Tag Archives: changing aging
International Perspective: China
From the New York Times: At the Happy Community housing development in Beijing, China’s largest property developer is setting aside 24,000 square meters for active seniors to test whether this rapidly aging nation will pay for Western-style retirement living. The … Continue reading
Housing for LGBT Seniors
From Reuters: Gay rights took a big stride forward in [the November 6th] elections, with voters in four states affirming the right of same-sex couples to marry. But here’s an issue in the LGBT community that continues to fly under the radar: … Continue reading
Citizen Archivists
Seniors have lived through some fascinating times and, as a result, usually appreciate the value of historic preservation. There’s one place that keeps track of all the photos and documents that track the history of our country and the people … Continue reading
Worth Repeating: Building Homes to Age In
“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 11/21/11: Eighty-two year old Jim Waggoner, who is confined to a wheelchair, … Continue reading
Tim Carpenter on Grantmakers in Aging Webcast
Tim Carpenter, Founder and Executive Director of EngAGE; Mark Freedman, Founder and CEO of Encore.Org; and Gay Hanna, PhD, Executive Director of the National Center for Creative Aging participate in an informative Grantmakers in Aging webcast about The Boomer Explosion and … Continue reading
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Would You Like to Have a Robot Helper?
From NBCNews.com/FutureTech: Personal robotics companies are making a bet that real-world C-3PO-like machines will be of great help to the world’s aging population who need assistance with routine household tasks. The question is: will they embrace the technology? Yes, as … Continue reading
2012 Senior Olympics: Pictures from the Event
The 2012 EngAGE Senior Olympics were held on 9/29 at Cerritos Park East. Congratulations to the winning community, Villa Anaheim! Click here to see an album of photographs taken by Lydia Santa Cruz of Santa Cruz Photography, featuring many of the … Continue reading
