Inspiring Creativity in Assisted Living: The 2013 ALFA Art Showcase

Another year, another national art showcase open for submissions. Announcing the 2013 contest from the Assisted Living Federation of America, in which senior living residents from across the country are invited to submit photos of original artwork with a chance to ...

Celebrating “Art for the Ages” During NALW 2012

Pick up a paintbrush, dabble in decoupage, cover your hands in clay, whittle a woodcarving, make a musical masterpiece: this year’s theme for National Assisted Living Week is “Art for the Ages,” and it’s a celebration of creativity ...

New Affordable Senior Housing Complex in California Emphasizes Arts

This news article from the Long Beach Business Journal proves that affordable senior housing is possible, and it doesn’t have to be bland and boring.

Introducing the Long Beach Senior Arts Colony: a 200-unit complex for seniors that offers ...

Hotel or Assisted Living? Hospitality Tips from ALFA

Wondering about the latest trends in senior living development? To name a few, room service, red wine, golf carts, bandwidth, acoustics, inclusivity. To sum it up in two words, per this new article from the Assisted Living Federation of America ...

The Effect of Music in People with Dementia

This guest blog posting comes from our friends at Silverado Senior Living, a specialized assisted living community that offers memory-care services in California, Utah, Arizona, Texas, and Illinois.

The desire and ability to respond to music is a virtually innate ...

Behind the Lens: Dr. Jeffrey Levine Captures Images of Positive Aging

Earlier this spring, Dr. Jeffrey Levine reached a milestone: he’s been The Gerontologist cover guy for 15 years.

The New York-based physician-photographer has captured septuagenarians, octogenarians, and centenarians since 1996.

A geriatric specialist, Levine has worked with The Gerontologist (published by ...

Mature Advertising with Heart, Substance & Humor

Finally – an advertisement featuring older adults that is funny, inspiring, smart, sad, and honest:

Three cheers to TC Bank of Taiwan for this beautiful portrayal of the complex realities that comprise the aging experience. Packed into just 3 minutes and 11 seconds, viewers enter a world where the pain of loss, the challenge of a difficult diagnosis, the pangs of loneliness, and a wrestling with questions about the meaning of life face ...

New Blog Offers Fashion Advice from Stylish Seniors

Forget the best & worst dressed at the Oscars list – they’ve got nothing on the fashionistas at the Advanced Style blog: http://advancedstyle.blogspot.com/, which features sensational photos/videos of sassy, stylish seniors interviewed on the streets of New York City by creator Ari Seth Cohen.

Listen to what Debra Rapoport and Tziporah Salamon have to say about dressing “as an art form” and a “form of creativity” ...

“Lastingness”: New Book Explores Art in Old Age

"Work and interest are the best remedy for age. Each day I am reborn. Each day I must begin again." –Pablo Casals

Nicholas Delbanco’s latest book Lastingness:The Art of Old Age shifts the writer’s lens to focus on the work of artists who continued to create well into their 70s and beyond. Delbanco, now 68, admits that 30 or 40 years ago, the art of old age isn’t a ...

Spotlight on a Unique Senior Lifestyle: RVing

Starting to think about vacation season? RVing is quite a popular past time for many older Americans who have time to hit the road and see the sights our country has to offer. People go RVing for a variety of reasons, and not all are vacationers. Others, known as "full-timers," live year-round in their recreational vehicles (RVs).

Some seniors find that the mobile lifestyle helps them stay closer to far-flung ...

 
 
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