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“Age Strong” Fights Ageism with Humor and Social Media

ElderAuthority is always challenging its readers to come up with “Better Ideas for Aging.”  Here is a really fantastic “Better Idea.”
Age Strong – Respecting Seniors is Respecting Yourself is a message that a group of 15 high school students and 12 older adults developed to tackle the issue of ageism and elder abuse in Guelph, Wellington, Ontario. With a grant from the Government of Canada New Horizons for Seniors Program, this project took a social… More

Old Dogs Teach Us New Tricks

I have finally found the retirement home for me.  I wonder if they will accept my application.
There is much we can learn from the gentleness of this sanctuary for old dogs.  All of the following are the things I want when I am very, very old:

Make me comfortable.
Provide healthy, age-appropriate nutrition.
Let me wander as I please within a safe environment.
Touch and pet me often.
Allow opportunities for new friendships.
Give me fresh air.
Treat my old age as yet another stage… More