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Senior Driver Avoids Prison Time
Recently, a colleague bravely addressed the sometimes-taboo issue of senior driving. She also posed the difficult question: when is enough enough? Lots of information was provided on how to detect subpar driving skills, and how best to convince a potentially dangerous senior driver to cease and desist. A recent trip to see my grandfather, 87, reassured me that he displays few, if any, of the warning signs of an unsafe driver. A resident of a long-term care facility, Grandpa...Read the rest of this article »Related Articles
A Day in the Life of an Independent Living Resident: Part 1
I went on location this past weekend! I made my way north to one of California’s fastest growing cities, Folsom. (Yes, the town whose namesake prison solidified Johnny Cash’s rep as the man in black.) Originally a mecca for gold miners, Folsom’s rolling hills now house infinite clusters of strip malls in every possible configuration. Among the suburban sprawl sits the recently constructed Creekside Oaks, home to the reason for my road trip—Grandpa Ike!Considering I’m part of an organization that...Read the rest of this article »Related Articles
A Day in the Life of an Independent Living Resident: Part 2
(This is the second half in a two-part series. Read A Day in the Life of an Independent Living Resident:Part 1.)A weekend of senior living and hanging out with my Grandpa—not the normal itinerary for a single city girl, but terrific all the same. The time spent in Folsom with Grandpa at Creekside Oaks, the independent living facility in which he resides, was not without its many enlightening moments. Saturday night was spent in Grandpa’s room, a one-bedroom apartment with...Read the rest of this article »Related Articles
How Yoga Can Significantly Reduce the Risks of Dementia
A colleague recently wrote a post on the latest research about Alzheimer's and dementia. According to a study published earlier this year in the Annals of Internal Medicine, healthy people who exercised regularly cut their risk of dementia by 30−40 percent. While the study did not conclude that exercise eliminates the possibility of developing dementia, the findings indicate that physical activity may help delay onset by several years. Suggested activities include aerobics, weight training, walking, swimming and stretching—the last of...Read the rest of this article »Related Articles
Silver-Collar Workers at All-Time High
A couple of years ago I found myself peddling books at a local travel bookstore. Among the perks—including all of the globes and atlases one bookshelf and many accommodating friends could handle—were my coworkers: Reg in particular. A former college professor, Reg is in his mid-seventies and sharp as a tack. Wanting to supplement his retirement allotment, augmented by his desire to live in San Francisco, one of the most expensive cities in the US , Reg wanted to...Read the rest of this article »Related Articles
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