World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD)
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) was launched by the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse and the World Health Organization at the United Nations. The purpose of WEAAD is to provide an opportunity for communities around the world to promote a better understanding of abuse and neglect of older persons by […]
Grace and Grit: Insights to Real-Life Challenges of Aging for Adult Children
Grace and Grit: Insights to Real-Life Challenges of Aging for Adult Children and their Parents by Fritzi Gros-Daillon, is a highly praised collection of stories about the transitional stage from home to senior care. The challenges of moving the elderly from one home to the next are frequently faced by both generations: seniors and their adult […]
Ashton Applewhite: Let’s End Ageism.
Ashton Applewhite’s TED Talk: Let’s End Ageism. What’s one thing that everyone in the world is going to become? OLDER! It’s not the passage of time that makes it so hard to get older. It’s ageism, a prejudice that pits us against our future selves — and each other. Ashton Applewhite urges us to dismantle […]