The first fashion show by the Shayna Punims, a Red Hat Society chapter based at Jewish Home for the Aging\’s (JHA) Eisenberg Village campus, gave former models an excuse to come out of retirement and provided nervous novices an opportunity to shine among their peers.
Two Israeli companies working on treatments for Parkinson\’s disease have been awarded grants by the Michael J. Fox Foundation.
The elders in these scenarios do not have dementia. Most courts would find them competent. How then are they bamboozled into losing what has taken a lifetime to accumulate? These examples of financial abuse (a form of elder abuse) occurred because of an insidious process called undue influence.
It took eight decades, but at last I know what is meant by \”second childhood.\”
\”My goal is to be able to support the community I live in and support the organizations that are working to protect the Copper River…. It supports wildlife and a human food resource, and it\’s something that I want to see preserved for generations into the future,\” Padawer said.
Regardless of age or physical condition, intellectually curious seniors have many opportunities in the Los Angeles area to participate in an educational program that fits their needs in an enriching, stimulating and affordable environment.
Galia Albin is one grandmother who isn\’t spending afternoons knitting booties, baking cookies or changing diapers. Instead, she\’s running to television studios for tapings, representing Israel at international business forums and wielding influence on Israeli policymakers. She is one of the country\’s powerful women, and her mission is to influence and empower other women throughout the world.
Although the voice at the other end of the phone is always that of a young person, the driving force behind Teen Line is Elaine Leader, a 79-year-old great-grandmother with a British accent and a propensity for hats and oversized costume jewelry.
The Alter Kayakers stand out for their awesome endurance and robust bearing, and they cram their days with endless bicycling, hiking, tennis, martial arts and river rafting. But no one has to quit when his abilities falter.
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