Growing Bolder Community

Reader's note: Although I wrote this a few years ago, it seemed appropriate to include it here in Growing Bolder.The Gerontology Research Group estimates that there are over 250,000 centenarians (100 years old or older) in the world today. Other reports put this number at 450,000. Whatever the number, it is estimated that the US has approximately 55,000 of them. They also reported that there...

(To readers: I originally wrote this a while back. Given it’s that time for graduations again, I thought I’d republish it. Who knows, maybe a graduating student will stumble on it and read it. - John) Someone near and dear to me graduated as an RN today. I proudly attended her graduation. It is called a pinning for nurses, but it still is a graduation ceremony with all the elements...

(Watch out for the question at the end; it can be a toughie.) If you watch much television, you probably have seen the two commercials. They are sponsored by Lincoln Financial. In one instance, the younger man is standing in front of a nursery window in a hospital, looking at his new born daughter. While standing there, an older version of the younger man joins him. The older man...

I can't speak for others on this matter. And perhaps in writing about it, I am revealing some very personal information about myself. But you know what they say about fools rushing in. I realized this morning that there is one place where I never grow old. It certainly isn't around family and friends who can clearly see the changes that time have wrought. Nor is it in the mirror where...

Hello, I am Tom Ratcliff, co-founder of the National Senior Living Providers Network. This is an Online Community totally dedicated to marketing to Senior Care Job Seekers and Senior Care Service Providers.See for yourself....please visit us at www.nslpn.com and take advantage of news and information.If you know someone who is involved in Senior Care, please tell them to pay us a visit.Thank...

It is difficult for seniors to make new friends when their friends die or they move to a new community.There are plenty of studies that demonstrate that a lack of friends in senior years can zap the life out of anyone. It is never too late to make new friends. The book "Make New Friends Live Longer" can help you whether you are an active senior or homebound.web site...