Successful Aging turns 21: What I’ve learned from readers
Each October I write an anniversary column that reflects what I have learned from our readers. This is year 21 and 1,038 columns later....
Successful Aging: How can we educate young people about aging?
Q. I am an 81-year-old woman who has been housesitting for a friend. Needing some exercise, I decided to go for a swim at her local...
For Older Americans Month, questions about aging in place and staying at home
Older adults are taking center stage, not as members of a dance troupe, chorale or symphony, but to be the featured players for Older...
What to do when you suspect elder abuse against an older loved one
Q. My father, age 80, was diagnosed with dementia in 2016 and eloped with his wife in 2020. It was out of character for him to marry...
The 1000th column: Looking back at 20 years of Successful Aging
Editor’s note: Here, Helen Dennis has written her 1000th Successful Aging column, a feat of perseverance, persistence and hard work that...
3 ways to express gratitude as our pandemic-era Thanksgiving approaches
Dear readers, I recently attended a virtual Village Happy Hour, a monthly event sponsored by the Palos Verdes Peninsula Village. It...