Who Inspires New Ideas About Aging?
Are you or do you know of someone who changes the way we think about aging and caregiving in America?
If so, then consider making a nomination in the upcoming Influencers in Aging 2016 which is sponsored by PBS’s Next Avenue. The goal of this recognition is to highlight the work of those who are reshaping our ideas of growing old.
Last year’s list includes thought leaders, writers, artists, researchers, health professionals, entrepreneurs, caregivers and others who generate creative and inspirational possibilities that affect us all.
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2015 Influencers
Curious about who was recognized last year? Here’s a sample:
Dr. Atul Gawande. Dr. Gawande pushes for patient-centered care for the terminally ill. His work focuses upon the belief that patients should be asked what they want from their remaining days. If he change about aging in America, he said he would encourage people to ask those facing serious illness/infirmity what their top priorities are. Also, what is a good day for you? And then, he added, we should listen to what they tell us.
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Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen. She directs the University of Washington’s Institute for Multigenerational Health and several years ago launched the university’s Healthy Generations Hartford Center of Excellence. There social workers are trained to better address problems of older adults. She focuses on overlooked communities, including the LGBT and American Indian communities. One of her hopes is to ensure that aging creates new opportunities for those who are invisible to merge from the margins. According to her, their historical insights add to our contemporary world.
Lisa Genova. Author of the bestseller Still Alice explores the world of a 50-year-old linguistics professor diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Now a major motion picture it has been called both a heartbreaking and inspiring way to humanize Alzheimer’s. This complicated issue told as a story helps people –especially caregivers – deepen their own empathy and sensitivity to the topic. It might also help others become more involved.
If you know someone who deserves recognition, please click here to fill out the nomination form.
Author Dietrich Stroeh chronicles his caretaking journey in the e-book Three Months: A Caregiving Journey from Heartbreak to Healing. This Kindle ebook takes readers inside the Stroeh household where home care, medical decisions and much needed laughter gave extraordinary shape to an unexpected and devastating illness.
He has also written two free e-books on the topic. To learn more, click here.
