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Social Workers: Giving Voice, Navigating The System, Reclaiming Lives

Ilaina Edison | Posted 09.27.2011

Read More: Isolation, Baby Boomers, Long-Term Care, Social Workers, Elder Independence, Seniors, Social Workers Helping, Health Action Now!, Social Workers Giving Back, Impact News

"I think of my job as giving voice to people who have none," says Sherri, a social worker. As the former baby boomers turn 65, who will be there to assist a generation through a milestone?

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The New Face Of Ninety

Ilaina Edison | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Aging, Elder Independence, Blogging, Elderly, Senior Citizens Internet, Elderly Social Networking, Senior Citizens, Active Seniors, Elderly Technology, Senior Citizens Social Networking, Seniors, Active Senior Citizens, Healthy Living News

These active nonagenarians and centenarians constitute a new generation that hasn't existed before in large numbers. What can we learn from them?

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From Novelist Walter Mosley: A Clear Look At A Clouded Mind

Ilaina Edison | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, Walter Mosley, Elder Independence, Dementia, Caregiver, Family Caregiver, Aging, Alzheimer's, Books News

In his novel The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, Mosley captures with astonishing clarity the experience of life and love filtered through the clouded lens of a man who suffers from dementia.

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50? Welcome to the Rest Of Your Life

Ilaina Edison | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Aging, Elder Independence, Aging Gracefully, Midlife, Turning 50, Healthy Aging, Over 50, Healthy Living News

Fifty is the new 21, in terms of feeling like an adult. You are more accountable for your decisions, and their stakes are higher. Life feels, for perhaps the first time, short.

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