Towards a Universal City, A Community Effort
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...
Intergenerational Living, Architecture for Community
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...
Rituals and Celebration, Consecrating the Everyday
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 discusses her personal experience with her parents’ end-of-life
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’...