12/16/2018
You may have heard of silent disco or silent raves, where the dancers hear the music through wireless headphones. A Virginia senior living community is trying it out, with a thumbs up from residents who have hearing impairment. (Includes video.) https://pilotonline.com/news/local/article_d48f1cbc-dc4c-11e8-ae19-a37a131c558b.html …
"Silent dance party" for senior citizens in Norfolk aims to help hearing and end social isolation
Music was projected not from speakers but directly through headphones specially designed for senior citizens with hearing loss.
12/12/2018
See also Katy's article in AgeWise https://bit.ly/2EhxW7M learn about baking powder & try out that Lemon Blueberry Kuchen recipe at your holiday brunch! https://twitter.com/nwkidney/status/1069999262857973760 …
You Have the (Baking) Power with Low-Sodium Baking Powders - AgeWise King County
Here’s a chemistry lesson about delicious quick breads, ideas about cutting sodium as you make a tasty coffee cake—a holiday brunch treat, perhaps?—and a recipe for homemade baking powder. The recipe was developed by a couple of Northwest Kidney Centers patients who were carefully controlling ...
12/03/2018
D.C.'s Oldest Inhabitants Association Welcomes Anyone—Anyone Over 40, That Is | DCist https://dcist.com/story/18/11/29/d-c-s-oldest-inhabitants-association-is-not-as-stodgy-as-it-sounds/ …
D.C.'s Oldest Inhabitants Association Welcomes Anyone—Anyone Over 40, That Is | DCist
The group is Washington’s longest-running civic organization. It's been around since the Civil War.
11/30/2018
Great to host Emerging Leaders in Aging program . Dr. Zia Agha talks about our research to enable successful aging and lowering the cost of care.
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“Great to host Emerging Leaders in Aging program . Dr. Zia Agha talks about our research to enable successful aging and lowering the cost of care.”
11/29/2018
announced its 2019 cost-of-living increase & millions of beneficiaries now wonder how they can keep pace with rising costs. Winning ideas from experts could strengthen https://doi.org/10.1093/ppar/pry025 … pic.twitter.com/douJo0eJ6U
Innovative Approaches to Improve Social Security Adequacy in the 21st Century
Social Security is the foundation of financial security for 60 million Americans. It’s there when a worker retires, faces a career-ending disability, or suffers
11/28/2018
Every year, a batch of 6th graders ditch the traditional classroom and spend a year attending school at Sherbrooke, a nursing home & school that houses 263 high-needs residents. https://buff.ly/2QSZRxU pic.twitter.com/Vdm7RfjtAz
Sixth-graders in a nursing home — an unlikely but 'life-changing' school year | CBC Radio
For 25 Grade 6 students in Saskatoon, school happens in a nursing home — all year long. Talk about a different kind of education. David Gutnick's documentary is called "The School of Real Life."
11/26/2018
Sir Ian McKellen offering free tickets to 80-year-olds in bonus Norwich show. https://www.edp24.co.uk//going-out/ian-mckellen-free-tickets-80-year-olds-1-5772623?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social_Icon&utm_campaign=in_article_social_icons …
Ian McKellen giving free tickets to 80-year-olds in bonus Norwich show
Following the announcement on Friday of Sir Ian McKellan’s 80th birthday tour in 2019, we can exclusively reveal he is doing an extra Norwich show to a specially invited audience.
11/17/2018
U.S. hospitals ignore improving care. That's a mistake. http://bit.ly/2PBzXlg
U.S. hospitals ignore improving elder care. That's a mistake - STAT
Hospitals foster system-wide injustice by failing to apply the same standards to elders that it applies to children and adults.
11/16/2018
Registration for the December Caregiver Conference is still open! This free conference is designed to provide tools and support for family caregivers caring for loved ones with dementia, and open to any unpaid family caregiver. Register by Nov. 27! https://bit.ly/2zMyf5Y pic.twitter.com/psXNhH3849
Snohomish County Dementia Family Caregiver Conference - Everett 2018
This FREE dementia family caregiver conference is designed to provide tools and encouragement for family caregivers caring for loved ones with dementia and are open to any unpaid dementia family caregiver.
11/16/2018
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11/16/2018
that by recycling your car with Habitat’s car donation program you are supporting our mission while also reducing pollution and environmental waste? Learn more. 🚘♻️🏘️
Sustainability and stability: Donating a car gives back in unexpected ways
This November 15, America Recycles Day provides an opportunity to rethink what recycling cars could mean for you.