As we get older, it’s so easy for some of those simple, everyday activities, like finding transportation and picking up groceries, to become frustrating and tedious tasks. Luckily, if you live in the Bay Area, there are some wonderful resources that can help older adults navigate the tricky transition away from mobile independence. If you […]
Continue ReadingWe are, all of us, a collection of our memories. Who we are is shaped by powerful forces, many of which are outside our control—economic, familial, historical, geographical—but we perceive ourselves entirely through the prism of what has happened to us. Faces, failures, triumphs, lovers and enemies, huge moments and those fleeting glimpses of the […]
Continue ReadingHow does a place create an artist? Is there an alchemy of people, of land, sea, and sky, of earth and what’s buried below, that forges a writer as much as temperament and experience? MFK Fisher grew up in the Bay Area while it was still wild, and traveled the world to become the great […]
Continue ReadingAfter a somewhat strange winter, there are signs that spring is poking its head around the corner. This is exciting for anyone in the area who loves to get outside. After all, the Bay Area is known for its natural beautiful vistas and its endless hills and valleys. Here nature and development blend together to […]
Continue ReadingEvery Thursday, my brothers and sisters, our wives and husbands and kids, go over to my mom’s for dinner, a routine that was established before my dad died, but has been solidified in the years since then. Not everyone can make it every week, of course, but regardless of attendance, there is always a point […]
Continue ReadingWhat does it mean to overcome? What does it mean to move forward? There is pain in every life—some more than others—and we’re often told that we have to fight against it. We have to put one foot in front of the next and walk. It’s a determination to keep moving forward, past the brambles […]
Continue ReadingAging has transformed remarkably over the last few generations. It wasn’t very long ago that aging comfortably was a luxury reserved for the lucky few. A longer life often meant penury and misery, not to mention ill-health. Advances in medicine began to change that, as getting older no longer just meant sickness. More importantly, Presidents […]
Continue ReadingIt has been, to say the least, a singularly weird winter here in the Bay Area. Unusually low temperatures, even inland, have combined with powerful and persistent winds to make for an altogether miserable start to the year. While it might seem odd to complain, considering the East Coast is digging themselves out of nearly […]
Continue ReadingTechnology is changing the way we age, enabling older adults to be healthier, more secure, more connected, and more independent. Developments in communication, in medicine, and even in robotics promise to open up a new era for caretakers and their aging loved ones. At the Institute on Aging, we want to help you explore how […]
Continue ReadingIn a sweet and clever 2012 sci-fi movie, Robot & Frank, Frank, an older retired jewel thief, is given a domestic robot by his son, Hunter. Hunter’s an adult with a family of his own and a full-time job. He gives Frank as much care and attention as he can, but sometimes it wears him […]
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