AAHSA, CAST and Wii

Warming up to Technology I have had a relationship with American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) for several years and recently accepted the role of Senior Fellow in Health Policy for AAHSA’s Center of Aging Services Technologies (CAST). During the coming week, at AAHSA’s national meeting in Orlando, CAST will be […]

Aging at Home

Is our technology up to the task? As we enter into the presidential election season, the nation’s attention will be focused more tightly on our health care future — we hope. If the candidates are up to the challenge, 2008 presents an opportunity to address long-simmering issues. High on their radar screen should be this question: […]

What’s the real face of aging?

The media shapes our perceptions of what it means to ageIn this video, Joaquin Anguera, Ph.D, professor in the Gerontology Department at California State University, San Diego, reviews images of aging and discusses the problem of ageism in our society. Is the emphasis on youth in the U.S. creating a problem for our aging populations? […]

Q&A in Health Care

It’s Time to Ask the Tough Questions I recently spoke at the American Society of Association Executives meeting in Chicago and received these follow-up questions from Scott Litch Esq., CAE. I’ve posted his note and questions here with his permission, along with my answers. From Scott: “I enjoyed Dr. Magee’s talk today at the American […]

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