Aging in the Third Millenium
Making Friends with Age, As We Age “How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you was?” ~ Satchel Paige Who retires at 65? Far fewer people than just a couple of decades ago. According to the...
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Aging in the Third Millenium: Part 2 If we’re going to live longer and make new friends to help us enjoy the journey, it only makes sense to keep our traveling vessels in excellent condition. Not the...
View ArticleWhither Grandparenthood?
Aging in the Third Millenium: Part 3 My father’s parents adored being grandparents, and wanted us kids to call them by their first names because it “made them feel young”. Growing up, I didn’t see...
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Aging in the Third Millenium: Part 4 Finding the right caregiver can be a challenge, especially when today’s feisty elders may not want or feel they need any help — even in their 90s. If only something...
View ArticleThe Sacred Work of Grief
Beyond Loss into Renewal I was sharing a table with a stranger at Whole Foods, enjoying an al fresco summer dinner, when two sweet 20-year-olds I know stopped by to say hello on their way into the...
View ArticleCustomer Service, You Say?
True Customer Service is Subtle & Sincere Last winter, actress Andie MacDowell became embroiled in a minor brouhaha. She was seated in coach on a flight instead of the first class seat she’d paid...
View ArticleHow Tech is Transforming Lives
“Don’t disturb me now, I’m doing my online banking” In 2016, a digitally savvy senior might well say this to her visiting children as she efficiently handles laptop financial transactions that once...
View ArticleWhere There’s a Will…
How to Select, and Serve As, An Executor We’ve talked briefly about estate planning and asset protection. But what about executing a will? Most seniors understand the importance of having a will,...
View ArticleHave a Hobby? Run With It.
Suddenly, a tiny Baltic nation is on everyone’s radar, as Estonia’s “Trio to Rio” prepares to go the distance at the summer Olympics. Not only have the athletic triplets pushed one other to excel; they...
View ArticleElder Cool is Red Hot!
Last month we discussed how grandparenthood is shifting radically from “the old days”. Maybe age really is just a number… Could the following elders be the next level of “whither grandparenthood”? •...
View ArticleR-E-S-P-E-C-T
R-E-S-P-E-C-T, Find Out What It Means to You Respect. The Queen of Soul (Aretha Franklin) may have made the word famous, but treating others royally is always in style, no matter where you hold court....
View ArticleRock Stars for Disruptive Eldercare
Using music to treat alzheimers? Today's startup companies are
View ArticleYour PRC Team is Here for You!
It’s the end of summer, and as I write this, I’m in the middle of another heat wave hitting the West Coast. I can’t help but reflect on the changes that my company, Premier Reverse Closings (PRC) has...
View ArticleAging? There’s an App for That
The emerging field of geroscience aims to extend the length of time a senior is healthy and active, so that feeling like you’re in your fifties when you’re actually in your nineties will become...
View ArticleDeath, Be Not Proud
During the dog days of summer, Betsy Davis, who had ALS (the progressive motor neuron disease also known Lou Gehrig’s disease, which theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking has as well) hosted an...
View ArticleIs Your Marriage ‘Retirement-Ready’?
Retirement Preparedness Part 1: We’ve all heard stories about the couple who got along famously… until the husband retired and was suddenly underfoot all day, rearranging his wife’s kitchen cupboards...
View ArticleEmergency! Equipping Elders for the Unexpected
Retirement Preparedness Part 2: As the Olympics taught, preparation is all. No one wins gold without years, if not decades, of grueling training, and no one retires with all aspects of their life in...
View Article50th Birthday Reset
Growing New Brain Cells: We’ve discussed memory loss and dementia prevention, including how technology now allows people to Google their own minds. But what if we could simply grow new brain cells?...
View ArticleNew Boons to Aging in Place
Part One: Modify the Nest, Select a Silver Housemate It’s a situation many children face as their parent’s age: the older generation, accustomed to being the ones who know best, chafe at the...
View ArticleDiscreet Tech for Dapper Elders
Part Two: New Boons to Aging in Place “I had to replace all kinds of lights this week,” a father told his daughter when they spoke on the weekend. “It seems every bulb in this 50-year-old house blew...
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