More than 260 people – including key government, business, non-profit and academic leaders -participated in New Jersey’s Age-Friendly Virtual Fair, a first-of-its-kind showcase of the diverse work underway to make […]
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End of Life Doulas – Compassionate Support and Expert Guidance for Your Family Through the Sacred Journey of Aging and End of Life
By Adrian AlloteyEldercare Specialist/Aging Companion/End of Life DoulaYou Are Not Alone Elder Care LLC Clinically managed end of life care is increasingly becoming a hot topic for discussion. Providing care […]
Lifelong Learning Can Lead to Lifelong Wellness
Education doesn’t have an end date. In fact, it shouldn’t. And while education in the formal sense can be limited to an institutional understanding of the word, lifelong learning is […]
Home is where the heart is
“There isn’t one large leap from living independently in one’s home to needing assisted living – there are numerous steps and choices.”
I’m proud of you, New Jersey!
As we wind up 2021, I just want to take a moment to say I’m proud of you, New Jersey! Now, with all the jokes made about the great Garden […]
Grand-families: A different call to action
Guest blog by NJAAW Board member Dr. Charisse Smith. In the spring of 2020, I heralded a call to action for grand-families across New Jersey. Grandparents and other older family […]
Avoiding COVID-19 Vaccination Scams
Guest blog by Charles Clarkson, Esq., Project Director, Senior Medicare Patrol of New Jersey On March 13, 2020, a national health emergency was declared due to the coronavirus pandemic. After […]
Aging Well – Moving Forward Together
Excerpt from a speech by Cathy Rowe, DrPH, NJAAW’s new Executive Director For the last four to five years, I have been deeply involved in age-friendly efforts and communities, and […]
Guest blog by Mark Tabakman, NJAAW Board member
I remember growing up and watching my aging grandmother sit by her living room window, looking out, waiting for nothing in particular to happen – just watching her life pass […]
COVID-19 and Senior Volunteering: To Serve or Not to Serve?
The onset of the pandemic hit NJ’s Foster Grandparent Program hard. The novel coronavirus was particularly concerning to our program because according to public health officials, two of the most […]