The three things that adults age 55+ need to face are: 1) death is inevitable, 2) decline is (somewhat) preventable and 3) aging is generally manageable. These three things are not exactly the inverse of the good, the bad and the ugly. Two are rather g… Continue reading
A decade and a half ago, when our kids were young, we added rooms to our home to create more space for family and friends. In our 40s at the time, and with retirement not yet in sight, my wife (an elder care specialist), suggested we incorporate elemen… Continue reading
I went to lunch with my parents last week. I sat in the back seat, where I was 12 all over again, while my mother drove home from the restaurant and my dad “corrected her mistakes.” He really is the worst backseat driver. Until Dad’s macular degenerat… Continue reading
When Americans are surveyed about where they want to live as they get older, most say they’d like to stay in their homes and “age in place.” But many can’t, because their homes have too many stairs or are in frigid climates that aren’t hospitable. Tha… Continue reading
Barbara Carroll-Marks knew she needed a change in her life. After developing Parkinson’s disease, she had been through a particularly rough stretch. The condition worsened to the point where she needed 24-hour home nursing care, an experience she reme… Continue reading
If you are one of the many people in the U.S. faced with helping a parent or another loved one find long-term care, then you are probably grappling with a lot of questions. Among them: How can I bring this up in a way that won’t upset him? How is she, … Continue reading
Imagine being able to visit Paris at a moment’s notice without having to pack a suitcase or snagging a front-row seat to a Broadway performance of The Lion King free of charge. That’s the world that 70-something Roberta Nadel lives in, thanks to a comp… Continue reading
Boomers are known for being a generation of influencers, rebels and change leaders. Now, they’re in a position to force a dismantling of the old models of senior housing. And, based on a panel I recently attended at the Washington Innovation in Longevi… Continue reading
(Editor’s note: This story is part of a special report for The John A. Hartford Foundation.) On Jan. 29, 2014, David C. Skipworth died in Garland, Texas at age 67 after a long illness, holding his wife Sandra’s hand and listening to the National Anthem… Continue reading
My grandma was what the polite would call “a character.” The third of nine, my Gram was born the year the Titanic went down. She spent her life doting on her Italian family, even if she couldn’t remember who she was bossing around at the moment, callin… Continue reading