No matter what your age or health, you should be prepared for all of life’s emergencies—do yourself and your loved ones a favor by making decisions now. If you do not have the forms described below—don’t worry! Best case planning can be as simple as writing down your best friend’s phone number. The documents listed…
Donations go directly to supporting low-income seniors in our community. Walk for yourself, walk for a senior in your life or invite a senior to walk with you! For seniors in Long Beach, the path to health and safety begins Saturday, September 23 with The Heart of Ida’s Walk for Seniors! Join us…
My first fall was a shock. I was walking in downtown Long Beach, where I live, in a hurry to meet friends for dinner. It was still light outside, a bright summer evening. The next thing I knew, I was on the ground. My toe had caught on one of the sidewalk tiles that was…
Confidence, skill and style have always been sexy. Picture the sultry walk of Rita Hayward or the piercing look of self-assured Sean Connery. You don’t have to be a movie star to feel great about yourself and show it off to the world. Last week at Menorah House, where I teach Tai Chi, I encountered…
Do you love to be pigeon-holed or marginalized? I know I don’t! A speaker at a recent conference said older adults were no longer “producers” but “drainers.” To me, that characterization was a slap in the face. In my mind, a line was drawn. It brings who we are as older people into question. Are…
A couple of weeks ago, I was having a glass of wine at a local wine bar and had a great conversation with two sisters. They had an interesting life between the two of them. They told me about their marriages, divorces, children, travel, education, interests, and finally, that they were living together in the…
Maggie Kuhn, the woman who founded the Gray Panthers in 1970 when she was forced to retire at the age of 65 from a job she loved, felt she still had much to contribute. So began a fight against, ageism, sexism, and negative stereotypes of older adults. Many of the things the Gray Panthers fought…
The Heart of Ida Publishes First-Ever Senior Resource Guide July 6, 2017 (Long Beach, CA) – Life for seniors living in Long Beach continues to get easier, with the release of the second issue of AgeWell Long Beach Magazine, published by The Heart of Ida. Released on June 29, 2017, the FREE, 52-page…
The Heart of Ida Publishes First-Ever Senior Resource Guide March 16, 2017 (Long Beach, CA) – Life for seniors living in Long Beach just got a whole lot easier, thanks to the first issue of AgeWell Long Beach Magazine, published by The Heart of Ida. Released on March 8, 2017, the FREE, 44-page…
As time goes on more of us are living longer. The average life span is greater now than ever before. While that means more years, it can also mean more opportunity for chronic conditions and disability. Many of us have an image of that “classical retirement” in our heads from all those years of television….