A Conversation with the Founders of Ourselves: Gretchen Addi, Margaret Tung & Emily Varnam
THE TAKEAWAY: “Many women want a place to experiment with movement in a safe way – some also want to get back to this high or rush they had as a young person when doing something physical.”Gretchen Addi”We heard over and over again that people...
AHWGO’s Executive Director Susanne Stadler Accepted to the 2020/21 Encore Public Voices Fellowship
We are excited to announce that our Executive Director and Architect Susanne Stadler has been accepted to the 20/21 Encore Public Voices Fellowship. This is a collaboration among The OpEd Project (OEP), a think tank and leadership organization that accelerates the...
A Conversation with John Zeisel, President and Co-Founder of Hearthstone Alzheimer Care
THE TAKEAWAY: “Part of wellbeing includes identity, security, connectedness, autonomy, meaningfulness, growth and joy. Without creativity on the part of designers and those who design the engagement programs you miss the joy part…The ultimate goal is to...
A Conversation with Cathy Spensley and Erica Solway on Virtual Care and Virtual Community
THE TAKEAWAY: Some Facts: Everybody is experiencing loneliness and isolation, not just older adultsOlder adults want to be digitally connected (after so many years of enticing them).Telehealth is here to stay. Call To Action: We have to provide access to care...
At Home, On Air Season 2 Schedule
AHWGO’S At Home, On Air Upcoming Guests & Topics 10/29/2020: Helen Dennis, LA Times Best-Selling Author, Columnist & Lecturer on Aging and Retirement 11/12/2020: Clare Cooper-Marcus, Professor Emerita of Architecture and Landscape Architecture &...
A Conversation with Chip Conley, Modern Elder Academy founder and serial entrepreneur
THE TAKEAWAY:When we think of wellness in the US we tend to think of personal wellness, you go out to the gym, you figure out your diet, you look at your sleep patterns. It is all I, I, I and yet what we really most want and need in later life is not the I, I, I of...
AHWGO’s Candiece Milford Wrote a Guest Post for Chip Conley’s Wisdom Well
Candiece Milford is the Managing Director of Marketing at Rhoda Goldman Plaza, as senior living community in San Francisco and AHWGO’s board president. She recently wrote a beautiful and insightful blog post about the need for help for the oldest of old in this...