Category: Jan – Feb 2024
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Preventing Transfer Trauma
Ensuring our elderly loved ones’ well-being during their transition into care homes is crucial. This emotional and often stressful journey demands a meticulous approach to prevent transfer trauma, which can result from frequent relocations and adjustments to new environments and care teams. Utilizing a seasoned nurse consultant, particularly one knowledgeable in disease processes, becomes vital.…
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The Realities of Caregiving
Caregiving has been part of mankind’s existence from the beginning. We’ve all had caregivers — usually known as Mom and Dad. Many of us have been caregivers of our own children. And as needs changed, parents adjusted their caregiving duties. That is the very first reality of caregiving… ■ Caregiving changes with time. For caregivers…
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Welcome, Cynthia Arnold!
Although I have been involved with Generations Magazine (GM) for over 13 years in various capacities, it feels surreal that I now have the privilege of writing this editorial — my first as GM’s new owner and publisher. Last year, I served as GM’s account executive. Many of you may also know me from my…
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Buyer Beware
During Sam C. Dobbs’ time, the early 20th-century, advertising promised consumers various outcomes; however, the claims weren’t based on any facts. This inspired him as the head of Coca-Cola to create a group of businesses to monitor each other’s advertising. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) began. Fast forward to 2023. If you have used gaming…
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Lions & Dragons Usher in the New Year
The 2024 Chinese New Year — the Year of the Dragon — begins on Feb. 10 and ends on Jan. 28, 2025, when the Year of the Snake begins. Marking the end of winter and the beginning of the spring season, observances traditionally take place starting on Chinese New Year’s Eve (Feb. 9). Chinese New…
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Good Nutrition for Health & Vitality
As we welcome the New Year, a key goal for many revolves around health and vitality. Good nutrition, what you eat to “fuel” your body, combined with physical activity, are key. Many conditions (heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, osteoporosis) can be prevented or controlled with dietary changes and exercise. A healthy diet also…
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Lanakila Serves as Model Senior Center
In the former location of taro patches and rice paddies, Lanakila Multi-Purpose Senior Center (LMPSC) managed by Catholic Charities Hawai‘i, nestled in Liliha in the heart of Honolulu, offers camaraderie, education, recreation, exercise, health promotion, volunteer opportunities and more for kūpuna 60 years of age and older from diverse ethnic, cultural and career backgrounds. LMPSC,…
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Love is Here!
The November/December 2023 “Ask a Kupuna” column posed this question: “Do you have a favorite Valentine’s Day story to share?” Marlene wrote, “After a disappointing experience the year before at an upscale downtown restaurant, we decided to never go out to dinner again on a popular occasion. Instead, we had a nice quiet candlelit dinner…
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Senior Dating: It’s All in the Delivery
Valentine’s Day is coming up — a good time to talk about dating as a 70ish, single senior male. You were married for 45 years and now you’re alone because your lovely wife passed a while back. You’re wanting companionship and thinking even about dating. Your health is good, you’re active and your cognitive abilities…
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Born to Change Lanes Whenever
Hi, I’m Wilson, the art director of Generations Magazine. I usually work behind the scene, but was asked to tell you a little about myself. So, here goes… I began noticing art at an early age — even from my mother’s womb. I distinctly remember seeing a kaleidoscope of colors before I was even born!…