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Shameful plug: Erickson, Fortune Mag. Top 100 Best Places to Work
2008-01-23 16:22:00 In prior posts I have alluded to the benefits of working for Erickson Health, Retirement Communities, and the company as a whole. Well, we made it in Fortune 100 Top Places To Work ! YAHOO! More About: Plug
My Retirement, What Are You Doing?
2008-01-18 17:53:00 So, anyone as depressed as I am over the economy, health care coverage? Getting ready for retirement? Not me, I will probably work forever based on the stock market declines, the general state of economy and rising healthcare costs, particularly for the aging population. More About: Retirement , Tire
Presidential Change Gallup Poll: 1% Addressed Elder Needs
2008-01-17 18:01:00 The call for change and the discontent with todays administration is apparent in a recent USA Today, Gallup Poll . Nothing in the poll is amazing, except for the low level response to the need for changes for the aging population. Perhaps no one over 65 reads that publication. What is of no surprise is that almost ... More About: Presidential , Change , Gallup Poll
Senator Clinton, Women in Politics, Gender Problem?
2008-01-14 15:31:00 Blogs abound discussing politics, healthcare, and presidential positioning. But are the media playing the gender card? There is a lengthy discussion on Time Goes By related to what’s happening with Hillary and the media and is the media’s gender bashing causing a backlash that is bringing more women to the campaign? You can follow the ... More About: Politics , Women , Gender , Clinton , Problem
Polls, Presidency, Politics, Seniors, Healthcare: anyone listening?
2008-01-11 15:44:00 While there are several polls on the importance of healthcare and the presidential race, there are few polls of the over 65 population that I can find as it relates to the presidential race. There is a side by side comparison of healthcare positions and the candidates without much emphasis if any on Medicare. That ... More About: Politics , Healthcare , Polls , Presidency , Seniors
Trends that define active aging, from ICAA
2008-01-10 14:15:00 I’m back from holidays, bout with a cold, and there has been so much happening lately that I have not commented on. But today, I will start with the recently released trends that define active aging released yesterday by the International Council on Active Aging (ICAA). I will list them and briefly comment on them. More About: Trends , Define
How Can Social Security be Fixed?
2008-01-05 13:10:00 Recently, the Tribune ran a series on Social Security , examining some of the major problems the system faces as well as a few alternative solutions to ensuring a benefits system that’s viable in the long run. More About: Social Security , Fixed
Happy Holidays, Reflections and How Did I Get Old?
2007-12-26 14:55:00 Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, Happy Kwanza, Happy New Year. I think that covers it. I have been naughty and have not posted in a while. Trying to shop, either on line or in stores, which I did not find as crowded as I expected. Is this a sign of the times? I love the holiday ... More About: Holidays , Happy Holidays , Reflections
What’s next for D.C.?
2007-12-13 21:51:00 Even as the daughter of a public high school teacher, I never thought about how attached teachers can become to their students. They plow through what, 30 to 90 students a year, depending on the size and organization of the school? And that’s not even including students who aren’t in their classrooms–the ones they meet in ...
The Kiss, the Happily Ever After
2007-12-13 00:50:00 Gustov Klimt created the famous painting, the Kiss . It was supposed to be symbolic for the “loss of self that lovers experience”. When the love of two merges into one being. (Does that even happen anymore?) Now, enter some creative people at Erickson, who made a commercial based on 2 lovers, John and Helen. These lovers ... More About: Happily Ever After
PLanes Grow Old too, Part 2, Reply from the CEO
2007-12-07 17:04:00 November, 2007, I wrote about my experience with American Airlines on a flite to Texas for work. I posted pictures of the deplorable inside held together with duct tape. In addition to the blog, I contacted customer service whose reply was curt and non-responsive to the issues. Additionally, I figured out the email to the ... More About: Part , Planes , Grow
Calendar Girls revisited
2007-12-05 14:01:00 Here it is, the video that appears on You Tube about the Calendar Girls . I discussed this in a previous blog. This is about living life to its fullest, doing good things to help each other, and demonstrating that creativity, guts, boldness, charity, graciousness, are ageless. More About: Calendar girls
Caregiver Gift Guide Resource
2007-12-03 21:19:00 Elizabeth from her blog, Genbetween, has posted a great gift guide for the aging parent and the caregiver. It’s excellent. Visit her blog at http://www.genbetween.com/caergiver-gift- guide/ More About: Gift , Guide , Resource , Caregiver
Links to NorthBay Series
2007-12-03 20:58:00 If any of you have been following my series on NorthBay the summer camp and environmental education center in North East, Md., you can find links to all of the articles here: Part One: Northbay gets positive response from teachers and students alike Part Two: Helping turn troubled teens into tomorrow’s leaders Part Three: Nature teaches valuable lessons ... More About: Series , Links
Moms Revisited: All Moms Speak the same language
2007-11-21 15:53:00 I tend to get very sentimental at holiday time. One of the people I work with sent me this video on moms and how we are all really the same. It amazed me. When I was growing up, I swore I would never say to my children what my mother said to me. I was wrong. ... More About: Language , Speak , Moms
Happy Turkey Day…Giving Thanks
2007-11-20 17:08:00 Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twelve minutes. This is not coincidence.” - Erma Bombeck Since the 16th century, we have enjoyed the taste of the turkey. Centuries later, the recipes for Thanksgiving meals include almost every imaginable accoutrement. For the diet conscious, turkeys are a good ... More About: Turkey , Happy , Giving , Turkey day , Hank
Medicare Advantage Health Plans are Wave of the Future
2007-11-19 15:59:00 This article originally appeared in our Erickson Tribune newspaper that has a readership of over 6 million people over 65 nationally. And, it was picked up by other newspapers and blogs. I figured I should put it on our own blog! So find out why Medicare Advantage plans are the wave of the future, here! More About: Health , Future , The Future , Plans
Calendar Girls Revisited
2007-11-13 13:36:00 Who says retirement communities are for old people? don’t tell that to the people living at Erickson Retirement Communities, especially the one near Washington DC in Springfield Virginia. See below. You gotta love this! Retirement Community Residents Collaborate on ‘Scantily-Clad’ Charity Calendar . Anonymous Volunteers Bare All (Well – Almost) for Greenspring’s Benevolent Care Fund More About: Girls , Calendar girls
Iraq healthcare, had to post it
2007-11-08 21:43:00 Healthcare is my baby, my love so I try to keep up with health news in general, as well as updates for the aging population. I also come across blogs with very moving stories of providing healthcare in environments we don’t traditionally think of, like the chaotic war torn area of Iraq . More About: Healthcare , Post , Heal
Things that take care of people grow older too, who cares for them?
2007-11-08 16:49:00 I wrote about all the articles on growing older, what they say, and don’t say. I have also written about growing older, facing aging, staying healthy, living better, being active, and even caring for elderly parents. Today, I write about aging planes. Here’s the question: do we respect aging in things as well as people? ... More About: People , Care , Things , Grow , Ares
How to get all the information you don’t need on growing older.
2007-11-06 17:57:00 It really is a different world out there. Information abounds, in every format, particularly on the Internet. And, you can pretty much search for anything and get everything in return. Even if you don’t want to hear or see things, you will probably get more than you asked for if you read news on the ... More About: Growing
What’s wrong with Social Security?
2007-11-05 21:24:00 Recently, the Trib covered some of the fiscal problems that experts see facing Social Security today and in the future (http://www.ericksontribune.com/Home/TopS tories/tabid/63/newsid404/5934/Whats-wron g-with-Social-Security/Default.aspx), and readers are weighing in on the issue. More About: Social Security , Wrong
The Sandwich Generation, Getting Help from Employers
2007-11-02 13:22:00 John Erickson CEO and Founder of Erickson It’s no secret, as I have discussed here before, that I have a Mom in her nineties that I care for in addition to work and having 2 grown children and grandchildren. It’s also no secret that I work for Erickson Health, a service of Erickson Retirement Communities who ... More About: Sandwich , Generation , Employers
Healthcare 2008: Who’s On First?
2007-10-31 15:42:00 Here we are at the end of October, 2007. The first primaries, caucuses for the president of the US are set as early as February, 2008 . Depending on who you read, healthcare is the number 1 or 2 focus of our citizenry. So, what’s your choice here? do you know where the candidates stand on ... More About: Healthcare , Heal
Treats, no Tricks
2007-10-30 18:03:00 Some people believe that retirement communities are for old people to go to die. Let them come to an Erickson Community! I thought I would share with you some fun that occurs everyday, every way, at one or more of our communities. I like to believe that Erickson Health is the heart and soul of ... More About: Tricks , Treats
Wet or dry? And the vision thing . . .
2007-10-29 20:58:00 A good friend of mine has age-related macular degeneration (AMD) which means, in layman’s terms, he is slowly going blind (side note: did you know that there are two types of macular degeneration? Wet and dry). Luckily for him, he lives at an Erickson retirement community, so his life is very manageable. So far, he ... More About: Vision , Thing
Older Population Would Rather Die than Go into Nursing Homes
2007-10-29 13:30:00 “Senior citizens fear moving into a nursing home and losing their independence more than death, according to a new research study, “Aging in Place in America,” commissioned by Clarity®and The EAR Foundation”. Interesting, we did a similiar survey in March, 2007 whose results were exactly the same. The other fear this group had was changes ... More About: Homes , Nursing , Pula
The Doctor is In, Part Two
2007-10-26 22:15:00 A Review of Erickson Health Accomplishments in 2007 The electronic medical record is an incredibly important tool because it helps store and communicate information related to the health care of a patient. Doctor s rely on information to make good medical decisions. The better and more comprehensive the information, the better the recommendations of the physician ... More About: Part
The Bets are on for the World Series
2007-10-25 17:50:00 Retirement Communities in Denver and Boston Play ‘Hard Ball” Wind Crest and Brooksby Village Bet the House (er, Food) on the World Series In a rare public display of emotion, the executive directors of Erickson Retirement Communities in the Denver and Boston areas today made a “put up or shut up” bet on the World Series . The ... More About: The World , Bets
Mexico, the perfect retirement?
More articles from this author:2007-10-22 16:52:00 Not along ago, I served as the Chairperson on a task force for the state of Maryland aimed at studying the effects of senior migration on our fair state (click here for the report). So the other day, it was with great interest that I read an article in the Houston Chronicle by Dudley Althaus about ... More About: Retirement , Mexico , Perfect , Tire 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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