Aging Research & Issues: May 8 – 12, 2017
- Visitors and Resident Autonomy: Spoken and Unspoken Rules in Assisted Living. Colleen R. Bennett, MS, MA, Ann Christine Frankowski PhD, Robert L. Rubinstein PhD, Amanda D. Peeples PhD, Rosa Perez MEd, Mary Nemec MSW, Gretchen G. Tucker MA. The Gerontologist, April 2017, Volume 57, Issue 2, pages 252-260.
- Mobilizing Older People to Address Climate Change. Karl Pillemer PhD, David Filiberto PhD. Public Policy and Aging Report, 2017, Volume 27, Issue 1, pages 18-21.
Tending the Physic Garden
“My garden is my most beautiful masterpiece,” Claude Monet, a founder of French impressionist painting, reportedly said. The volunteers who tend the Physic Garden at Pennsylvania Hospital at Eighth and Spruce streets feel much as Monet did. “I’m not a botanist, but I love to garden,” says Kathleen “Kate” McGrann, 75, lead volunteer and coordinator for the garden and the hospital’s former director of social services.
Seeking senior artists
Artists age 55 and over are invited to submit artwork for exhibit as part of the 2017 “Celebrate Arts & Aging” festivities during Older Americans Month in May. Presented by Philadelphia Corporation for Aging (PCA), “Celebrate Arts & Aging” highlights older adults’ artistic talents and creativity with events held throughout the city during May. Submissions are due to by Friday, March 24.
Promoting healthy lifestyles
Philadelphia Corporation for Aging (PCA) funds 20 senior community centers and eight satellite meal sites in neighborhoods throughout the city. Healthy lifestyle programs and activities at centers run the gamut from nutrition and fitness to disease and stress prevention, health screenings, counseling and social support – and pure recreational fun.
Emergency Fund Coalition invites nominations for community service awards
The Emergency Fund Coalition (EFC) for Older Philadelphians invites nominations for community service awards honoring those who have helped seniors.
Volunteers can earn reduced registration fee for ‘Aging in America’ conference
Aging network members who would like to attend the Aging in America conference, which will be held March 20-24 in Chicago by the American Society on Aging, can do so for a reduced fee in exchange for volunteering at the event.
Aging Research & Issues: December 5 – 9, 2016
A Thanksgiving feast for the needy
Reverend Nancy Jackson doesn’t want anyone to go hungry. She and her staff are the driving force for the food ministry at Zion A.M.E. Church, which will host its seventh annual Thanksgiving dinner for the community Nov. 22, from noon to 3 p.m.
Volunteer clown’s mission
Esther Gushner is not like any other 78-year-old you’re likely to find walking down a hospital hallway. She wears a lab coat, so she could be one of the doctors – but for the funny sayings written all over the coat.