Walk for Senior Safety

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…

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…

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….

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…

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…