Hearing loss is not exclusively associated with aging.
Do we have to resign ourselves to a poor memory as we get older? The reading I’ve done says no, emphatically. If true, that’s good… Continue reading
This month’s column arises from a friend’s troubles dealing with her mother, who lives in California, has mounting challenges, and is very resistant to any… Continue reading
I recently heard a speech espousing the belief that Generation Y is the real ‘greatest generation.’ Though the Baby-Boomers (that includes me!) and Generation Xers… Continue reading
Citing a 2000 report by the Federal Trade Commission, state Sen. Bob McCaslin successfully introduced a 2009 bill that extends the statute of limitations for… Continue reading
Like other matters discussed in this column, depression is not limited to the elderly. The National Alliance on Mental Illness states that every year, one… Continue reading
Recently a couple we know were both hospitalized at the same time. They are not elderly but both are eligible for senior discounts.The situation served… Continue reading
This month's column topic was suggested to me by a friend in Hansville. Overmedication can mean either a proliferation of medications or a dosage that is too high.
After reading a recent Wall Street Journal article, I think most of us should consider revisiting our Durable Power of Attorney documents.It was alarming to… Continue reading
In the course of following up on personal medical matters, it came to my attention that I’d been taking a narrow look at depression. Readers may recall having read about the topic in previous columns. A trusted medical adviser offered a new perspective on what we call depression, and it seemed worthy of being shared here.
Recently I learned that two friends my age passed away suddenly, with little advance warning, and I wondered how readily the surviving spouses were able to sift through financial and legal details.
The next momentous event will be resurfacing of the tennis courts
Advances in science and technology suggest that we don’t necessarily have to resign ourselves to the awful choice between either being an increased hazard on the road or giving up driving altogether.
Pie in the Park was our August focus. Thanks to everyone who baked, ate, bought and served pie — and ice cream.
Search as I might, I couldn’t find an Aging Matters column on advance directives, though it seemed there had been one. The topic is a natural continuation of June’s column on powers of attorney.
What it is: An advance directive provides instructions about future medical care in the event one becomes incapable of stating one’s own wishes.
My last column was about overmedication and polypharmacy, use of more medications than clinically indicated.It occurred to me in the weeks since writing that column… Continue reading
It’s beginning to look as though really are going to have a replacement multipurpose community center/library/Boys & Girls Club/ and senior center at the Kingston… Continue reading