Addressing Geriatric Dentistry: Challenges and Solutions
Not long ago, I asked my dentist if he and his colleagues were prepared to handle the dramatic influx of elderly patients predicted by demographic statistics. His response was dismissive:…
Letting Go of Dignity
Last summer, I stood in line at a New York City theater, eager to see the Broadway play, Hadestown. The wait was long, the air was thick with the heat…
Our Health System is Failing the Aging Too
My generation is living longer than old folks used to live. In 2024, the average death age will be 79. Compare that to the average death age in 1940 of…
Social isolation, virtual connection, and communication
COVID’s sudden and dramatic threat to our lives and well-being made social isolation and virtual connections a no-brainer. During the pandemic’s height, both meals and mail were delivered to the…
Child Resistant Pill Bottles….
Louise Aronson, in her recent book Elderhood, cites the story of child resistant pill bottles to illustrate the casual disregard given to the needs of the elder generation when medical,…