Empowering Seniors: Business Leaders and Employees Support the Aging-in-Place Population In a world where the pursuit of success often consumes business leaders and employees, a new journey is unfolding—one that invites business leaders and employees alike to embrace a shared mission: empowering the lives of seniors in their communities who seek the comfort [...]
Thriving Together: Uniting Volunteers, Families, and Seniors for Aging in Place In the Book of Life, the chapter called Aging deserves and needs a little more care than our other chapters. Our needs change, and the community supports us. Becoming a senior is no different. It takes a village to care for each [...]
Social Support and Access to Resources to Combat Social Isolation and Loneliness – Part 3 In this final article of our series on social isolation and loneliness, we’ll introduce how social support structures and resources help combat these cruel and life-debilitating phenomena that adversely affect physical and mental health outcomes. In Part One [...]
Social Isolation and Loneliness Poses Mental and Emotional Consequences — Part 2 In Part 1 of our social isolation series, we distinguished between loneliness and social isolation, so we understand them and are clear about how these two phenomena can show up in the lives of our seniors. We used the Surgeon General’s [...]
Social Isolation and Loneliness Poses Health Risks — Part 1 According to the CDC, the physical well-being risks associated with social isolation and loneliness in seniors have been linked to higher risks for health conditions. They distinguish loneliness and social isolation — “Loneliness is the feeling of being alone, regardless of the amount [...]
The Psychology Behind Partnering With A Non-Profit In today's world, your potential customers are increasingly drawn to companies that care about more than just their bottom line. For example, The Strength of Purpose study surveyed over 8,000 individuals across eight countries and asked them to rate over 75 brands on their perceived strength [...]
5 Mental Health Benefits of Volunteering You’re probably well aware that volunteering is an excellent thing to do. However, you may not be aware of the health benefits of volunteering. Volunteering is giving one's time, energy, and skills for the betterment of others or a cause. It is a human act that helps [...]
Seeing And Supporting Caregivers In Your Organization Caregivers are an undervalued yet essential part of society, and you know them. They are your highly-regarded employees, invaluable customers, needed vendors, and maybe even you. Caregivers provide exceptional care to family members in need, but caregivers are often unsupported despite their enormous contribution. The AARP [...]
Ways to Care For a Senior When They Live Far Away If you’re working and raising a family while worrying about the well-being of your aging parent or parents, you’re not alone. A senior citizen or older adult is defined as someone 65+ years or older, and there are 56 million in the [...]
Generations Defined Many things help shape who we are and how we interact with the world around us. Our shared experiences with the people who grew up at the same time help to inform how we interact with one another and understand each other’s perspectives. Each of us is classified into groups called [...]
