Bringing Hospital Care Home: A New Approach for Aging Adults By Lance A. Slatton
January 29, 2025
By Lance A. Slatton As we age, hospitalization becomes more daunting due to high costs, infection risks, and the stress of an unfamiliar environment. While essential, hospitals are often not the most comfortable or safest places for older adults. In fact, many seniors find hospital stays not only taxing…
Scientific Success: Research-Backed Skin Care Products For Aging Skin
November 20, 2024
No doubt as populations age worldwide, there will be an ever-expanding market for an array of options to push back against some of the inevitable aspects of aging, such as wrinkles and sagging skin. Especially with the influence of such social media platforms as TikTok, there will inevitably be strange…
Bring To Mind: Strategies To Support Your Aging Memory
October 30, 2024
There’s nothing like forgetting the name of someone you recently met or blanking on the name of a new movie you just saw to remind you that you’re getting on in years. Some slippage in memory is perfectly normal as we age, as certain processes that aid our memory don’t…
One And Done: The Rise Of Seniors Aging Solo
September 25, 2024
There’s never been a moment in history when people have lived longer, and there’s likely never been a moment in history when so many people, especially older people, have lived alone. According to a recent post by journalist Judith Graham writing for Kaiser Family Foundation Health News, more than 16…
Older, Wiser, Shorter: An Interview With Writer And Poet Jane Seskin On Her New Volume Of Poetry About Aging
September 11, 2024
We’ve all dealt with some of the hard truths and realities of what growing older can mean, both the bad and the good. From our bodies slowing down to our discovery of the positives that can arise, we each experience moments of both despair and wonderment, sometimes at the same…
Come Together: Finding Your “Third Place” As An Older Adult
July 17, 2024
So does your current life resemble your pre-pandemic life? Have you resumed all of your old routines, and visited all of your previously cherished places and groups? Resumed an active social life? If so, consider yourself fortunate. Because many of your peers have not been able or willing to recreate…