Senior Citizens are living longer and healthier lives. Take a look at how they and the world around them are adapting. These changes are effecting us all. http://www.elderthink.com en-us Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:28:52 -0700 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:28:36 -0700 FeedForAll Mac v2.1 (2.1.0.1); http://www.FeedForAll.com/ It really doesn't matter how much older you are. If you are older than the employer, (or the person conducting an interview) he or she will consider you to BE old. If you are fifty-five or seventy, you are viewed as "old" by someone who is forty. http://www.elderthink.com/employment/working-in-later-years.php 9BDBE498-0933-45D2-AD40-0F46463E562E-87670-000136D1184F933E-FFA Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:19:00 -0700 Gretchen blogs on remaining youthful and what doing so really means. http://www.elderthink.com/youthfulness/what-is-youthfulness.php E350CE73-F6F8-4E8B-B6F4-F7A9B11DCF17-72531-0000F350D50945F9-FFA Tue, 09 Dec 2008 11:42:57 -0700 A powerful an poignant video from Sarah Mashburn of the Future of Aging Blog. Worth every second and leaves no doubt about the value of staying in our own homes. http://www.elderthink.com 3B240ED3-72BA-41BE-973B-E089B2975158-72531-0000F32A46908609-FFA Tue, 09 Dec 2008 11:40:23 -0700 Home sharing for seniors can solve many problems. There are two main forms of home sharing. Match-up programs, and shared living residences. These programs can provide financial relief, safety, and companionship. http://www.elderthink.com/leaving-home/alternative-senior-lifestyles/home-sharing.php 493FA749-BE14-4392-87A3-BFF6D4933797-24481-0000C983DDCCB333-FFA Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:13:00 -0700 The virus behind cold sores is a major cause of the insoluble protein plaques found in the brains of Alzheimer’s disease sufferers, University of Manchester researchers have revealed. http://www.elderthink.com 0E7C6307-6D2A-4507-AD50-149974C1CFE5-24481-0000C97559E6C8AA-FFA Mon, 08 Dec 2008 13:57:17 -0700 There is a stream of new information and medical breakthroughs that effect the health and wel-being of matures. There is a lot of misinformation too. I think there might be so much that even doctors can't keep up so it's up to us to learn as much as we can if we're worried about something. http://www.elderthink.com/health/gretchens-health-blog.php BFEA2731-E9CF-4134-AAA1-17464015D1D4-19158-00003676B019D87B-FFA Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:50:29 -0700 There's precious little to advise us on relationships with the older people in our lives. Certainly they need kindness and patience, but they also need to us to expect them to behave like adult persons. It is that expectation that will deliver the message that they have worth and value. http://www.elderthink.com/aging-research/old-people-suffer-more-from-negative-relationships.php 9C590481-E13A-4F4A-84E3-9E67B21E5FA3-57872-00007F14AD96DE34-FFA Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:40:51 -0700 Today, I heard Gene Cohen speak in nearby Longmont. The room was packed with administrators and volunteers who work in the field of aging every day. There were also stars from our corner of the world in Boulder County, a couple of Mayors and current and former County Commissioners http://www.elderthink.com/opinion/opinion-gretchen/the-creative-age.php 04AE29BE-3B34-4B90-9756-84ED9EAD138D-74457-00048B4CDB906C96-FFA Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:39:06 -0700 Researchers at the University of California at Irvine have discoved a significant improvement in Alzheimer's "tangles" with the use of Vitamin B3. They are calling for volunteers for a clinical trial. http://www.elderthink.com/aging-research/vitimin-may-help-alzheimers.php 2088E0B8-FF70-4553-A730-204225C4A5F0-66206-00043639F0846D12-FFA Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:13:36 -0700 Older adults suffer more from negative relationships including failure to support, insensitivity, and criticism. http://www.elderthink.com/aging-research/old-people-suffer-more-from-negative-relationships.php BFC50A5A-61F3-4741-B366-6099DA64A27C-66206-0004362D42B61AD4-FFA Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:12:57 -0700 Financial abuse can be devastating because an elder victim's life savings can disappear in the blink of an eye, leaving him or her unable to provide for basic needs and afraid of what an uncertain tomorrow will bring. http://www.elderthink.com/legal/rss-financial-abuse.php 3DD29434-A466-4324-A5DD-7C844472A043-95220-000526ABEABB95D5-FFA Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:29:03 -0600 Caregivers need to look after themselves. They really do. http://www.elderthink.com/relationships/caregiving/rss-caring-for-yourself-try-again.php E10154B7-2091-48D1-B755-5F59E5A0995A-71524-0004E42CAB05987D-FFA Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:16:38 -0600 How humor helps you live longer by LaVona Traywick, Assistant Professor Gerontology, University of Arkansas http://www.elderthink.com/opinion/articles-opinion/humor-laughter-aging.php 3074186F-F06D-49F6-80B4-F9C5420DE75A-57997-0004D9DDD3146762-FFA Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:28:36 -0700