A lively and fascinating discussion with Dr. Kiyota’s about her initiatives in intergenerational sustainable communities which is spreading throughout the United States and around the globe.
Dr. Kiyota cares deeply about elders and their needs. She believes strongly that one of society’s failings is that we don’t ask elders about their wants and needs. Towards that end, her contributions include national and international initiatives focused on quality improvement in the built environment for long-term care and Aging services, Over the past several years, Emi has dedicated her energies to developing ageing valued community projects in Sri Lanka, Bhutan, and the Ivory Coast.
Her nonprofit, Ibasho, which embodies the Japanese concept of “a place where one feels at home being one’s self” with a group of like-minded colleagues is intended to advance the concept by developing communities where every person can live safely, in comfort and with dignity as they age.
Phyllis Ayman is the Ambassador for Conscious Aging Life Management, and founder of Mindful Longevity Solutions. She coaches individuals to develop their Personalized Longevity or Wellness Care Plans so they can live as healthfully, happily ,and fulfilled as they possibly can. As an aging life careplanning coach and mediator, she guides families to make decisions and mediate challenging conversations around aging care issues. She conceived and owns the trademark IMpathy®, essentially the inner game of empathy, which the hallmark of her proprietary programs.
Ayman is a #1 WSJ and USA Today Best Selling author, featured speaker, panel moderator, trainer, advocate gerontological speech/language pathologist and dementia care specialist. She spent over 40,000 hours working with thousands of individuals and families in long term care. Her writings have been featured in Next Avenue, McKnight’s Long Term Care News and McKnight’s Senior Living, and the National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioner Newsletters.
