by Diverse Elders | Feb 5, 2020
by Peter White. This article originally appeared in the Tennessee Tribune. A Vanderbilt researcher has taken just about everything you need to know about living well as you age and condensed it into a 36-page pamphlet called “Aging & Injury.” It is a good read,...
by Diverse Elders | Aug 15, 2019
This article was written for the Diverse Elders Coalition by Five Wishes. Rosa was age 85, a widow, and doing great. She enjoyed good health, many friends and was involved in social activities at her church and in her community. Her children and grandchildren would...
by Diverse Elders | Jul 30, 2019
by Viji Sundaram. This article originally appeared on India West. See the full slide show by Viji Sundaram at https://tinyurl.com/y5kc8fpk The 88-year-old man looked gray and emaciated, the outline of his collarbones clearly visible under the loose fitting gown he...
by Diverse Elders | Jan 15, 2019
By April Xu. This article originally appeared in the Sing Tao Daily. Scholars at Fordham University in New York presented their recent research on Chinese seniors’ perspectives about advance directives and end-of-life (EOL) preferences at the Gerontological Society of...
by Diverse Elders | Dec 12, 2018
by Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez. This article originally appeared on Next Avenue. Jodi Savage was her grandmother’s caretaker in her last days. Like many black Americans, her grandmother’s cultural beliefs and religious background led to very little discussion around the...
