Ted Fuller has written three books that explore successful aging strategies and pitfalls. After retiring in 1983, he headed a firm that operated a comedy club, wrote a newspaper column, and keeps on enjoying life.
Stay active and you’ll live longer. That applies to those of us packing more pounds than we should. Something as easy as a brisk walk for 30 minutes a day will help us live longer than couch potatoes...
“I’ve had it.” A board member of an organization to which I belong said this. She quit because another member monopolized meetings with her chatter. Chances are you may know a compulsive talker or two. You...
As we age, communicating with others poses challenges at times. Here are some points you can ponder, perhaps even use to retaliate:
“We are without an iota of doubt at the crossroads at this point in time . . . Let me...
Senior centers, those bastions of life enrichment and social interaction, may be reconsidering one aspect of their operations. That’s a conclusion suggested by an “Issues for Older Adults” program that aired on the Contra Costa County...
Charles McCabe was a columnist with so many opinions to get off his chest that he sometimes stacked up a dozen columns ahead of his San Francisco Chronicle deadline. Joseph Alioto said McCabe was the only Catholic he knew who...
Before the rainstorm slammed in, a long-overdue raking, mowing, and clipping in the backyard produced temporary aesthetic conditions. Today, the new carpet of leaves and pine needles seems to say, “The winter season’s just begun, son...
1) What percentage of 65-year-old people will need long-term care services at some point in their lives?2) For most of them, where will their long-term care be provided—nursing homes, assisted living...
The National Institute on Aging, with a big assist from Nora Jean Levin’s book, How to Care for Your Parents, offers these tips for the offspring of a parent who’s having problems:Seek help from people...
Elder financial abuse costs older Americans more than $2.6 billion per year and is most often perpetrated by family members and caregivers, according to a new report released by the MetLife Mature Market Institute (MMI) entitled, "Broken Trust...
Your loved one forgets what a key is used for, can’t tell you the function of a cup, or starts using a toothbrush as a hairbrush. Perhaps there’s a change in mood or behavior, a loss...