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Forever Young, Edward F. Ansello
Forever Young, Edward F. Ansello
Director's Editorials from Age in Action
Gerontologists theorize that each of us is shaped by the influences of cohort and historical time. If there's a oneness of who we were and who we are, then Bob Dylan's music is in many of us. Forever Young is not a paean to age denial. Rather, it seems to invoke virtues or characteristics that never grow old: charity to others, acceptance of kindness, hope, righteousness, courage, fortitude, industriousness, and joy.
Falls, Edward F. Ansello
Falls, Edward F. Ansello
Director's Editorials from Age in Action
Falls are common, affecting about one third of community-dwelling adults over age 65 and about half over age 80. The risk factors for falling are complex, and falls may themselves be a signal for other troubling conditions. When fear of falling emerges as an issue for some elders, they are likely to reduce their activities, thinking that this will reduce their risk, and isolation and depression can ensue. There are teaching roles for nurses, physicians, and physical therapists in sharing with other professions how to assess gait, vision, or dizziness.
Baby Boomers And Stereotypes, Edward F. Ansello
Baby Boomers And Stereotypes, Edward F. Ansello
Director's Editorials from Age in Action
With age we become more and more like ourselves. This would mean millions and millions of individual Baby Boomers, each with his or her own characteristics and life trajectory. Stereotyping would, therefore, be wrong, but it is happening.
The Most Terrible Poverty, Edward F. Ansello
The Most Terrible Poverty, Edward F. Ansello
Director's Editorials from Age in Action
Caring, private individuals and agency employees and volunteers in "direct" or "human" services regularly deliver what can be called love, the antidote to the poverty of loneliness. Let's acknowledge the essential importance of people in various forms of human services who reach out to others who are alone.