by Xavier Jones. This article originally appeared in the Telegram Newspaper. If you ask 10 people their definitions of success, you might get 10 different responses. Google defines success as "the accomplishment of an aim or purpose." World record holder, Albert "The...
Blue Zones, Part 1: How the World’s Oldest People Make Their Money Last
by Richard Eisenberg. This article originally appeared on Next Avenue. (In 2008, National Geographic writer Dan Buettner published his bestselling book, The Blue Zones: 9 Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who’ve Lived the Longest, about the five “longevity...
To Be Seen
My memories from childhood are extremely hazy. Most of what I can recall are fleeting feelings: the bliss in skipping around my Kindergarten classroom as I sang about the days of the week, the joy in jumping up and down on my parents’ bed as I watched “David the...
For Aging Immigrants, Food from Their Homelands Is Key to Happiness
by Jaya Padmanabhan. This article originally appeared on The Bold Italic. “Do you have drumsticks?” my 85-year-old mother asks the cashier at the checkout counter at Madras Groceries in Sunnyvale, California. The woman points to a pile of long, narrow, cylindrical...
Culturally Competent Care Resources for Providers Serving Dual Eligibles
Dear Colleague, April was National Minority Health Month, and May is Older Americans Month. In observance, we invite you to explore our resources for delivering culturally and linguistically competent long-term services and supports (LTSS). Long-term services and...
Confronting the Wounds of Racism
by Andi Mullin and Amanda Ptashkin. This article originally appeared on the Community Catalyst blog. During our recent visit to Montgomery, Alabama, we had the opportunity to confront our nation’s gruesome history of slavery, mass incarceration and racism, while also...