Mature model Cindy Joseph said, “Aging is just another word for living,” yet aging in our culture gets a bad rap, and the healthcare industry is no exception. According to the US 2020 census, 1 in 6 adults living in the United States were over the age of 65, 16.8% of the American population. People are living longer, and as …
So you get little jabs from your younger friends about getting old; your grandchildren call you “granny” and your kids don’t ask for your advice as often as they used to. Then you go out in the community and you become invisible, people don’t acknowledge you or worse, they try to “help” you! Ageism, ah, alive and well. These are …
