CVS Health Foundation Invites Community-Based Partnerships
Community-based partnerships can apply to the CVS Health Foundation for monies to strengthen healthcare systems for older adults in 14 eligible states. Applicants must focus on 1. Improving detection and treatment of brain, heart, or mental health conditions, or 2. Increasing positive mental and physical health outcomes for unpaid caregivers. The deadline is August 16, and grant guidelines can be found at the link below.
In with the “Old”
“A rose is a rose is a rose,” wrote author Gertrude Stein in her 1913 poem, “Sacred Emily.” Her point: It is as it appears. Any word can be substituted for “rose” and the construct will hold true. Just as, old is old is old. It is what it is. Period. Yet, our ageist society has essentially banished the word from common parlance.
A Call for Grant Applicants
The BrightFocus Foundation- funding bold ideas for a brighter future- is accepting grant applications for its Alzheimer’s Disease Research Program. The foundation will award significant funds to established researchers in the field, as well as to postdoctoral students in the final stages of mentored training. Letters of intent are due August 2, 2024.
Geritas Spotlights Roctogenarians, a New Book by Mo Rocca
“Roctogenarians: Late in Life Debuts, Comebacks, and Triumphs,” by CBS Sunday morning correspondent Mo Rocca, is a heartening anthology of individuals whose second acts are just as inspiring as their first. Rocca features artists, activists, architects, and athletes, and one actual rock star, Queen guitarist Brian May, who earned his PhD in astrophysics at age 60. The collection also includes cautionary tales about those who fell (some quite hard) from grace in the latter part of their lives. We see you Rudy Giuliani.
Buck Your Preconceived Notions of Aging with the Buck Institute Seminar Series
The Buck Institute’s Live Better Longer Community Seminar Series features monthly conversations (in person and on Zoom) with geroscience experts examine the innovations and interventions extending human healthspan. Next up on July 10th: How Close Are We to Real Treatments for Neurodegenerative Diseases?
Movie Focuses on Elder Fraud and Age-Irrelevant Relationships
This week we’re recommending the movie “Thelma,” starring the formidable and delightful 94-year-old June Squibb. Part Mission Impossible, part Harold and Maude, it’s a comedy with something serious to say—about elder fraud and the value of intergenerational connection. Question: Are all badass women named Thelma?
Follow the link below to see Roger Ebert’s review.
Retiring the Notion of Retirement
“The Unstoppables” is a New York Times series on prominent creative people over the age of 75 who continue to pursue excellence. Read what Giorgio Armani, Paul Theroux, Lauren Hutton, and others have to say about what inspires them to work at an age when others are content with gardening and golf.
Friends with Benefits
No, not that kind. The kind that comes with multi-generational insights, shared experiences, and humor. The New York Times reports on the mutually positive effects and surprising benefits that can arise when youngsters and oldsters hang out and cultivate friendship.
When it Comes to Aging Well, It’s About More than Keeping Your Head Above Water
In a new film about endurance swimmer Diana Nyad, we meet a woman who sees the last half of her life looming large and vows to reject all the customary beliefs and limitations. As The San Francisco Chronicle reports, “…This movie is very much and quite consciously about something more universal, namely what it’s like to be in one’s 60s. It’s a weird time of life: You feel good. You feel like your old self, but you know that something could easily go wrong…”
Money Talks
Plot twist: The Wall Street Journal reports that consumers age 65+ are the economy’s silver bullet.
October 7 Is Ageism Awareness Day
We salute efforts to support ageism awareness. However, it seems that setting aside one day is not nearly enough.
The Counter-Intuitiveness of Aging Exuberantly
One secret: Generations don’t have to be separated by gaps. The New York Times reports that with good communication, wisdom and insights can flow reciprocally from young to old.
Perfection Isn’t Always Perfect
Barbie movie is more than just a romp in a bubble-gum colored fantasyland. In one of the most profound - and pro-aging - onscreen moments, Barbie turns to an elderly woman at a bus-stop bench and tells her she’s beautiful. The woman replies, “I know.” Greta Gerwig talks to Variety about why this scene is the heart of the movie.
Success Has No Age Limit
Forbes recently released its 2023 "50 Over 50" list, sharing inspiring stories of women who have made significant strides, personally and professionally, later in life.
A Village By Any Other Name…
It takes a village, as we all know, but what does that village look like for those suffering from dementia? The New York Times reports on ‘dementia villages,’ which are becoming the future of home care, offering multi-dimensional services and care.
From ‘Material Girl’ to Immaterial Woman?
NPR reports that Madonna calls out ageism as critics deride her new look.