Community Programs

He’s known for his guest columns in the Washington Post and his recent humorous book, “Stupid Things I Won’t Do When I Get Old: A Highly Judgmental, Unapologetically Honest Accounting of All the Things Our Elders Are Doing Wrong.” But there’s nothing funny about his most recent column, entitled “The…

Intuitively, you likely know what the essential skills are for living independently and on your own in the community: You need to be able to walk (or otherwise get around your environment), eat, and toilet yourself. You also need to be able to obtain and prepare food, keep yourself and…

It’s likely you’ve heard the phrase “It takes a village” when it comes to raising children. But for those of us going through “aging in place” (either for ourselves or our loved ones) we know it often takes a village to provide support and services to older adults living in…

It’s tough out there. With the world in turmoil, inflation rampant, and COVID still present, no one knows for sure what tomorrow brings. But many of us do know that no matter how much we planned or how much money we saved, we may still have trouble supporting ourselves in…

Anyone with caregiving responsibilities knows that it takes tremendous energy and commitment to ensure that loved ones are safe and cared for as best as possible. But most mere mortals have a breaking point- they’ll need to step back, recharge and replenish their caregiving commitment with a little time away…

For most of us, as we get older, we’re either in need of caregiving or performing caregiving tasks ourselves- and sometimes both.  As we profiled back in April, AARP recently issued a report that stated there are 20 million caregivers in the US performing complex medical and nursing tasks, tasks…