Tag Archives: changing aging
Next Housing Crash in 2020?
“‘In the coming years, baby boomers will want to sell their homes, and they’re hoping there are people behind them to buy their homes,’ says Arthur C. Nelson, director of the Metropolitan Research Center at the University of Utah. … Continue reading
Worth Repeating: Senior Centers Change for Aging Boomers
“Worth Repeating” is a weekly feature on the EngAGE Blog that will bring you previous posts that we think are still timely, interesting, or just plain fun! From 3/6/12: “Senior centers around the country are moving out the bingo tables … Continue reading
Free Emergency Preparedness Workshop – Baldwin Hills, CA
Important information below from EngAGE’s Gloria Tinajero. If you’re not in the Los Angeles area, do you know if your city has a similar event? It’s worthwhile to investigate!
Link Between Brain Aging, Memory Loss, and Sleep
“Scientists have known for decades that the ability to remember newly learned information declines with age, but it was not clear why. A new study . . . posted online by the journal Nature Neuroscience, suggests that structural brain changes occurring naturally … Continue reading
Fellowship Community: a Different Kind of Home for Elders
“At the Fellowship Community‘s adult home, workers are paid not according to what they do, but what they need; aging residents are encouraged to lend a hand at the farm, the candle shop or the pottery studio; and boisterous children … Continue reading
International Perspective: Attitudes About Aging and Beauty in Russia
“The aging process is inevitable and has the same features regardless of national boundaries. What is different, however, is the attitude to this process in Europe and in Russia — something one can fully appreciate at the ongoing exhibition ‘Woman in Heat’ by Russian immigrant Benita Suchodrev [FotoLoft Gallery]. ‘In Europe, in this respect, … Continue reading
Elderspeak: Talking Down to Elders
Recently, Karen Austin wrote a guest post entitled “Elderspeak: Baby Talk Directed at Elders” for the excellent Changing Aging Blog. In it, she talks about the all too common tendency to talk down to older people: using a sing-song voice; speaking slowly; speaking … Continue reading
