World Alzheimer's Month The SeniorScape®
The other day I visited a local merchant who I’ve known for several years to pick up something for dinner with my daughter and her...
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phyllisayman
- Sep 4
- 3 min
Reframing Ideas About Youth The SeniorScape®
In preparing for my October 28th TEDx talk, I sent my dear friend, who is also my former undergraduate college professor, the draft of my...
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phyllisayman
- Aug 28
- 4 min
August is Make a Will Month The SeniorScape®
There’s still time!!!! It’s never too late to begin. That is true about anything. Even though there are only a few days remaining in the...
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phyllisayman
- Aug 21
- 4 min
Value Our Elders As We Do Mature Trees The SeniorScape®
It’s a warm summer day. I’m sitting on the sofa in my den, preparing my TEDx talk about how we can change society’s attitudes towards...
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phyllisayman
- Aug 14
- 3 min
There are NO Dementia Behaviors The SeniorScape®
Recently I saw a commercial showing a woman who appears extremely agitated. It’s a commercial depicting what is commonly referred to as...
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phyllisayman
- Aug 7
- 5 min
Memory Loss & Confabulation The SeniorScape®
Do you have a loved one or know someone who has memory loss? When we hear the term memory loss, we sometimes also hear the word...
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phyllisayman
- Jul 31
- 4 min
Multigenerations Working Together for the Common Good The SeniorScape®
The forecast was for an impending storm. A few drops splattered on the windshield, and then magically disappeared. My first reaction was...
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phyllisayman
- Jul 24
- 6 min
Caring Conversations With Our Older Parents The SeniorScape®
Late the other night I turned on the TV to watch one of my favorite programs. Instead of seeing the program I was hoping for, it was...
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phyllisayman
- Jul 16
- 7 min
They Know More Than People Think The SeniorScape®
The past few weeks, I’ve been working in a skilled nursing facility with an active short-term rehabilitation unit. As is usually the...
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phyllisayman
- Jul 2
- 4 min
You're a Baby Boomer, So Now What?The SeniorScape®
Baby boomers, sometimes commonly called boomers, were born between 1946 and 1964. Why the term baby boomers? They were born in the mid...
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phyllisayman
- Jun 25
- 3 min
Who Will You Be At 96? The SeniorScape®
The other day a friend sent me the link to a video. Watch it here: https://fb.watch/lmUjSTcQw1/?mibextid=YCRy0i What I loved most about...
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phyllisayman
- Jun 12
- 2 min
A Win for Elder Abuse Awareness Day The SeniorScape®
Elder Abuse Awareness Day is Celebrated each year on June 15th. On June 8, 2023 the Supreme Court handed down a decision that addresses...
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phyllisayman
- Jun 5
- 2 min
It Passed UNANIMOUSLY!!! The SeniorScape™
As part of a series acknowledging May as Older American's Month, last week’s blog was about the limited oversight and often poor care...
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phyllisayman
- May 30
- 6 min
Will the End of May be the End of Remembering Older Americans? The SeniorScape™
Last week I passed this banner displayed in a neighboring small city. I asked several people if they noticed it, or what it meant to...
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phyllisayman
- May 21
- 5 min
Aging vs Getting Older in Older Americans Month The SeniorScape™
How would you respond to the question; Are you aging or getting older? If you are under the age of 50, or possibly 40, you may respond...
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phyllisayman
- May 15
- 4 min
Mother's Day Celebrations Date Back to Ancient Greece The SeniorScape™
The origins of Mother's Day can be traced as far back as Ancient Greece, where the goddess Rhea who was considered to be the Mother of...
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phyllisayman
- May 9
- 5 min
May is Older Americans Month The SeniorScape™
Ageing is a process, a process that begins from the time we are born. We should not consider it to be arriving at an age as the end point...
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phyllisayman
- May 1
- 4 min
How Do You Add Years to Your Life?The SeniorScape™
Last week I was lunching with a researcher who developed a well-known pharmaceutical for depression, anxiety and PTSD. Our conversation...
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phyllisayman
- Apr 24
- 5 min
Where Are The Places We Live? The SeniorScape™
We Live on the Earth, In our homes, In our Bodies and In our Minds On the 53rd anniversary of Earth Day, April 22nd, 2023, we are...
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phyllisayman
- Apr 17
- 3 min
National Healthcare Decision Day The SeniorScape™
National Healthcare Decision Day is observed yearly on April 16th. It was founded in 2008 by Nathan Kottkamp, a lawyer from Virginia who...
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