{"id":24,"date":"2017-01-26T21:17:45","date_gmt":"2017-01-26T21:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.silvercentury.org\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2020-06-11T15:20:57","modified_gmt":"2020-06-11T19:20:57","slug":"getting-older","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/issues-in-aging\/getting-older\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Old(er)"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2026\/03\/wheelchair-hearing-aids-yes-disabled-no-way\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/disability-647-x-404_120315015128-300x187.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/disability-647-x-404_120315015128-300x187.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/disability-647-x-404_120315015128-150x94.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/disability-647-x-404_120315015128-100x62.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/disability-647-x-404_120315015128-200x125.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/disability-647-x-404_120315015128-450x281.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/disability-647-x-404_120315015128-600x375.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/disability-647-x-404_120315015128-108x67.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/disability-647-x-404_120315015128.jpg 647w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2026\/03\/wheelchair-hearing-aids-yes-disabled-no-way\/\">Wheelchair? Hearing Aids? Yes. \u2018Disabled\u2019? No Way<\/a> <span class=\"date\">March 4, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Paula Span<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In her house in Ypsilanti, MI, Barbara Meade said, \u201cthere are walkers and wheelchairs and oxygen and cannulas all over the place.\u201d<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2026\/03\/wheelchair-hearing-aids-yes-disabled-no-way\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Wheelchair? Hearing Aids? Yes. \u2018Disabled\u2019? No Way<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2026\/02\/critical-in-treating-older-adults-nurse-practitioners\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/NPSpecialties_FUO-300x157.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/NPSpecialties_FUO-300x157.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/NPSpecialties_FUO-1024x536.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/NPSpecialties_FUO-150x79.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/NPSpecialties_FUO-768x402.jpg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/NPSpecialties_FUO-100x52.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/NPSpecialties_FUO-200x105.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/NPSpecialties_FUO-450x236.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/NPSpecialties_FUO-600x314.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/NPSpecialties_FUO-900x471.jpg 900w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/NPSpecialties_FUO-108x57.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/NPSpecialties_FUO.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2026\/02\/critical-in-treating-older-adults-nurse-practitioners\/\">Critical in Treating Older Adults: Nurse Practitioners\u00a0<\/a> <span class=\"date\">February 3, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Jariel Arvin<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">With this article, journalist Jariel Arvin delves into a complicated situation. The boomers are crowding into their later years at a time when the country has fewer and fewer geriatricians\u2014doctors knowledgeable about their care. Fortunately, the ranks of nurse practitioners<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2026\/02\/critical-in-treating-older-adults-nurse-practitioners\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Critical in Treating Older Adults: Nurse Practitioners\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2026\/01\/memory-cafes-make-a-difference-for-dementia-patients-and-their-caregivers\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2025-07-14-133716-300x198.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2025-07-14-133716-300x198.png 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2025-07-14-133716-150x99.png 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2025-07-14-133716-768x507.png 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2025-07-14-133716-100x66.png 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2025-07-14-133716-200x132.png 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2025-07-14-133716-450x297.png 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2025-07-14-133716-600x396.png 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2025-07-14-133716-900x594.png 900w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2025-07-14-133716-108x71.png 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2025-07-14-133716.png 946w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2026\/01\/memory-cafes-make-a-difference-for-dementia-patients-and-their-caregivers\/\">Memory Cafes Make a Difference for Dementia Patients and Their Caregivers<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 23, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Lydia MacFarlane<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rob Kennedy mingled with about a dozen other people in a community space in Clarks Summit, PA.<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2026\/01\/memory-cafes-make-a-difference-for-dementia-patients-and-their-caregivers\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Memory Cafes Make a Difference for Dementia Patients and Their Caregivers<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2026\/01\/gaming-a-way-to-exercise-older-brains\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/senior-couple-playing-video-games-300x197.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/senior-couple-playing-video-games-300x197.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/senior-couple-playing-video-games-150x99.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/senior-couple-playing-video-games-768x505.jpg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/senior-couple-playing-video-games-100x66.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/senior-couple-playing-video-games-200x131.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/senior-couple-playing-video-games-450x296.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/senior-couple-playing-video-games-600x394.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/senior-couple-playing-video-games-108x71.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/senior-couple-playing-video-games.jpg 785w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2026\/01\/gaming-a-way-to-exercise-older-brains\/\">Gaming: A Way to Exercise Older Brains<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 6, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Mary Jacobs<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Video games have always been part of Shawn Etheridge\u2019s life. His interest was first sparked as a young teen, when he toted rolls of quarters to a nearby mall to play arcade games like Pong. As a young adult, as<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2026\/01\/gaming-a-way-to-exercise-older-brains\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Gaming: A Way to Exercise Older Brains<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/12\/books-to-give-or-keep-2025\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/shutterstock_213389626-175x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/shutterstock_213389626-175x300.jpg 175w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/shutterstock_213389626-88x150.jpg 88w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/shutterstock_213389626-100x171.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/shutterstock_213389626-150x257.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/shutterstock_213389626-200x343.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/shutterstock_213389626-108x185.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/shutterstock_213389626.jpg 269w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/12\/books-to-give-or-keep-2025\/\">Books to Give or Keep, 2025<\/a> <span class=\"date\">December 8, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by SCF-Editor<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Silver Century regularly recommends books\u2014fiction, nonfiction and memoirs\u2014that reflect our mission by portraying aging in a positive light or offering insights from thought leaders in the field of aging. Here are some of our favorites for holiday giving or to<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/12\/books-to-give-or-keep-2025\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Books to Give or Keep, 2025<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/09\/aging-voices\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/22.05-KURIOZITETE-Fakte-pe\u0308r-ze\u0308rin-tuaj.-1-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/22.05-KURIOZITETE-Fakte-pe\u0308r-ze\u0308rin-tuaj.-1-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/22.05-KURIOZITETE-Fakte-pe\u0308r-ze\u0308rin-tuaj.-1-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/22.05-KURIOZITETE-Fakte-pe\u0308r-ze\u0308rin-tuaj.-1-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/22.05-KURIOZITETE-Fakte-pe\u0308r-ze\u0308rin-tuaj.-1-100x67.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/22.05-KURIOZITETE-Fakte-pe\u0308r-ze\u0308rin-tuaj.-1-200x133.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/22.05-KURIOZITETE-Fakte-pe\u0308r-ze\u0308rin-tuaj.-1-450x300.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/22.05-KURIOZITETE-Fakte-pe\u0308r-ze\u0308rin-tuaj.-1-600x400.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/22.05-KURIOZITETE-Fakte-pe\u0308r-ze\u0308rin-tuaj.-1-108x72.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/22.05-KURIOZITETE-Fakte-pe\u0308r-ze\u0308rin-tuaj.-1.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/09\/aging-voices\/\">Aging Voices<\/a> <span class=\"date\">September 3, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Mary Jacobs<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">For the past 14 years, Darrell Rodenbaugh has played the lead in Scrooge \u2013 The Musical, an annual production by North Texas Performing Arts in Plano. The role is a marathon for 62-year-old Rodenbaugh: the company performs more than a<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/09\/aging-voices\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Aging Voices<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/07\/time-fast-and-slow\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Picture3-300x200.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Picture3-300x200.png 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Picture3-150x100.png 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Picture3-100x67.png 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Picture3-200x133.png 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Picture3-450x300.png 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Picture3-600x400.png 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Picture3-108x72.png 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Picture3.png 602w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/07\/time-fast-and-slow\/\">Time, Fast and Slow<\/a> <span class=\"date\">July 15, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Mary Jacobs<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">When she graduated in 1996, Amy Forbus\u2019 four years at Hendrix College felt like a miniature lifetime. College had been the biggest undertaking of her life thus far. But when she returned to the same liberal arts school in Arkansas<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/07\/time-fast-and-slow\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Time, Fast and Slow<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/06\/facing-the-uncertainties-of-aging\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"261\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture1-2-261x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture1-2-261x300.jpg 261w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture1-2-131x150.jpg 131w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture1-2-100x115.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture1-2-150x172.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture1-2-200x230.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture1-2-300x345.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture1-2-108x124.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture1-2.jpg 343w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 261px) 100vw, 261px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/06\/facing-the-uncertainties-of-aging\/\">Facing the Uncertainties of Aging<\/a> <span class=\"date\">June 29, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Judith Graham<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Facing her own retirement, journalist Judith Graham contemplates the uncertainties we all face in later life and draws on what she\u2019s learned in four decades as a journalist and more than the eight years writing the \u201cNavigating Aging\u201d column for<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/06\/facing-the-uncertainties-of-aging\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Facing the Uncertainties of Aging<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/06\/know-your-numbers\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dashboard_835_lab-results_10_23-300x189.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dashboard_835_lab-results_10_23-300x189.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dashboard_835_lab-results_10_23-150x94.jpeg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dashboard_835_lab-results_10_23-768x483.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dashboard_835_lab-results_10_23-100x63.jpeg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dashboard_835_lab-results_10_23-200x126.jpeg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dashboard_835_lab-results_10_23-450x283.jpeg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dashboard_835_lab-results_10_23-600x377.jpeg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dashboard_835_lab-results_10_23-108x68.jpeg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dashboard_835_lab-results_10_23.jpeg 835w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/06\/know-your-numbers\/\">Know Your Numbers<\/a> <span class=\"date\">June 3, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Mary Jacobs<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Every year, millions of older adults roll up their sleeves for an annual physical. Blood is drawn, a cuff tightens around the arm, and a stethoscope taps against the chest. A few days later, a patient portal pings with test<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/06\/know-your-numbers\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Know Your Numbers<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/05\/for-homeless-seniors-getting-into-stable-housing-takes-a-village-and-a-lot-of-luck\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/oldhomeless-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/oldhomeless-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/oldhomeless-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/oldhomeless-100x67.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/oldhomeless-200x133.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/oldhomeless-450x300.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/oldhomeless-108x72.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/oldhomeless.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/05\/for-homeless-seniors-getting-into-stable-housing-takes-a-village-and-a-lot-of-luck\/\">For Homeless Seniors, Getting into Stable Housing Takes a Village\u2014and a Lot of Luck<\/a> <span class=\"date\">May 14, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Aaron Bolton<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over two years ago, Kim Hilton and his partner walked out of their home for the final time. The house had sold, and the new landlord raised the rent.<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/05\/for-homeless-seniors-getting-into-stable-housing-takes-a-village-and-a-lot-of-luck\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">For Homeless Seniors, Getting into Stable Housing Takes a Village\u2014and a Lot of Luck<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/05\/are-you-losing-your-sense-of-taste-or-smell\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/chemo-affects-smell-and-taste-300x281.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/chemo-affects-smell-and-taste-300x281.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/chemo-affects-smell-and-taste-150x141.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/chemo-affects-smell-and-taste-100x94.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/chemo-affects-smell-and-taste-200x188.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/chemo-affects-smell-and-taste-450x422.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/chemo-affects-smell-and-taste-600x563.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/chemo-affects-smell-and-taste-108x101.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/chemo-affects-smell-and-taste.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/05\/are-you-losing-your-sense-of-taste-or-smell\/\">Are You Losing Your Sense of Taste or Smell?<\/a> <span class=\"date\">May 2, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Mary Jacobs<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Whenever real estate agent Nancy Watkins, 65, considers listing a home, she always brings along a colleague for the first visit. Because if the house is stinky\u2014a big turnoff for prospective buyers\u2014she can\u2019t tell.&nbsp; Watkins (not her real name) has<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/05\/are-you-losing-your-sense-of-taste-or-smell\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Are You Losing Your Sense of Taste or Smell?<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/04\/homebound-seniors-living-alone-often-slip-through-health-systems-cracks-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/home-based-care.tmb-blogpost-300x199.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/home-based-care.tmb-blogpost-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/home-based-care.tmb-blogpost-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/home-based-care.tmb-blogpost-768x509.jpg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/home-based-care.tmb-blogpost-100x66.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/home-based-care.tmb-blogpost-200x133.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/home-based-care.tmb-blogpost-450x299.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/home-based-care.tmb-blogpost-600x398.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/home-based-care.tmb-blogpost-108x72.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/home-based-care.tmb-blogpost.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/04\/homebound-seniors-living-alone-often-slip-through-health-systems-cracks-2\/\">Homebound Seniors Living Alone Often Slip Through Health System\u2019s Cracks<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 23, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Judith Graham<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carolyn Dickens, 76, was sitting at her dining room table, struggling to catch her breath as her physician looked on with concern.<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/04\/homebound-seniors-living-alone-often-slip-through-health-systems-cracks-2\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Homebound Seniors Living Alone Often Slip Through Health System\u2019s Cracks<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/03\/it-takes-a-network-to-support-a-senior-who-lives-alone\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Picture2-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Picture2-300x299.png 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Picture2-150x149.png 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Picture2-100x100.png 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Picture2-200x199.png 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Picture2-450x448.png 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Picture2-600x597.png 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Picture2-108x107.png 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Picture2.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/03\/it-takes-a-network-to-support-a-senior-who-lives-alone\/\">It Takes a Network to Support a Senior Who Lives Alone<\/a> <span class=\"date\">March 18, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Judith Graham<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Donald Hammen, 80, and his longtime next-door neighbor in south Minneapolis, Julie McMahon, have an understanding. <\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/03\/it-takes-a-network-to-support-a-senior-who-lives-alone\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">It Takes a Network to Support a Senior Who Lives Alone<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/03\/sex-after-65-friskier-but-riskier\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/istockphoto-1325621026-612x612-1-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/istockphoto-1325621026-612x612-1-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/istockphoto-1325621026-612x612-1-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/istockphoto-1325621026-612x612-1-100x67.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/istockphoto-1325621026-612x612-1-200x133.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/istockphoto-1325621026-612x612-1-450x300.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/istockphoto-1325621026-612x612-1-600x400.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/istockphoto-1325621026-612x612-1-108x72.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/istockphoto-1325621026-612x612-1.jpg 612w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/03\/sex-after-65-friskier-but-riskier\/\">Sex after 65: Friskier but Riskier<\/a> <span class=\"date\">March 4, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Mary Jacobs<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">At 81, H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Bertrand, MD, and her 90-year-old husband continue to enjoy a fulfilling sex life. Once every week or two, they share intimate moments that lead to orgasm and, as Bertrand puts it, \u201ca very good night\u2019s sleep.\u201d &#8220;Over<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/03\/sex-after-65-friskier-but-riskier\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Sex after 65: Friskier but Riskier<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/02\/we-age-in-bursts\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Woman-at-44-and-60-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Woman-at-44-and-60-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Woman-at-44-and-60-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Woman-at-44-and-60-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Woman-at-44-and-60-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Woman-at-44-and-60-100x67.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Woman-at-44-and-60-200x133.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Woman-at-44-and-60-450x300.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Woman-at-44-and-60-600x400.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Woman-at-44-and-60-900x600.jpg 900w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Woman-at-44-and-60-108x72.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Woman-at-44-and-60.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/02\/we-age-in-bursts\/\">We Age in Bursts<\/a> <span class=\"date\">February 4, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Mary Jacobs<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">In his early 40s, Vinny Minchillo noticed he needed to work harder in the gym just to maintain his usual level of strength. Then, when he turned 60 a few years ago, he noticed a big change in flexibility.&nbsp; \u201cI<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/02\/we-age-in-bursts\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">We Age in Bursts<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/01\/when-older-men-live-alone-their-connections-to-others-often-wither\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/an-elderly-man-is-playing-guitar-2022-03-30-20-23-41-utc-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/an-elderly-man-is-playing-guitar-2022-03-30-20-23-41-utc-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/an-elderly-man-is-playing-guitar-2022-03-30-20-23-41-utc-1024x683-1-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/an-elderly-man-is-playing-guitar-2022-03-30-20-23-41-utc-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/an-elderly-man-is-playing-guitar-2022-03-30-20-23-41-utc-1024x683-1-100x67.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/an-elderly-man-is-playing-guitar-2022-03-30-20-23-41-utc-1024x683-1-200x133.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/an-elderly-man-is-playing-guitar-2022-03-30-20-23-41-utc-1024x683-1-450x300.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/an-elderly-man-is-playing-guitar-2022-03-30-20-23-41-utc-1024x683-1-600x400.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/an-elderly-man-is-playing-guitar-2022-03-30-20-23-41-utc-1024x683-1-900x600.jpg 900w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/an-elderly-man-is-playing-guitar-2022-03-30-20-23-41-utc-1024x683-1-108x72.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/an-elderly-man-is-playing-guitar-2022-03-30-20-23-41-utc-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/01\/when-older-men-live-alone-their-connections-to-others-often-wither\/\">When Older Men Live Alone, Their Connections to Others Often Wither\u00a0<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 28, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Judith Graham<\/span> 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