San Francisco has unique characteristics that have to be addressed to allow people of all ages and abilities to live here. Cathy Spensley gives an overview of the work of the Age- and Disability-Friendly Work Group. This is not only a report but also an invitation to...
Both aging baby boomers and families who want their children to grow up in age-diverse environments are increasingly interested in forming intergenerational communities, yet housing design and development are lacking. In this conversation, Professor Siepl-Coates...
Redwing Keyssar, RN, BA, is director of the Palliative Care Program at Seniors at Home, a division of Jewish Family and Children’s Services of San Francisco. Redwing has worked for more than 20 years as a ‘midwife’ to the dying. Her book, “Last...
Katy Butler, journalist and the author of “Knocking on Heaven’s Door: The Path to a Better Way of Death,” which is both a memoir and a critical assessment of the medical history of dying, talks about her personal experience with her parents’...
The relationship between our body and the physical environment is critical for our health and wellbeing, yet we continue to build standardized environments that do not pay attention to the needs of people of different abilities and ages. Wanda Lieberman, who received...
Liz Nichols and Laughter Yoga have worked with seniors for many years and helps them to look at their bodies in positive ways. Liz is the former Storytelling Director of Stagebridge Senior Theater and a co-leader of the Oakland Lifefire Laughter Yoga Club. Liz talks...
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