Acting It Out

We act all through life to portray a ‘normal’ self that balances the chaos within with the demands of the world around us. When we get older sometimes this chaos is even more difficult to tame since we are subject to physical and mental changes. Slipping into the role...

Stories

All families are rich in stories, some tell them, others not. Not many stories were told in my family. I would have loved to know more.  I think it is an urge many of us have. It might be because we hope that they answer some questions about who we are or that they...

The Savages

The bad consciousness and feeling of inadequacy is for many of us reality when we are called upon to care for ailing, older parents. We are savages, hacking our way through often unchartered territory. It is difficult. We live far apart, are busy copying with our own...

Building Communities

Susan Poor, co-author of ‘There’s No Place Like Home: Models of Supportive Care for Elders ‘ and one of the founders of the San Francisco Village and talked to AHWGO about the ‘Village Model’ as one example of such supportive communities. The core idea of the...

New Age

‘New Aging: The future of old age is uncertain (immortality); design for  opportunities;  a balanced approach – more human-focused less function-focused/ giving and receiving; more specificity; hardwire accessibility, universal design, service technology into the...

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