Toddlers are put to work spreading cheer at Japanese nursing home
NBC - The pint-sized team of about 70 babies was “hired” to brighten the days of residents in a country where loneliness is a growing social problem.
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106-year-old marks birthday with community parade, shares her simple tips to longevity
GMA - In October, the town of Abilene, Texas, home to 106-year-old Mabel Reynolds, came together for a parade, organized by her Chisholm Court Assisted Living home, to celebrate her 106th birthday with firetrucks, police cars, friends and supporters of Reynolds pulling into the assisted living facility driveway to cheer her on.
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Olympic Hopefuls Needed a Home. A Retirement Community Stepped Up.
NYT - New Zealand’s curling team wanted to train with the “big boys” in Canada, and a group of enthusiastic seniors has provided housing, a cheering section and lots of advice.
Lack of certain types of social connection linked with higher risk of dying early, study finds
CNN - If you’re visiting with loved ones this holiday season, a new study suggests you make that a habit on a regular basis, if you haven’t already. Those who don’t socialize with friends or family may see their risk of dying early increase by 39%.
The retired pilot went to the hospital. Then his life went into a tailspin.
WAPO - Many older people are one medical emergency away from a court-appointed guardian taking control of their lives. Sobering.
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Nearing Her 109th Birthday, and Still Waiting for Her Day in Court
NYT - Lessie Benningfield Randle survived the Tulsa race massacre of 1921. Her lawyers are making what they say is a final bid to keep her case alive.‘ She and the only other known survivor, Viola Fletcher, 109, are united in a historic legal battle to force the City of Tulsa and others to answer for the massacre.
Walmart adding daily "sensory-friendly" store hours
Axios - Walmart stores nationwide will lower the lights, turn off the radio and change their TV walls to a static image for daily "sensory-friendly hours," the retailer announced.
Live better, live longer: the retirement home that’s more like an alpine spa
The Guardian - Built to be the opposite of a retreat, this radical, open-plan social housing for over-65s boasts film nights, yoga sessions – and plenty of perfect corners for a bottle or two of wine.
WAPO - Longevity has become an industry, a subject of bestsellers, podcasts and newsletters. But is a life meted out in metrics, often for a price, worth it? Frankly, I think this guy is an idiot. Be one of those cases where a bus hits him and that’s it. I’m all for living your healthiest, best life but we all have an expiration date.
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