On The Intention Not To Slow Down
May 18, 2017 Ed Roberts Campus At Ashby Bart 3075 Adeline Street, Berkeley THE TAKEAWAY: Thank you, Anita Barrows, for leading a lovely introspective evening by reading some of your poems and talking about your own process of growing older. Here is one of her poems...
20th Century Senior Housing: Trends, Case Studies
April 20, 2017 Offices of Perkins Eastman, San Francisco THE TAKEAWAY: Leslie Moldow, Principal at Perkins Eastman San Francisco gave a thorough and thought provoking presentation of the trends in Senior Housing. She illustrated them with examples from...
When Retirement Comes With a Daily Dose of Cannabis
March 16, 6pm to 8pm Berkeley THE TAKEAWAY As reported in a recent NYTimes article medical marijuana has become an alternative for powerful drugs for many seniors and is increasingly adopted from retirement communities to nursing homes. Harbor Bay Clinic in...
Advocate!
February 23, 2017 Berkeley THE TAKEAWAY The scale of advocacy for older adults ranges from a personal one on one to concerted grass roots efforts and organized action. Barbara Kate Repa beautifully illustrated her experience and involvment in all these different...
A Home For All Ages In Memphis
A first-of-its-kind home adhering to the standard of “ageless design” was unveiled today in Memphis. The home is part of a groundbreaking effort by AARP, AARP Foundation, Home Matters, the Wells Fargo Housing Foundation, and The Home Depot Foundation,...
‘Grandparenting’ and Intergenerational Support in an Era of Family Complexity
January 19, 2017 Berkeley THE TAKEAWAY We have to actively promote intergenerational interactions and living. Current social and legal structures do not support the complexity of family life. This will become even more urgent in the time of increased longevity....
Food On The Table – Aging In Place
December 15, 6pm to 8pm Uber Headquarters San Francisco THE TAKEAWAY This forum provided for a rich discussion between high touch, Meals on Wheels, and high tech, UberEats, and revealed an amazing potential to learn from each other for the benefit of the...