By Ben Lewis • November 2, 2010
People often say that good things come to those who wait. When it comes to taking care of an aging parent or partner that usually is NOT the case. Fans of the San Francisco Giants waited over fifty years for them to win a World Series championship. Last night horns and cheers were heard throughout… Read more »
Posted in Caring for an Aging Parent, Dementia and Alzheimer's, Engage As You Age News, Long-Term Care Insurance
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Tagged adult day care, alzheimer's care, alzheimer's care in Larkspur, caregiving, caregiving services, caring for an aging parent, dementia care, eldercare, financial planning for retirement, homecare, long-term care insurance
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By Ben Lewis • November 1, 2010
About 3 months ago it did not look like the San Francisco Giants were going to make it to the playoffs (let alone the World Series!). Engage As You Age scheduled a panel discussion at the Larkspur Library for Monday, November 1st, 2010. We had no idea that Buster Posey would go on a tear… Read more »
Posted in Engage As You Age News, SF Bay Area Aging Events
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Tagged 2010 world series, 400 magnolia avenue, ben lewis, brian wilson, caregiving, engage as you age, fear the beard, homecare, larkspur library, long-term care insurance, san francisco giants, senior care 101
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By Ben Lewis • October 28, 2010
Our friends at Living Well Assisted Living At Home just emailed us a link to this exercise robot that came out last year. Called the Taizo Exercise Robot and made by Robotix, we’re not sure what people get for their estimated $8,000 price. Our gut tells us that fitness instructors for the elderly don’t have… Read more »
By Ben Lewis • October 26, 2010
We’re often asked if Engage As You Age accepts long-term care insurance. Although long-term care insurance often includes homecare, we’ve yet to find a policy that accepts social visits or companionship services. Despite the many studies that point to the health benefits of socialization, nobody seems to include socialization as part of a long-term care… Read more »
By Ben Lewis • October 22, 2010
I recently spoke at the Palo Alto Parkinson’s Support Group. It is led by Robin Riddle and meets monthly at Avenidas Village in Palo Alto. I was one of two speakers at the event. Greg Hartwell from Homecare California (a homecare agency in Los Altos) spoke about interdisciplinary team-based care and focused on finding ways… Read more »
By Ben Lewis • October 12, 2010
We’re sad at Engage As You Age to learn that Solomon Burke died over the weekend. Known for such classics as “Everybody Needs Somebody to Love,” “Cry to Me,” “You’re Good For Me,” and for also selling popcorn in-between sets, Burke was one of the last remaining and active soul singers from the 1960s. Known… Read more »
Posted in Examples of People Engaging As They Age
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Tagged atlantic records, cry to me, death of solomon burke, dirty dancing, everybody needs somebody to love, guralnick sweet soul music, jerry wexler autobiography, obituary, solomon burke, solomon burke dies, the blues brothers
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By Ben Lewis • September 8, 2010
On Saturday, September 11th, San Francisco State University is hosting a fabulous event – Creativity: The Arts and Your Gray Matter. Engage As You Age is one of the events sponsors. Come by our booth and meet our founder Ben Lewis as well as one of our activity specialists. Octogenarian Jimmy Cobb will perform live… Read more »
Posted in Aging Studies, Examples of People Engaging As They Age, SF Bay Area Aging Events
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Tagged brain science, creativity as we age, creativity the arts and your gray matter, engage as you age, jazz drummers, jimmy cobb, miles davis, olli, sfsu
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By Ben Lewis • September 4, 2010
Bay Area Summit, A Quarterly Newsletter for Midlife and Older Adults recently wrote an article on Engage As You Age. The article, “Engaging While Aging: What’s Good for the Brain is Good for the Soul,” describes our services that many residents of assisted living and continuing care retirement homes have benefited from. It also captures… Read more »
By Ben Lewis • August 13, 2010
She stands two inches shy of five feet and didn’t begin acting professionally until she was 93. Mae Laborde isn’t looking to move into an assisted living facility or seeking homecare. Chances are that she is on the phone trying to track down her agent. At the age of 93, Mae Laborde became a professional… Read more »
By Ben Lewis • August 10, 2010
Many studies have found that a person’s social environment can impact his or her health. In fact, numerous studies have found that lonely people suffer a higher rate of mortality than people who are not socially isolated. Researchers from UCLA took things a step further in a 2007 study in which they examined the biological… Read more »
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