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My luggage was lost for six days: this is what I learned
AARP, March 2026
This behavior can be a turning point for families caring for someone with dementia
NPR News, February 2026
Preserving your digital life
Next Avenue, December 2025
We’re sorry for your loss: are there any services you’d like to add?
Next Avenue, November 2025
Living in community: what it’s like inside a retirement home
The East Hampton Star, November 2025
Dementia housing without locked wards?
NPR News, November 2025
We are making it so hard to age in this country
Next Avenue, November 2025
The Tyranny of Aging Well
AARP, October 2025
Want to make new friends? Ask this 100-year-old
Yahoo News, September 2025
The Transitions of Aging: how parents and adult children can adjust
NPR News, August 2025
AI in the ER? How ChatGPT made a hospital stay easier to navigate
Next Avenue, August 2025
A Stepmother’s perspective
Next Avenue, May 2025
One house, three generations, many benefits
The East Hampton Star, May 2025
Caring for the caregivers
The East Hampton Star, May 2025
He thought he was prepared to be his wife’s caregiver - but was overwhelmed
PBS Next Avenue, April 2025
One way to keep older men from being too isolated (just don’t call it a support group!)
NPR News, April, 2025
Grandpas get together to help kids. Scientists say it helps the elders’ health, too
NPR News, March 2025
Men die sooner than women. Is it time for a closer look at men’s health?
NPR News, February 2025
How to fight ageism in the world around you
NPR Shots blog, December 2024
Hamptons hospital offers preventive care in Spanish, and it makes a difference
The World , December 2024
Refund runaround
(how companies profit from your refund debit card)
PBS Next Avenue, November 2024, republished in Forbes
These matchmakers connect teens and elders. The relationship benefits both sides
NPR News, November, 2024
Health care at home is an emerging need
The East Hampton Star, November 2024
Dropping the ‘senior’ in senior center
The Christian Science Monitor, October 2024
Misdiagnosis is common in older adults. Specialized ERs can help
NPR News, July 2024
Has the phrase ‘anti-aging’ aged out?
PBS Next Avenue, July 2024, republished in The Minneapolis Star Tribune
In nursing homes, staff are key. But is Biden’s boost for the workforce realistic?
NPR News, June 2024
Black men are a hidden segment of caregivers
NPR News, May 2024
What it’s like to age in place in East Hampton
The East Hampton Star, May 2024
Hit the road with a travel companion for hire
PBS Next Avenue, May 2024
Ageism in healthcare is common, and can harm people NPR News, March 2024
The new story of old age in rural America
The Christian Science Monitor, March 2024
New York City’s older Chinese population faces housing challenges
The World, January 2024
How (not) to manage your mother
PBS Next Avenue, January 2024
Private care managers keep older loved ones safe, but it’s not cheap
NPR News, November 2023
Traveling with dementia
PBS Next Avenue, October 2023
Call it ‘stealth mental health.’ Some care for elders helps more without the label
NPR News, August 2023
Older gamers say the industry doesn’t design with them in mind
Marketplace, July 2023
The camaraderie of Men’s Sheds,
PBS Next Avenue, June 2023, republished by MarketWatch
Older adults are often left out of the move to digital Marketplace, June 2023
(winner of Silurians Press Club award for best audio feature)
If retirement isn’t your thing just yet, what about college?
Marketplace, March 2023
Service dogs offer help and friendship for people with Alzheimer’s
PBS Next Avenue, July 2022, republished by MarketWatch
Living well with Alzheimer’s disease
PBS Next Avenue, November 2021
How the Villages Network is emerging from the pandemic
PBS Next Avenue, June 2021