Independence
Older New Yorkers Learning Technologies For A Thriving Multigenerational Relationship
By Yijun He Roz Carlin, 93, lives at Hallmark Battery Park, an assisted living facility in Lower Manhattan. Two days before this year’s Thanksgiving she decided not to go to the family dinner, because the next day her family would take her to the circus. “If I go to both, I’ll be exhausted. That would […]
Will Older New Yorkers Be Ready for the Next Sandy? (video)
by Michael Shade Sandy disrupted more than just New York’s physical infrastructure. After the storm, hundreds of older residents living in high rises in the city’s hardest-hit areas found themselves stranded without utilities and, in many cases, access to medical care. Related Stories: New York’s Older Homeowners Still Vulnerable to Predatory Lending The Invisible Need […]
Un-Retired and Returning to the Workforce (Video)
by Dezelle Bennett Older New Yorkers returning to the workforce face many challenges, but they don’t have to face them alone. Related Stories: Catering to and Utilizing an Older Generation Sex and the Older Woman New York’s Older Homeowners Still Vulnerable to Predatory Lending
New York’s Older Homeowners Still Vulnerable to Predatory Lending
by Michael Shade IT was one of the worst examples of predatory lending that the Brooklyn Neighborhood Improvement Association had ever seen. “Here’s an elderly couple – at that time they were in their 70s,” said Maurice Cole, the BNIA’s Senior Foreclosure Counselor, as he leaned forward in his desk chair. “They filled out an […]
Catering to and Utilizing an Older Generation
by Dezelle Bennett “If you ask a 60-year-old, they’re not going to tell you they’re a senior because they do not want to be correlated with the word,” said Elvira Yanes, the Program Director at Encore Community Services located on West 49th street in Times Square But, the Baby Boomers and their successors will be joining […]
For Older New Yorkers, Access-a-Ride a Bumpy Ride
by Whitney Mallett Diabetes caused Dorothy Jacey to have parts of both feet amputated. She found herself in her late eighties having to relearn to walk entirely. “You’re like a baby again,” says Ms. Jacey, 88, who lives in a low-income senior housing complex in Bedford-Stuyvesant. Years after the surgery, she is starting to be […]
Growing Old, But Staying Mobile (video)
by Whitney Mallett Growing Old, But Staying Mobile from Whitney Mallett on Vimeo. Access-a-Ride is the only way for many New Yorkers to get around, but the door-to-door service is often late and inefficient. VIDEO LINKS: Paratransit http://www.mta.info/nyct/paratran/guide.htm Accessible Taxi Dispatch www.accessibledispatch.com/ Tompkins Senior Center https://plus.google.com/101257746494002406669/about?gl=us&hl=en Related Stories: For Older New Yorkers, Acess-A-Ride a Bumpy […]
A Win-Win Technology Class For Multigenerations (video)
A Win-Win Technology Class For Multigenerations by Yijun He NYC is growing older, and more older New Yorkers are trying to become Internet-savvy. This is a video about how a gerontechnology program hosted by Pace University benefits both the old and the young.young Related links: http://pressroom.blogs.pace.edu/2011/10/20/news-release-pace-university-program-teaches-computing-to-seniors/ Related Stories: Older New Yorkers Learning Technologies for a […]
Sex and The Older Woman (video)
by Jenise Morgan Sex and the Older Woman from Jenise Morgan on Vimeo. Older women are aging exquisitely and embracing their sexuality — taboo be damned. VIDEO LINKS: www.babeland.com (Babeland) www.hattieretroage.com (Hattie Retroage) www.honestexchange.com (Honest Exchange – Dr. Melanie Davis http://www.widener.edu/academics/schools/shsp/hss/sex_aging/default.aspx (Sexuality and Aging Consortium at Widener University) Related Stories: Educators Fight Stigma, Provide Support […]