Aging Well in the Gorge August 15th 2017
It’s been said “The future ain’t what it used to be,” and that can certainly be applied to the future of aging in America. But what can we expect in this new future? Last month the best minds from medicine, social science, finance, public policy, and other disciplines met in San Francisco for the International […]
Aging Well in the Gorge August 8th 2017
We’ve been hearing in the news about the opioid epidemic effecting many working-class communities in America. In the past when I thought of opioid abuse I thought of heroin use. But according to the most recent data, in 2015 over 13,000 people have died from heroin – but over 15,000 people have died from overdoses […]
Aging Well in the Gorge August 1st 2017
Would you consider yourself a child or an adult? Okay, that is a dumb question. But in the 1800’s, you were either considered a child or an adult – and back then you could be considered an adult, working and married, by the age of 16. Life was tough and childhood didn’t last long. But […]
Aging Well in the Gorge July 15th 2017
You don’t get things done by complaining or by wishing upon a star. You have to put on your boots and get to work. And over the last year, there have been several examples of community organizations who like the “little engine that could”, never gave up: Wonderworks, the children’s museum that was featured on […]
Aging Well in the Gorge July 18th 2017
I just spent the weekend driving to San Diego with my daughter where she will be starting her new job. Once again, she will be adjusting to a different environment with new friends and new responsibilities. As with many young people, her last five years have been filled with constant adjustments: teaching English overseas, attending […]
Aging Well in the Gorge July 11th 2017
With the temperatures in the 90’s and the ten-day forecast looking pretty much the same, it’s probably a good time to review how heat affects older adults. According to Medline Plus, an online service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine, there are several reasons older adults are at greater risk for heat related illness. […]
Aging Well in the Gorge June 27th 2017
As we grow older, we often experience changes that make us more vulnerable: social isolation, cognitive impairment, poverty, death of a spouse, lack of a support network or becoming emotionally or physically dependent on another person. These vulnerabilities are some of the risk factors that can lead to the abuse of older adults. In 2015, […]
Aging Well in the Gorge June 20th 2017
The philosopher Bernard Williams once said, “If a June night could talk, it would probably boast it invented romance.” So if you want to sneak in a little June romance before the end of the month, Flagstone Senior Living is inviting you to a “Senior Citizens Prom” at The Dalles Middle School on Friday, June […]
Aging Well in the Gorge June 13th 2017
During the 50’s with the introduction of television, many of us young boys could be found on Saturday mornings in front of the black-and-white television set watching our favorite cowboy heroes such as Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, the Lone Ranger, and Hopalong Cassidy. We all wanted to be like our television heroes, and many of […]
Aging Well in the Gorge June 5th 2017
How many times do we tell ourselves “That’s too much effort” “I’m too tired tonight.” “Oh, I’ve never done that before, and I’m not going to start now.” I certainly have. Joan Chittister in her book, The Gift of Years, points out that one of the challenges we face in old age is that we […]