Category: mobility

10/17/2013 - Elderly Will Need Help as They Age at Home

As baby boomers, some 78 million strong and our nation’s largest demographic group, head into their retirement years, they will present enormous challenges for housing providers and policy makers. Read the full article at The New York Times.

10/10/2013 - GPS for Wandering Dog-Walker Shows Dementia Challenge

At least 35.6 million people have dementia, with Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia the most common forms, according to the World Health Organization. About 40 percent of them get lost, and half of those who are missing for more than 24 hours die or are seriously injured, according to studies. GPS systems are increasingly in demand. Read… Read more 10/10/2013 - GPS for Wandering Dog-Walker Shows Dementia Challenge

9/29/2013 - Seniors behind the wheel: Few kids have the talk

As America ages, more adult children will face talk with parents about giving up car keys.It won’t be easy: Survey finds that many worry about parents’ driving but avoid having the conversation. Read the full article at USA Today.

9/23/2013 - From Athletes to the Elderly: The Science of Trips and Falls

New research into how we maintain our balance could help athletes and prevent falls among the elderly. Read the full article at The Wall Street Journal.

9/20/2013 - Soliciting young minds to help older adults

The young helping the elderly is not a new practice, but designing products aimed at the aging population might be a novel idea. An article in today’s Stanford Report highlights the Stanford Center on Longevity’s Design Challenge, a contest “focused on cognitive impairments – trouble with remembering things, concentration, learning new things or making decisions,” and is aimed at… Read more 9/20/2013 - Soliciting young minds to help older adults

9/18/2013 - TIME Talks to Google CEO Larry Page About Its New Venture to Extend Human Life

Bold project, to be led by biotech pioneer Arthur Levinson, will tackle’s some of health care’s biggest problems Read the full article at Time.

9/18/2013 - Daughters (Still) Are the Caregivers

When it comes to taking care of aging mothers, biology is destiny. Or, to be more precise, biology plus geography equals destiny. Or, to quote The Shirelles circa 1961, if you’re the daughter who lives closest when your mother needs help: “Baby, it’s you.” Read the full article at The New York Times.

9/17/2013 - Relocate Your Parents, or Get Them a Robot?

No matter the economic downsides of the world’s coming demographic transition, one industry will boom: eldercare. Now that mom is less likely to die at the age of 60 from pneumonia or a sudden stroke, she’s more likely to require years of intensive care as time slowly saps her ability to take care of herself. She’s… Read more 9/17/2013 - Relocate Your Parents, or Get Them a Robot?

9/17/2013 - Recommendation No. 1 for a Secure Retirement: "Age in Place"

“Aging in place” has been the focus of an occasional series from PBS NewsHour’s health unit. Ray Suarez reported on the village it takes to help seniors stay in their homes and lead active lives in the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Boston. And Hari Sreenivasan explored the efforts Age-Friendly New York has undertaken to support… Read more 9/17/2013 - Recommendation No. 1 for a Secure Retirement: "Age in Place"

9/12/2013 - Lessons from a good death

It seems to me that dying ranks up there as one of your most important life events, right alongside being born, getting married or meeting your life partner, and having children. Most likely you put a lot of time and effort into making these other life events positive experiences (with the possible exception of being… Read more 9/12/2013 - Lessons from a good death