Category: February – March 2017
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A Better Reason to Eat More
I have said for years that eating more may be better for weight loss than eating less. At first, people are a bit shocked to hear this until they realize that I mean eating more food — but still eating fewer calories. How is this possible? Here is a simple example. If you eat an…
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Gold Standard for Safe & Quality Care
The Joint Commission’s Home Care Accreditation program provides certification for more than 6,000 programs that provide home healthcare services directly or through contracted individuals or organizations. An independent, not-for-profit organization, The Joint Commission accredits and certifies nearly 21,000 healthcare organizations and programs in the United States. Joint Commission standards address the performance of home care…
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Strategies to Ease Morning Stiffness
Difficulty getting out of bed in the morning? Or taking longer for joints and muscles to loosen due to stiffness? The basic causes of morning stiffness are lack of physical activity, not sleeping properly and chronic conditions like arthritis. Try these strategies to loosen up: • Five minutes of movement in bed can ease discomfort.…
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Time to Spring Into Action!
The City and County of Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) is now accepting registration for spring 2017. Fun and affordable classes, such as ceramics, painting, ‘ukulele, aerobics, yoga, tai chi, swimming and more are offered. Or, if you’re looking for an opportunity to make new friends or reconnect with old ones, join one…
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‘Super’ Seniors Head to Tennis Nationals
Like the challenges of aging well, playing tennis at a mature age provides its own set of character trials and physical tests. Of the almost one million tennis players in the U.S., about 2,000 compete annually in the USTA League 65 and Over Tennis National Championships. In December, over 100 “super seniors” from Hawai‘i Island,…
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Partnering for Seniors
Generations Magazine has partnered with local news station KITV and its “Aging Well” weekend segments. As a resource magazine, Generations is happy and very fortunate to have local TV station KITV Channel 4 to step up to the plate and support our aging population— one of the fastest-growing segments of our community. During each weekend…
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Aloha & Mahalo
Those who know retired Sen. Susie Chun Oakland are well aware of her passion for Hawai‘i’s ku¯ puna. As an original co-founder of the Ku¯ puna Caucus in early 2016, she served as lead facilitator of caucus meetings held at the State Capitol on the first Friday of every month. Participants in the caucus include…
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Yay for Online Religion!
Sometimes as people age, their routines limit their physical ability to attend worship services. This is a significant transition in life for those who have formed their religious practice and social connections at a particular place. The look and sound of one’s house of worship, and the rituals and people encountered in that spiritual setting…
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Long-Term Care: Where is it Heading?
The future of long-term care in Hawai‘i has long been the focus of my attention. The problems facing us and suggested reforms were carefully assessed by the Hawai‘i Long-Term Care Commission five years ago. The 2012 “Long-Term Care Reform in Hawai‘i” report gives a good overview of what we all face: “The long-term care system…