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By Ben Lewis • November 18, 2010
San Francisco Bay Area radio station KPFA, 94.1 on the FM dial, made note of the “Senior Care 101″ panel discussion in San Rafael tonight, November 18, 2010 at 6:30 pm . The talk will be held at the San Rafael City Council Chambers. Remember, this is a great event and open to anyone that… Read more »
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Tagged aging in place, alzheimer's, assisted living facility, caregiver, companionship for seniors, dementia, homecare provider, ipad for seniors, kpfa, marin county, san rafael city council chambers, senior service providers in marin county, services for seniors
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By Ben Lewis • November 6, 2010
Franklin Templeton Investments is hosting a “Cross-Generational Longevity Planning Panel” that will take a look at “A Look at Your Future and How to Optimize Your Parents’ Independence.” This event is free to the public and they even provide a free lunch so come out and learn that eldercare is a lot more complicated than… Read more »
By Ben Lewis • November 3, 2010
Florence Henderson’s (or should we say support.com’s) Floh Club is no more. It launched in the fall of 2009 to a lot of fanfare but is no longer an active website. Last fall there were tons of press releases, videos of Florence and frankly just a lot of hype about this service. We’re not clear… Read more »
By Stacey Palevsky • August 24, 2010
After 3,548 baseball games in the outfield and from the dugout, baseball player and manager Lou Piniella announced Sunday he would retire from the Chicago Cubs to care for his 90-year-old mother in Florida. “I cried a little bit after the game. You get emotional. I’m sorry, I’m not trying to be,” the Chicago Cubs… 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 »
By Stacey Palevsky • August 5, 2010
Do you live in an assisted living facility? Do you live in a nursing home? An independent-living retirement community? Do you go to adult day care or have homecare or a caregiver help you out so you can age in place as opposed to moving into a facility? Most importantly: do you consider yourself an… Read more »
By Stacey Palevsky • August 2, 2010
Twenty-six miles is a tremendous distance even for the most fit individual. So Gail Jonas, a longtime Healdsburg resident, deserves a round of applause for going the distance at 70 years old. On Aug. 1, Jonas ran a marathon as part of the Vineman Ironman Relay, which she completed with her son (who cycled 112… Read more »
By Ben Lewis • July 27, 2010
Ivy Bean has passed away at the age of 104. Most likely the oldest regular user (if not user) of Facebook, Ivy Bean kept her (at last count) 4,949 friends up to speed with her life. On August, 15, 2008 an article described Ivy as being “the world’s oldest facebook user.” At that time she… Read more »
Posted in Aging In Place Technology, Examples of People Engaging As They Age, Technology for Seniors
Tagged caregiver, companionship for seniors, computer lessons for seniors, facebook for seniors, homecare for seniors, ivy bean passes away, oldest facebook user, san francisco bay area seniors, seniors want to remain in their homes, social visits for seniors
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By Ben Lewis • July 20, 2010
Dr. Walter Watson, a 100-year-old gynecologist continues to see patients on a daily basis and still serves as chairman of his department at University Hospital in Augusta, Georgia! At an age when many people hire a caregiver or companion for physical assistance around the house, Dr. Watson continues to make his rounds! He certainly isn’t… Read more »
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