The Wellness CEO by Phyllis Ayman Your Health is YOUR Business Are you the keeper of your well-being? It’s NEVER too late The place to begin is within, the time to begin is NOW!!!!! Your Health Is Your BUSINESS!!! You are the CEO of your sell-being If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter but, If […]
Many of you may have a mother or father, grandparent, uncle/aunt, sister or brother, who may look like they need help now or as they advance in years may need help in the near future. What’s a common mistake that people make? They wait too long to have the conversation or take any action. The […]
October is an important month for Nursing Home Residents….it is Resident Rights Month. From personal experience, I can confidently say that most residents are unaware it is residents rights month. More importantly, most nursing homes don’t do anything to inform the residents in their buildings that it is a month celebrating their rights. What are […]
Today is the beginning of the last week of Healthy Aging Month. It seemed almost fitting to me that it is also the first day of the New Year for people of the Jewish faith. The end of Healthy Aging Month on the first day of the New Year can serve as a beginning. The […]
In 2014, Paul Irving coauthored a book entitled The Upside of Aging: How Long Life Is Changing the World of Health, Work, Innovation, Policy and Purpose which describes the expanding roles and opportunities for the ever-increasing shift in population to an older demographic, not only in America but across the world. It dispels a common […]
Healthy aging month has been celebrated for the past 30 years. It was established by Christine Worthington, president of the Educational Television Network with the purpose to promote the idea that people over the age of 45 should take personal responsibility for their health and well-being. This as it relates to their physical, social, emotional […]
The need for social connection and the benefits of intergenerational relationships is undisputed. The success of innovative programs to address these issues is no more evident than in the Japanese Solutions to elder isolation and loneliness. According to New York Times article, In rural areas, like the remote mountain village Nagoro, the last child was […]
Several weeka ago I saw a news story announcing that the legendary, actress of Hollywood’s Golden Age, Gina Lollobrigida is running for a seat in the Italian Senate. She is 95 years of age. In April she was quoted in the Italian Newspaper Corriere della Sera saying, “Italy is in bad shape, I want to […]
I was watching episode six from the third season of the TV police drama ‘Blue Bloods’ which aired on November 2, 2012, in which Frank, the son of the former police commissioner and family patriarch, Henry Regan, confronts his father about his driving skills and tries to convince him to hand offer the car keys. […]
Bryan and I connected over a year ago when we were attending an online educational program. My thoughts on caregiving and the lack of adequate care for older adults resonated with him. He reached out to me which led to a dialogue where we learned we shared similar points of view on many issues. He’s […]
