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  • Featured, Health & Disability

    Posted on March 17th, 2013

    Written by Katherine Askew

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    difficulty climbing stairsNational Institute on Aging, elderly personal trainer, frailty, health and fitness for the elderly, jobs for elderly, older old, older people, Osteoporosis, personal trainer, Ray Clark, reversing sarcopenia, Sarcopenia, senior health and fitness working with the elderly, Thom Hunter, war against frailty, weight-bearing exercise

    Jobs with Elderly: Personal Trainer

    Winning the War Against Frailty
    Ray Clark is 102 years old, but his personal trainer is only 72.   Clark one of the “older old,” the growing population of people over 85.  Currently, older people comprise a bigger portion of the total number of clients of personal trainers .  Here is yet another growth industry associated with the aging.
    Ray Clark never worked out in any systematic way until is son and daughter-in-law brought him to see their personal trainer (PT). … More

  • Featured, Quality of Life

    Posted on January 6th, 2013

    Written by Katherine Askew

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    aging in place, Ann Arbor MI, becoming happy, best places to retire, building a retirement home, girlfriends, Les Miserables, Maine Coon, making friends, Michigan Theater, moving stress, older people, outdoor living, pets in transition, retirement locations, University of Michigan

    Moving is a Pain in the Neck

    Happy New Years to you all!  A week ago, we left Dallas.  We made it safely to Ann Arbor two days later and are still waiting  for the moving van to show up with our furniture.
    Moving Day
    Moving Day was pretty miserable.  The truck was at the house by 8:30 a.m., and the movers loaded our stuff into it until 6:30 in the evening.  It took another two hours to clean the house since we had to leave it shiny since it is now empty and For Sale.  By the time I was done polishing floors I… More

  • Featured, Quality of Life

    Posted on December 18th, 2012

    Written by Katherine Askew

    Tags

    aging in place, Ann Arbor MI, Ann Arbor Michigan, becoming happy, best places to retire, building a retirement home, girlfriends, making friends, older people, outdoor living, retirement locations, The Ride, University of Michigan

    Ingredients for a Happy Life

    The details of David’s and my life are a mess because we are moving in and out of houses while also doing our “real jobs”.  For the short term things will still be chaotic, but the big picture is beginning to look very healthy.
    Friends
    Today is my 59th birthday.  I barely have time to think about it.  Lucky for me, I have five new girlfriends here in Ann Arbor, and they insist on sharing the evening with me.  After eight years in Dallas, I doubt I have five girlfriends… More

  • Featured, Quality of Life

    Posted on December 16th, 2012

    Written by Katherine Askew

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    A2, aging in place, Ann Arbor MI, best places to retire, older people, retirement locations, senior transportation, stopping driving, the joy of independence, the joy of the bus, The Ride, transportation for seniors, University of Michigan

    The Joy of Independence in Ann Arbor

    The Joy of the Bus
    Yesterday morning, Todd, my carpenter and painter, tells me that we were short about five boxes of hardwood.  I get my morning tasks done and pop out the door to catch the 12:35 #1 bus south to Lowe’s.  The #1 ends its route on the North Campus of the University of Michigan.  I get off a stop too early and jog to the next stop.  The #22 Connector South passes me and waits until I arrive out of breath. (The bus never waited for me in NYC.)
    The Joy of Eating
    When I step… More

  • Featured, Quality of Life

    Posted on June 3rd, 2012

    Written by Katherine Askew

    Tags

    AARP, age Medicare, age Social Security, aging, elderly, getting older, Laura Carstensen, old people, older people, Pew Research, Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services, vocabulary of aging

    Aging Vocabulary and Myths

    We are living longer than ever before, and it is not comfortable.  In 1900, life expectancy in the USA was 47 years.  In 2000, life expectancy had increased to 77 years.  That means we have 30 more years to dream, live, learn, invent, work, problem-solve, and regenerate.
    VOCABULARY OF AGE
    Don’t get stuck on terminology.  Definitions of old, aging, and elderly are all over the place.  Everyone thinks they are younger than they are.  The old-old think they are the young-old. … More

  • Challenges, Featured

    Posted on January 27th, 2012

    Written by Katherine Askew

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    assisted, Assisted living, assisted living concepts, elderly assisted living, elderly safety, glock, guns for seniors, humor, Independent living, old age humor, older people, safety and older people, senior care facility, senior citizen humor

    ANOTHER KIND OF ELDERLY ASSISTED LIVING

    For older people, safety is high on the list of what is important.  This  woman takes it to a whole new level.  Talk about Independent Living!
    Your giggle for the day.
     … More

  • Health & Disability

    Posted on October 19th, 2011

    Written by David Downey

    Tags

    abnormal aging, aging, aging process, chronic disease, cognitive decline, Dementia, hearing aids, hearing impairment, hearing loss, high-frequency hearing loss, memory loss, normal aging, older people

    NORMAL AGING PROCESS

    NORMAL AGING
    As the aging process shuffles inexorably onward, I hardly recognize the man who gazes back at me from the mirror.     While there are many positives in getting older, we tend to deny physical losses.  Recognizing that some body changes are normal helps us focus on the abilities we retain and improve.
    VISIBLE SIGNS OF AGING
    Height: Sometime in my mid-50’s, I asked the nurse at my doctor’s office to measure my height.  Certain she’d somehow done it wrong,… More

  • Quality of Life

    Posted on October 12th, 2011

    Written by Katherine Askew

    Tags

    Dementia, environment-based quality of life, good quality of life, health-related quality of life, HRQoL, measurement of quality of life in older people, non-health-related quality of life, Old age, older people, QOL, quality of life as you age, quality of life definition, quality of life index, quality of life measures, quality of life research

    QUALITY OF LIFE MEASURES FOR OLDER POPULATION

    There is no consensus regarding the definition of Quality of Life (QoL) for the elderly. The measurement of Quality of Life in older people is different from the general population.  Measurements must address the range of aging  from successful aging, through usual aging, to aging with disability or dependency.
    COMBINATION OF OBJECTIVE AND SUBJECTIVE MEASURES
    Both objective and subjective dimensions are important for measuring Quality of Life.
    Objective factors are… More

  • Challenges

    Posted on August 1st, 2011

    Written by Katherine Askew

    Tags

    Caregiver, coping mechanisms, coping strategies, Elderly care, getting old, getting older, humor and old age, Old age, older people

    COPING STRATEGY FOR AGING: LAUGH AND PRAY

    Laughter is the greatest coping strategy for aging.… More

  • Housing, Quality of Life

    Posted on August 1st, 2011

    Written by Katherine Askew

    Tags

    mementos, older people, quality of life, senior apartments, senior housing, Seniors, top ten check list

    SENIOR APARTMENTS: PERSONAL CHECKLIST

    Here is my Top Ten, very personal, check list for a senior apartment:
     1. FIRST FLOOR UNIT
    Gimme a first floor unit, please.  Sure, I know there is a trade off when it comes to maybe feeling a little safer living above the ground floor so you can open your windows without worry, but me personally?  I worry about having to lug grocery sacks up stairways.  Any building with an elevator will probably be out of my price range, too.  It will also be a lot handier when it comes time… More

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