by Diverse Elders | Mar 19, 2020
by Cynthia McCormick. This article originally appeared in the Cape Cod Times. When Cape snowbird Marie Seufert tells people in her Florida retirement community that she’s a widow, they sometimes ask when her husband died. “I say, ’No, it was my wife,” said Seufert,...
by Diverse Elders | Mar 5, 2020
by Cecilia Hernandez-Cromwell. This video originally aired on Telemundo Oklahoma. The Spanish-language video embedded below includes English subtitles. A full English transcript is included below. To be independent is something very important for human beings from the...
by Diverse Elders | Jan 10, 2020
by Meg Wingerter (mwingerter@denverpost.com). This article originally appeared on The Denver Post. Every Saturday, a sort of “geek squad” sets up shop at a Centennial retirement community to help residents stream, surf and connect. Unlike professional troubleshooters,...
by Dr. Maria Glover Wallace | Nov 29, 2019
In normative aging, the evolution from adult to older adult often parallels exposure to ageist societal attitudes and behaviors. Seniors are adapting to changing circumstances of bereavement, relocation, and the digital divide of technology. Some are exploring social...
by Diverse Elders | Sep 3, 2019
Older adults suffering from social isolation and loneliness are at a higher risk of developing physical and mental health conditions, including high blood pressure, heart disease, and Alzheimer’s disease. According to a 2016 study published in Gerontology, up to 29...
