Unleash The Power of Age: A Great Resource to Celebrate Our Elders

Unleash the Power of Age:  I wish I had come across this link sooner as what a wonderful way to support, share and celebrate older individuals, seniors, and elders in our communities.
Although the opportunity for nominating an older American in the “Unleash the Power of Age Challenge” has...
Unleash The Power of Age: A Great Resource to Celebrate Our Elders

Alzheimer"s "Checkbook": A Creative Solution

When a loved one develops Alzheimer’s, the diagnosis can be devastating for both the one afflicted and the family. The progression of the disease is different for each individual, and the tasks one is able to manage or take part in is different from person to person as is the reaction and...
Alzheimer"s "Checkbook": A Creative Solution

Youth and Sensitivity Training with Seniors

I came across this story online and had to share it as the focus is both youth and seniors. A grade 5 class in Summit, New Jersey visited Sage Eldercare to participate in a sensitivity training. This is the fourth year this elementary school has visited Sage Eldercare as part of their...
Youth and Sensitivity Training with Seniors

Aging at Home: A Unique Project in Boston

I came across a wonderful story in the NY Times on a unique community project taking place in Boston, Massachusetts. Beacon Hill Village, an innovative non-profit organization, was created by and for local residents who want to grow old in their familiar surroundings. Members pay dues and must...
Aging at Home: A Unique Project in Boston

New Dementia Study in Montreal, Canada at McGill University

by Vikki Brewster, MSW – SJS Staff Writer in Montreal, Canada The benefit to living in a city that has good universities is the research they conduct. Here in Montreal we have McGill, Concordia, University de Montreal and a few others, but McGill is the one that many know. A university...
New Dementia Study in Montreal, Canada at McGill University

Wisdom to be Gained from Morrie......

by Victoria Brewster, MSW – SJS Staff Writer I am reading yet another wonderful book. Morrie Schwartz sheds some wisdom on what it is like to be diagnosed with an incurable degenerative disease, (ALS) amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or Lou Gehrig’s disease. Imagine a disease that robs you...
Wisdom to be Gained from Morrie......

Needed Services for Older Adults

  by Victoria Brewster, MSW – SJS Staff Writer I would love to get a discussion going regarding the needed services for older adults/seniors. No matter what country or community you live in, there are services lacking. Baby-Boomers will enter the 65+age bracket at an alarming rate...
Needed Services for Older Adults

New Alzheimer's Treatment Could Slow Decline

The progress of Alzheimer’s can be slowed with a regimen of immunosuppressants.  By utilizing this treatment, the tell-tale decline in cognitive functioning may be able to hold off a while longer by suppressing compounds associated with the disease.  For those who hear the word...
New Alzheimer"s Treatment Could Slow Decline