Aging In Place For Low Income Seniors?

by Susanne Stadler | Jan 27, 2015 | Writings

Margaret has an emergency medical condition, goes to the hospital, and then to a nursing home for rehabilitation. Along the way she loses her job, her car, her apartment, her meager savings, and ends up on Medi-Cal (California’s Medicaid program). Her medical...

“Grandparents: You do not have one, you get one” – Towards A ‘Universal City’

by Susanne Stadler | Jan 11, 2015 | Writings

The last AHWGO event, generously hosted by IDEO on December 18th was a great evening. Cathy Spensley’s presentation led to a fruitful brainstorming session on San Francisco’s efforts to become more age- and disability friendly. Consider San Francisco: an enlightened...

Aging In Place for Low-Income Seniors, A New Model

by Susanne Stadler | Dec 17, 2014 | 2015 Forums, Past Forums

 Aging-in-Place for low-income seniors is currently only possible for people who can live independently. As people age and need more help with activities of daily living, the only alternative in California is a move to the nursing home. A much more cost-effective...

Intergenerational Living – Design for Communities

by Susanne Stadler | Nov 22, 2014 | Resources

Professor Siepl-Coates’ talk from November 20, 2014 on what architecture can do to provide opportunities for intergenerational living. Download Intergenerational Communities – Siepl-Coates

Towards a Universal City, A Community Effort

by Susanne Stadler | Nov 22, 2014 | 2014 Forums, Past Forums

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

by Susanne Stadler | Nov 22, 2014 | 2014 Forums, Past Forums

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

by Susanne Stadler | Nov 22, 2014 | 2014 Forums, Past Forums

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...

The Participle

by Susanne Stadler | Nov 6, 2014 | Resources

The Participle is a  nonprofit in the UK that designs solutions for social challenges, such as a program that taps into the resources of the elder population for self help and organization.

Age Bomb

by Susanne Stadler | Nov 5, 2014 | Resources

Age Bomb  Taking on new ideas for old. Another UK based initiative that is a wonderfully fresh and interesting view on aging. ‘Agebomb is an attempt to monitor the changing landscape brought about by population explosion; to spot the most interesting ideas to do...