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Ashton Applewhite (@thischairrocks) 's Twitter Profile Photo

What's the secret to staying young? Hint: it's not home health care. More importantly, why are we olders so willing to be erased and condescended to the way this absurdly cute commercial does? #ExposeAgeism youtu.be/W3jqRFMKoLo

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Next Avenue's Summer membership campaign ends at midnight tonight. This is vital revenue that will allow our public media nonprofit for people 50+ to grow every aspect of our journalism. If you'd like to help out, you can make a donation here (thanks!): nextavenue.org/support-next-a…

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What can you learn from 3,000 years of collective life experience? Quite a bit, as you'll find w/ Sky Bergman's "Lives Well Lived" documentary, based on her interviews with 40 extraordinary people age 75 to 103, airing on PBS stations through September. nextavenue.org/lives-well-liv…

Ashton Applewhite (@thischairrocks) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"Enhancing the lives of older adults through arts education requires nothing less than a cultural shift around how community organizations serve older adults." 🙌As ever Lifetime Arts (National Creative Aging Org) paves the way in creative aging + dismantling #ageism. American Alliance of Museums aam-us.org/2021/09/01/poi…

Elizabeth White (@55fakingnormal) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Welcome alternatives to the +55, cruise ship model of senior housing. People this is so good. Don’t Mind the Gap in Intergenerational Housing - The New York Times nytimes.com/2021/09/02/sty…

Ashton Applewhite (@thischairrocks) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Join Top Sixty's open forum on the International Day of Older Persons to identify and promote ways for each of us to combat #ageism. "Let's not wait for leaders, let's become them!" 👏 eventbrite.ca/e/ending-ageis…

Mariann Aalda: Radical Age Nonconformist (@mariannaalda) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I'm discussing “Live Laugh Love=Longevity…Ya Gotta Have Friends.” with Kara Masteller Spring Chickens in the Ageing Shamelessly Club. Today, Oct 12 at 4:00 PM PDT in Clubhouse. Join us! clubhouse.com/event/Pr1eY8El

Mariann Aalda: Radical Age Nonconformist (@mariannaalda) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I'm discussing “Biggest Fear of Ageing: Death or Decline?” with Spring Chickens and Ageing Shamelessly . Today, Oct 19 at 4:00 PM PDT in Clubhouse. Join us! clubhouse.com/event/Pr1eY8El

Ashton Applewhite (@thischairrocks) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"Demographics is only one side of the #ageism coin; the cultural side is equally, if not more important." This fascinating study "lays the groundwork to tackle societal ageism—one of our generation’s most pernicious threats." Reuben Ng Gerontological Society of America (GSA) academic.oup.com/psychsocgeront…

Justice in Aging (@justiceinaging) 's Twitter Profile Photo

What if older adults can choose to receive home-based care rather than going into an institution? They can age in place with dignity & family caregivers can also get the in-home support they need. Congress has the opportunity to include #HCBS and #BuildBackBetter. #CareCantWait

What if older adults can choose to receive home-based care rather than going into an institution? They can age in place with dignity & family caregivers can also get the in-home support they need. Congress has the opportunity to include #HCBS and #BuildBackBetter. #CareCantWait
Ashton Applewhite (@thischairrocks) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Take a mini-world tour courtesy of HelpAge International, which asked olders in Nigeria, Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan, Jordan, Tanzania, and Latin America what healthy aging looks like. youtube.com/watch?v=WsSSCt…