“I am in great health,” my client said. “Why should I worry about long-term care?” “I don’t want you to worry about it,” I answered. “I want you to plan for it so that you don’t end up in a crisis situation some time in the future.” Here are five good reasons to plan for
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“Burger Bash” screamed the banner in front of Sonora’s Perko’s restaurant. The new McDonald’s at Standard suddenly doubled the Tuolumne County availability of Double Quarter Pounders with Cheese (750 calories before you get to the XXL fries and the two-gallon Coke). Then Jimmy Buffett’s “Cheeseburger in Paradise” blared over an oldies station: “I like mine
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I began to get the question as soon as I turned 65: “What’s on your bucket list?” Life expectancy tables say I have less than two decades left before I shuffle off. So friends are wondering whether I want to skydive, cliff dive, scuba dive or dive headlong into any other death-defying, irrational pursuits befitting
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There’s a movement to put a vibrant new face on senior centers as legions of Baby Boomers – whether they like it or not – attain “senior” status. The goal: refashion these sites into community hubs meeting multigenerational needs.
Kathi Toepel has a vision: Legions of volunteers helping to ease loneliness and isolation for the growing senior populations in Tuolumne and Calaveras counties. That vision is edging toward reality, thanks to a federal grant – totaling $837,000 over three years – for innovative efforts to help foothill seniors “age in place” – meaning, to
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When I get older, losing my hair, many years from now, Will you still be sending me a Valentine? Birthday greeting? Bottle of wine? – Lennon/McCartney, “When I’m Sixty-four” They’re playing my song up there. I recently turned 64, which makes me seasoned, experienced, ripened just enough to spew insights on the adventures of aging,
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Senior advocates want you to know what’s ahead: A vast increase in the number of elderly residents, and increased demand for a wide range of services. Will the community be ready?
