Only 30% of our aging is genetic. The other 70% is related to lifestyle and environment. Because no two people are exactly the same, we each experience our aging differently based on our: Culture Family Housing Finance Nutrition Education Exercise Employment Health Care Experiences As we do, we each deserve choices to help us have […]
Category: Embracing Aging
There’s an Invisible Barrier Impacting our Aging. Do you know what it is?
We want to live easily in our homes and communities and have the best quality of life possible as we age. But there’s an invisible barrier threatening how we do that. This barrier blocks our job choices, limits our opportunities to do the interesting things we desire, and prevents our community from making policy changes […]
Are the Words You Speak Ageist?
“I dread getting old!” “That elderly man should not be driving.” Do you see anything wrong with the language above? The statements convey ageist messages because they reinforce a social preference for youthfulness. Words do matter We learn new words in two ways: By associating a new word with other words we already know […]
Here’s What I Told Senator Bob Casey about the Impact of COVID on Our Aging Community
As the ranking member of the U.S. Senate’s Special Committee on Aging, Senator Bob Casey’s office reached out to Pennsylvanians who had previously testified before the committee to learn how communities are doing during the pandemic. As honored as I was to testify in 2017 on Aging with Community: Building Connections that Last a Lifetime, […]
Op-Ed: Let’s Reframe Travel with Seniors
Cathy Bollinger, managing director of Embracing Aging, York County Community Foundation York County Community Foundation’s Embracing Aging works to change the way people think about aging. It’s through this lens that I speak out in response to a feature on the front page of the Living Section of the March 2nd York Daily Record edition […]
Grants Improve How People Experience Aging in York County
York, PA — York County Community Foundation’s (YCCF) Hahn Home Fund for Embracing Aging works to improve the way people experience aging in York County by awarding grants to programs that enhance the quality of life for people age 50 and older. Nine grants were recently awarded for programs ranging from health to the arts […]
Wider Paths Provide Access to Nature for All
The West Manchester Senior Trail and Nature Park will contain four acres of native plants and trees, birds, butterflies and bees in West Manchester Township, and incorporate many features for the senior residents at Normandie Ridge Senior Living Community and the young families at nearby The Greens at Westgate Apartment Homes. Supported by a grant […]
Embracing Aging’s Issue with Facebook’s 10 Year Challenge
Shortly after the start of 2019, I noticed a new trend emerging on Facebook. Titled the How Hard Did Aging Hit You challenge, users were encouraged to post side-by-side photos of them now and from 10 years ago as physical evidence of how they are holding up as they age. While I believe people on Facebook […]
Why Focus on Reducing Barriers to Aging Well?
1 in 3 Americans, and over 37% of York Countians, are now age 50 and older. On average, people who reach age 65 will live another 18-20 years and people who reach age 85 will live another 6-7 years. We’re an aging society, and data demonstrates that each future generation will continue to live longer. […]
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