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ChangingAging @changingaging

ChangingAging is a pro-aging movement that believes aging is a strength, rich in developmental potential and growth. Editor Kavan Peterson (@kbilly21)

Joined July 2009
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What I’ve Learned About Grandma’s Memory changingaging.org/blog/what-…

What I’ve Learned About Grandma’s Memory - ChangingAging

The story is told from the perspective of a 10-years-old African American girl about her grandmother who lives in advanced stages of Alzheimer’s disease in a nursing home. The granddaughter is told...

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Elder Mistreatment Investigations Buried No More: 50 Reasons Why Elder Care IQ is Needed changingaging.org/blog/elder…

Elder Mistreatment Investigations Buried No More: 50 Reasons Why Elder Care IQ is Needed - Changi...

For decades, it has been very difficult to gain access to completed mistreatment investigation reports in Minnesota long-term care homes. Elder Care IQ was developed to bridge this major gap. The...

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The Possibilities of Creating with Dementia changingaging.org/dementia/t…

The Possibilities of Creating with Dementia - ChangingAging

Often when we tell people we lead short-term groups for people living with dementia, care providers, and friends and family, we get comments such, “Oh, that must be so difficult and painful!” We’re...

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An Agency in Need of Transparency: New York Health Department Must Release Mistreatment Investigation Reports in Adult Care Facilities / Assisted Living  changingaging.org/blog/an-ag…

An Agency in Need of Transparency: New York Health Department Must Release Mistreatment Investiga...

“By not asking for the data to which we are entitled, we sacrifice our ability to learn what our government is doing. Real transparency is more than waiting for the government to hand out data to us....

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Everybody Knows changingaging.org/dementia/e…

Everybody Knows - ChangingAging

A poem about the Alzheimer's drug Aduhelm and Medicare's upcoming (April 11 2022) final coverage decision

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If the super-rich want to live for ever our planet is truly doomed | John Harris theguardian.com/commentisfre… #amen

If the super-rich want to live for ever our planet is truly doomed | John Harris

Instead of investing to cheat death, we should be trying to make old age livable and dignified for all, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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Watch @PNA_updates Power of Community video featuring @kbilly21 & #JimDiers online youtu.be/YizDtUgKvcM via @YouTube
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⁦@thischairrocks⁩ special pleasure seeing fiends books at the local bookstore ⁦@ThirdPlaceBooks⁩ #ageism #proaging
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The Shadow Side of Service and Activism changingaging.org/blog/the-s…

The Shadow Side of Service and Activism - ChangingAging

Like age, service is structured in consciousness. That is, the quality of our service depends on our connection to pure awareness and to shadow awareness. Our stage of awareness determines how and...

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Trust at Stake: Alzheimer’s Association’s role in FDA’s approval of Aduhelm changingaging.org/blog/trust…

Trust at Stake: Alzheimer’s Association’s role in FDA’s approval of Aduhelm - ChangingAging

* A reflection on STAT article: Joseph, A. (June 16, 2021). Q&A: The CEO of the Alzheimer’s Association on the approval of Aduhelm – and why critics should stop dwelling on the decision. Link:...

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LIVE EVENT: Aging Magnificently Book Club changingaging.org/blog/live-…

LIVE EVENT: Aging Magnificently Book Club - ChangingAging

Sunday, Jun. 27th on zoom join Dr. Bill Thomas and discuss Aging Magnificently. Get the book and sign -up here Excerpt from Aging Magnificently We are living inside a miracle. Compared to all the...

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Join Sameer and @drbillthomas for a Book Club session and discussion of all things #AgingMagnificently Learn more and RSVP: moais.com/event-details/agin…
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Mindfully Becoming an Elder changingaging.org/elderhood/…

Mindfully Becoming an Elder - ChangingAging

Assuming the role of elder.

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THE ELDERWISE WAY AND THE PRACTICE OF SPIRIT-CENTERED CARE   changingaging.org/dementia/t…

THE ELDERWISE WAY AND THE PRACTICE OF SPIRIT-CENTERED CARE   - ChangingAging

This post highlights the principles underlying Elderwise Spirit-Centered Care and provides examples of how we can support spiritual development as we care for elders who have dementia.

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What If We Challenged the Conventional Wisdom About How to Help Our Aging Parents? changingaging.org/aging101/w…

What If We Challenged the Conventional Wisdom About How to Help Our Aging Parents? - ChangingAging

More than a decade ago, I made a shift in the work I do because of one simple equation: There are more than 54 million Americans over 65 in the U.S., and only 7,000 geriatricians like me and Dr. Bill...

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Ageism Among Women changingaging.org/ageism/age…

Ageism Among Women - ChangingAging

My personal experience with ageism as a writer and content provider.

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Daily journals while living in a locked dementia unit: Day 4 changingaging.org/dementia/d…

Daily journals while living in a locked dementia unit: Day 4 - ChangingAging

Reflective journals while temporarily living in an institutional dementia care setting.

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The Elderwise Way: Spirit-Centered Care—Being Whole, and Seeing Wholeness changingaging.org/dementia/t…

The Elderwise Way: Spirit-Centered Care—Being Whole, and Seeing Wholeness - ChangingAging

This is the second of three posts from Sandy Sabersky, co-founder of Elderwise, and Ruth Neuwald Falcon, co-authors of The Elderwise Way: A Different Approach to Life with Dementia. It focuses on the...

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Will the Nursing Home of the Future be an Actual Home? politi.co/3e557fJ via @politico @drbillthomas #MAGIC

Will the Nursing Home of the Future be an Actual Home?

The Covid-19 pandemic is accelerating a movement aimed at completely rethinking how we age — and where.

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