The Hospital for Special Surgeries offers regular webinars for seniors on a variety of health and fitness issues, including one for seniors to learn the ancient exercie sport of Tai Chi. ( Photo: Atelierdreiseitl/Wikimedia Commons) Pathway to Patient Learning with Free Webinars for Seniors For doctors, New York’s world-famous teaching hospitals provide a perfect path from internship to excellence. The Hospital... News 30 Aug 2024 | 09:53
Striders coach Nereida Munoz. Photo: New York Road Runners NOT the Ladies Who Lunch “Meet me at the Plaza,” my daughter texted me. Coming from the West Side it was about a one-mile walk. My Long Island City... Voices 09 Nov 2022 | 11:47
The Caretakers of Memory Row There are an estimated 410,000 people ages 65 and older living with Alzheimer’s disease in New York City. Of these individuals... News 11 Oct 2022 | 12:36
Keeping Candles on the Cake Happy Birthday. It took a whole lot of work and time to get here but now that you or your partner, friend, sister, brother,... News 02 Oct 2022 | 09:26
Screenshot of a Virtual Roundtable for Boomers and Seniors on March 28 hosted by State Senator Liz Krueger (upper right). Photo courtesy of Sen. Krueger’s Office ‘Reframing Aging’: Building an Age Friendly City The 2022 series of Sen. Krueger’s Virtual Roundtable for Boomers and Seniors is titled “Aging in Place: Living Well in the... News 13 May 2022 | 12:07
What Color is Your Memory? You know those thoughts that come from time to time, making you smile as you remember? The Greeks had a word for it, νημονικός... News 10 Apr 2022 | 11:07
Blueberries and blackberries have high antioxidant values. Feeding an Aging Brain Once upon a time, neurologists believed that after a certain age, say, 30, your brain would begin to shrink, taking your... News 06 Oct 2021 | 01:05
(Right to left): The author with her mother and Lily volunteer Ann, celebrating the mother’s 91st birthday. Photo courtesy of Audrey Wu Helping to Care for Aging Parents at Home When one has elderly parents, you never know when you may receive that call. That happened to me at 2 a.m. one night. My... Voices 30 Sep 2021 | 03:57
Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer rallies with older New Yorkers last month to push city to reopen senior centers. Photo courtesy of Brewer’s office ‘The Time is Now’ for Senior Centers The mayor is heeding the calls of many older New Yorkers and elected officials by setting forth plans Tuesday to reopen senior... News 01 Jun 2021 | 04:23
Screenshot of the roundtable discussion with (clockwise from top left) State Senator Liz Krueger, Rabbi Angela Buchdahl and psychologist Jeannie Blaustein. Talking About Death to Help Make the Most of Life Rather than shying away from difficult conversations about death and loss, State Senator Liz Krueger, Rabbi Angela Buchdahl... News 23 Apr 2021 | 03:56
Photo courtesy of Lighthouse Guild Technology and Vision Impairment Technology has transformed so many aspects of our world and for people with visual impairment, technological innovations... News 29 Jan 2021 | 11:43
Jordan Mittler’s Zoom class for seniors. Photo courtesy of Jordan Mittler UES Teen Teaches Tech to Seniors When the pandemic hit New York, it presented a challenge to Jordan Mittler. The high school junior had been teaching a technology... News 19 Jan 2021 | 01:22
Julia Zeuner, director of the 92Y’s senior program. Photo courtesy of Julia Zeuner Making Memorable Senior Moments Before the pandemic, the Himan Brown Senior Program at the 92Y was offering close to 70 classes per week attended by up to... News 03 Jan 2021 | 12:26
Samantha Rader and her father Gene. Photo courtesy of Samantha Rader A Virtual Walk to End Alzheimer’s From a young age, Samantha Rader experienced the pain of having a loved one suffer from Alzheimer’s disease. Her father,... News 28 Oct 2020 | 12:53
A SYNERGY caretaker helps a client walk. Photo courtesy of Mandy Cline The COVID Loneliness Squad Throughout the past few months, only one place has been considered a safe haven: one’s home. Yet as the coronavirus pandemic... News 15 Sep 2020 | 06:09
