• The Best Place to Start: Area Agency on Aging

    Suddenly, your parent or loved one needs help. Where do you turn? Who do you call? What do you need to know? Crisis moments like these affect us all. Families frequently get overwhelmed. Amidst the serious concern for a loved one, you must prevent your own life from unraveling.
    “The Best Place to Start: Area Agency [...]

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  • In The Bathroom – Part 1

    Bathroom perils are bedeviling. We get so used to our bathroom set up that we ignore the dangers of throw rugs, the lack of safety bars, and the many devices plugged in near water. Our toilet seats are older and lower, our showers are too high to be reached, and our homemade accommodations defy good [...]

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  • TimeBanks Get Great Returns!

    Imagine if you could bank your time! And imagine if later you could withdraw your time with interest! We learn about an exciting and simple community concept growing across America called Timebanks. Our guests show us the value and how to organize a Timebank in our own community.
    Everyone has something to offer. Every skill, talent, [...]

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  • AARP’s Tom Nelson Trumpets “CreatetheGood”

    Tom Nelson, AARP’s Chief Operating Officer, sat down with Graceful Aging Host Gregory Bator in Chicago at the Aging in America Conference. Tom Nelson is passionate on how all of can take 5 minutes or hours or days and improve our community with AARP’s new website createthegood.org.

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So, You’re in Your 80s!

So, You’re in Your 80s!

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Published: February 26, 2010

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So, You’re 80! What does it feel like to be in your 80s? “I never think of myself as old.” ...

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Dating Again! It Never Grows Old!

Dating Again! It Never Grows Old!

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Published: February 11, 2010

Posted in: Relationships, Romance

Dating Again! Older adults can enjoy the thrills of romance and relationship as much as anyone. Do you need a ...

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So, You’re 50!

So, You’re 50!

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Published: January 19, 2010

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A former major league baseball player named Chili Davis had a way with the bat and balls and words.  He ...

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Hiring Home Care Aids Smartly!

Hiring Home Care Aids Smartly!

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Published: December 30, 2009

Posted in: Caregivers

Hiring a care giver who is properly skilled, dependable, thoughtful, and honest is a difficult task. Don't kid yourself. If ...

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Holidaze: Challenges and Joys, Part 2

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Published: December 16, 2009

Posted in: Holidays

Happy Holidays ring with joy and worry for many families. Is Mom taking care of herself? Is Dad too forgetful? ...

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Holidaze: Challenges and Joys

Holidaze: Challenges and Joys

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Published: December 10, 2009

Posted in: Holidays

Holidays are a holidaze for many older adults. "Well meaning merriment can easily overwhelm seniors," say Diane Hischke, a professional ...

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