If you’re exploring the possibility of a senior living community or long-term care for yourself or a loved one, you’ll soon find there’s a bit of a learning curve related to the different types. One way to think of the scope and variety is in terms of … 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
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
One of the most common complaints about senior housing is this: it’s too $%&! expensive. Depending on the community, and the types of amenities and services offered, residents of assisted living and memory care facilities, for example, can pay $6,0… Continue reading
Assisted living facilities provide a variety of services for residents, including meals, housekeeping, social activities and help with bathing and dressing. Yet, today’s typical assisted living resident needs more than that — usually multiple health ca… Continue reading
(Advances in science and public health are increasing longevity and enhancing the quality of life for people around the world. In this series of interviews with the Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging, 14 visionaries are revealing exciting … Continue reading
Deciding on a new city to call home after 50 can be best approached if you think like an informed consumer. That means doing your research. You are effectively buying an area’s offerings of a new lifestyle, and your new place in life. You may be a gran… Continue reading
“I’m scared and worried,” wrote Dennis Abrams in a column in The Houston Chronicle in July 2017. Abrams’ husband, David Fox, had just been diagnosed with early-onset dementia. Abrams wasn’t surprised. The changes he’d seen in his husband were adding up… Continue reading
The way patients and health care providers think about health care delivery is changing, with an increasing desire to involve patients in decisions and planning. Today, many providers also work to meet patients’ needs that go beyond medical treatments…. Continue reading
(This article was written by a member of the 2018-2019 Encore Public Voices Fellows Program.) The landmark report issued last week by the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the international body for assessing climate change, w… Continue reading