blight be transformed into a healthy, thriving community for families that addresses resident needs with outstanding outcomes in health, education, housing, and employment? This [...]
By Kbilly | Published: April 8, 2011
The latest from the Picker Report on Aging’s RealCareNowTV: Picker Institute and Planetree teamed up in 2010 to produce the Long-Term Care (LTC) Improvement Guide, a roadmap for nursing home, assisted living facilities and other organizations adopting patient-centered care reforms. Planetree and the Picker Institute are two of the leading nonprofit organizations working to advance [...]
By Kbilly | Published: April 7, 2011
A majority of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) older adults who answered a national online survey believe that staff of long-term care facilities would discriminate against an LGBT elder who was open about his or her sexual orientation, and more than half believe that staff or other residents would abuse or neglect an LGBT [...]
By Kbilly | Published: April 7, 2011
The Economist’s Daily Chart wonders why Western leaders are getting younger even as their populations age: THE developed world is getting older. But oddly enough, its leaders are getting younger. The chart shows the average age of the leaders of four Western countries (America, Britain, France and Germany) since 1950. In the 1950s, voters were [...]
By Kbilly | Published: April 7, 2011
Elderblogging guru Ronnit Bennett celebrates a big, round-number birthday today marking 7 decades of life. Ronni, we honor you and wish you the happiest of birthdays.
By Kbilly | Published: April 7, 2011
ChangingAging has been monitoring news out of Florida and Iowa about efforts to weaken state nursing home watchdogs or Long-Term Care Ombudsman. We’ve received emails from advocates fearful of losing their jobs if they publicly speak-out against actions by lawmakers they say reduce their ability to advocate on behalf of older adults. Florida Gov. Rick [...]
By Kbilly | Published: April 5, 2011
Talking Points Memo has a preview of legislation to be introduced today by Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI) which would eliminate Medicare and Medicaid over the next 10 years and replace them with less generous health care plans for older adults and lower income and disabled people. We strive to be nonpartisan at ChangingAging.org — but [...]