University of Minnesota Seeking People for Alzheimer's and Exercise Study

Date
Mar 5th, 2010 5:01pm
Author
Eric Schubert
Category
Alzheimer's Care

A great research and exercise opportunity at the University of Minnesota for people with a diagnosis of Alzheimer's.

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The Opportunity for Social Media in Senior Housing and Services

Date
Mar 4th, 2010 10:04am
Author
Eric Schubert
Category
long-term care

Senior housing and senior services are the ultimate social profession.  Social media is made for us.

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Jim Klobuchar - Dwindling Candidates for Trust

Date
Mar 2nd, 2010 4:36pm
Author
Eric Schubert
Category
Jim Klobuchar

Jim Klobuchar opines on how expensive printer cartridges are signs of something bigger.

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The Upside of Old Age

Date
Mar 2nd, 2010 4:25pm
Author
Eric Schubert
Category
living fully

Good post today on the New York Times web site by a physician on mistaken perspectives of aging.

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What's Shakespeare got to do with dementia?!

Date
Feb 26th, 2010 12:40pm
Author
Helen Rickman
Category
Alzheimer's Care

Marysue Moses Marysue Moses uses a bit of the Bard of Avon to exercise minds in Tales from a Trunk: Shakespearience.

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Ruben Berg - A Senior Olympian Who Made Living Better

Date
Feb 25th, 2010 6:00pm
Author
Eric Schubert
Category
living fully

Ruben Berg, who died on Monday, made living - and swimming - better.

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More Seniors are Smoking Marijauna

Date
Feb 22nd, 2010 4:56pm
Author
Eric Schubert
Category
long-term care

Some more signs of changing aging - an increase in marijuana use among seniors.

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Why We Gain Weight As We Age

Date
Feb 22nd, 2010 3:29pm
Author
Eric Schubert
Category
senior housing

Interesting story on National Public Radio today illustrates how important exercise is as we age.

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Rock On, Dick Clark: Vance Opperman's Letter to the Wall Street Journal

Date
Feb 22nd, 2010 12:29pm
Author
Eric Schubert
Category
living fully

Twin Cities Business Magazine publisher Vance Opperman tells Wall Street Journal Editor-in-Chief that older people move America and should be celebrated, not denigrated.

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Future of Aging Services Conference - Social Media Workshop

Date
Feb 22nd, 2010 12:05pm
Author
Eric Schubert
Category
lifelong learning

Join Ecumen at the social media workshop in Washington D.C. on Wednesday.

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