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‘The Arc of the Moral Universe Is Long, but It Bends Toward Justice’ (Martin Luther King)

by Susanne Stadler | April 24th, 2013 | No Comments

How can you make a complex, very specialized topic accessible and interesting to an interdisciplinary audience (from architects to social workers)? At our recent AHWGO salon Wendy Peterson, director of the Senior Services Coalition of Alameda masterfully introduced the imminent changes in Medi-Cal and Medicare that will combine healthcare and supportive services and will affect [...]

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Having A Voice – Planning For Your End Of Life

by Susanne Stadler | April 2nd, 2013 | No Comments

What voice do we have in how and when we want to die. Only two in five people have advance health care directives according to a Harris Interactive Study from 2007. I do not have one – yet. Although listening to Attorney Philip Batchelder who recently talked at an AHWGO salon about his experience with [...]

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Downsizing Home: ‘Moving To’ Rather Than ‘Moving From’

by Susanne Stadler | January 20th, 2013 | No Comments

From a 900 SF house for five people to an 800 SF house for a young family with one child to a 3000 SF house for a family of three which ended up being a house for two for 40 years after their daughter had left to a 500 SF apartment for two in a [...]

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