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:…
Artificial intelligence (AI) and an 80-year old’s guilty pleasures
It’s coming fast. Artificial intelligence will bring about social changes on the order of the Industrial Revolution: “fueling rapid urbanization, a growing middle class, and increased consumer access to goods….severe…
Celebrating 80 years!
My upcoming 80th birthday is likely my last major milestone birthday. The NIH predicts that a white woman who is 80 today will likely live only another 7-9 years. Reaching…
Is it time to retire?
“It’s time to retire” I announced to my friend today. Although I retired from my career almost 20 years ago, I’ve stayed stressed, busy and fulfilled with unpaid volunteer responsibilities.…
Brains in Fog: Cognitive Decline and Dementia
My friend Robin stood quietly pondering the café ice cream display. So many choices: blueberry pomegranate, rum raisin. The server gently suggested mango sorbet, but Robin shook her head. Others…
AI image of female centarian created by Microsoft's Chat GPT
Aging Wisely: Insights from an Inspiring Centenarian
I had an inspiring conversation with one of the centenarians living in our senior community the other day. She was using her powered wheelchair, whipping down the hallway of our…
Spring Joy, with help
Our senior community is part of a 500-acre campus, with woodlands and mature, planned landscaping interspersed with meadows, blueberry patches and lawns. It is absolutely stunning in the spring, as…