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The Journal on Active Aging brings articles of value to professionals dedicated to older-adult quality of life. Content sweeps across the active-aging landscape to focus on education and practice. Find articles of interest by searching the article archives in three ways: Enter a keyword in the articles search bar; click on search by topic; or type a keyword or phrase in the general search bar at the top of the page.
Memory & Company: A 'private health club/social club/spa' for people with memory loss by Marilynn Larkin, MA
Cofounded by Ashley Kwong and her husband Victor, Memory & Company is a “private health club/social club/spa” for people with memory loss. In this interview for the Journal on Active Aging, Kwong shares her vision--a holistic approach to adult day care in an upscale environment where participants are valued and encouraged to socialize and stay active. She also reveals how she transformed that vision into reality.
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Preparing for the Decade of Healthy Aging, 2020-2030: An International Council on Active Aging Call to Action
What does the Decade of Healthy Aging mean to our industry? We have a new global model, one to grasp, where the definition of healthy aging is based in each individual’s functional ability--to live fully, with more ability than disability. Expectations of longer lives are changing. We have the opportunity to lead the charge.
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ICAA: Celebrating 15 years of progress by Liz Seegert
Has it been 15 years already? When the International Council on Active Aging launched in 2001--just a mere two weeks after September 11--few people beyond early advocates and adopters had ever heard of active aging. In this interview, ICAA's founder shares association achievements, trends and changes in the active-aging industry, and thoughts about the future.
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Core values: What do they mean to your staff? by Karen Woodard
What do your company’s core values mean to your staff? Core values are the elements that support your organization’s integrity, vision, mission and promise. Regardless of the values you have created for your organization, the key point is whether your staff knows how to deliver them. If they don’t know how to deliver your core values, it makes no difference whether you have defined values or not: Those values are not the powerful tool they could be.
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Benchmark's Film Festival "builds community and engagement"
“At Benchmark Senior Living, we help every resident stay well, live well and be well,” promises the company’s website. In 2015, the organization launched the Benchmark Film Festival, an initiative that captivated the imaginations of residents and associates, inspiring creativity while building a sense of community. “This is a program that made all who participated laugh, cry and smile, and filled everyone’s hearts with joy,” shares Corporate Director of Programs and Customer Engagement Krystee Knapic.
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Benchmark's Film Festival "builds community and engagement"
"At Benchmark Senior Living, we help every resident stay well, live well and be well," promises the company’s website. In 2015, the organization launched the Benchmark Film Festival, an initiative that captivated the imaginations of residents and associates, inspiring creativity while building a sense of community. "This is a program that made all who participated laugh, cry and smile, and filled everyone’s hearts with joy," shares Corporate Director of Programs and Customer Engagement Krystee Knapic.
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