Primary Education Topic: Leadership in Aging 101+ Careers in Gerontology is an excellent resource for students, emerging, and re-careering professionals. Review by Jarmin Christine Yeh read more
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Medicare at 50: Special Event on June 15 in Washington DC
Primary Education Topic: Policy and Advocacy Other Education Topics: Healthcare & Aging Leadership in Aging Legal & Ethical Issues June 2015 marks the 50th anniversary of Medicare. Since President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Medicare bill into law in 1965, Medicare has opened doors to healthcare and increased economic security for hundreds of millions of older adults, people with disabilities, and their families. In celebration of this milestone, the American Society on Aging (ASA) is devoting the Summer 2015 issue of its quarterly journal, Generations, to “Medicare at 50 Years.” June 2015 marks the 50th anniversary of Medicare. Since President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Medicare bill into law in 1965, Medicare has opened doors to healthcare and increased economic security for hundreds of millions of older adults, people with disabilities
Older Adults Have the Right to Receive Person-Centered Care: A Hypothetical Case
Primary Education Topic: Caregiving Other Education Topics: Aging in Community Policy and Advocacy The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued new rules designed to ensure that the services provided are targeted to individuals’ needs and preferences. By Julie Carter and Hannah Weinberger-Divack read more
KMOV interview with Cherie Massmann
On Wednesday, May 6, 2015, Cherie Massmann, LPC, NCC was interviewed over a controversial photo taken at Busch Stadium. Below is the link. Trainer not apologizing for body shaming woman at Busch Stadium Share with us! How do you feel about this? The post KMOV interview with Cherie Massmann appeared first on McCallum Place | Eating Disorder Blog.
Financial Abuse: Underreported but not Uncommon Among Older Women
Primary Education Topic: Legal & Ethical Issues Other Education Topics: Leadership in Aging Policy and Advocacy Older women frequently are the target of financial exploitation, which often may not be recognized as a form of abuse. By Nadia Ibrahim and Bethany Applebaum read more
Southwest Offers Opportunities for 10 Mid-Career Women to Attend the Leadership Institute
Primary Education Topic: Leadership in Aging For the past eight years, Southwest Airlines generously has provided air tickets to a number of attendees at the Aging in America Conference. This year, they allocated a large portion of their gift to people attending the ASA Leadership Institute at the Conference. They were awarded tickets based on answers to essay questions posed by ASA. Cick here to learn more about the 2015 Leadership Institute participants. For the past eight years, Southwest Airlines generously has provided air tickets to a number of attendees at the Aging in America Conference. This year, they allocated a large portion of their gift to people attending the ASA Leadership Institute at the Conference. They were awarded tickets based on answers to essay questions posed by
Vision and Aging: Helping Older Adults See Well for a Lifetime
Primary Education Topic: Health & Wellness Other Education Topics: Healthcare & Aging Each May, the National Eye Institute (NEI) celebrates Healthy Vision Month, a yearly observance aimed at encouraging Americans to take care of their vision and protect their sight. It is timely that Older Americans Month coincides with Health Vision Month because eye health is a critical component of aging well and can have a significant impact on a person’s independence, productivity, and quality of life. There are many things we can do to raise eye health awareness among our aging communities, but first we must understand how aging affects our vision. By: Neyal J. Ammary-Risch read more
A Seat at the Table
Primary Education Topic: Multicultural Aging Other Education Topics: Aging in Community Leadership in Aging Policy and Advocacy May is also Asian-Pacific American Heritage month. The intersection of these celebrations makes May the perfect time to highlight a population that often struggles to be seen and heard: Asian American and Asian immigrant seniors. By Amy Phillips read more
Self-Empowered Aging
Primary Education Topic: Aging in Community Other Education Topics: Health & Wellness Healthcare & Aging Leadership in Aging Legal & Ethical Issues Policy and Advocacy In a fortuitous bit of timing, the May 2015 50th anniversary of Older Americans Month coincides with the publication of the Spring 2015 issue of Generations. In a fortuitous bit of timing, the May 2015 50th anniversary of Older Americans Month coincides with the publication of the Spring 2015 issue of Generations. It’s fortuitous because both the golden anniversary and Generations focus on how older adults can take charge of their lives and remain engaged. For more information on what you can do to celebrate and foster the 50th anniversary of Older Americans Month in your community, click here. read more
Self-Empowerment in Later Life as a Response to Ageism
Primary Education Topic: Legal & Ethical Issues Other Education Topics: Leadership in Aging Policy and Advocacy Standing up to negative age bias can be a powerful first step toward having a fulfilling and productive Third Chapter of life. By Paul Irving Ageism is alive and well, with old-age stereotypes lurking in public and private institutions. From the water cooler to the webpage, negative age bias is frustratingly prevalent. For older individuals, recognizing the current reality is a difficult, yet necessary, first step toward self-empowerment. Those who take that step position themselves to make their later years as productive and purposeful as they can be. Evidence of Ageism Abounds read more
Students reveal gratitude to those who donate bodies to science
It was during an anatomy class as student Rachel Tymianski dissected a dead body that she discovered a gift no would-be surgeon should be without – steady hands.