MetaFilter posts tagged with Seniors

Do Not Disturb: Grandma’s Having Sex

Pirate-Bartender-Zombie-Monkey — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 22:43:56 -0800

Adults over 50 are the fastest growing demographic for online dating sites, according to a recently [sic] study from UCLA’s department of psychology. Yet while older adults often value companionship over passion and marriage, experts say frisky behavior by seniors should never be underestimated. “I hesitate to generalize that they’re only having gentle, intimate moments,” says Melanie Davis, co-president of the national Sexuality and Aging Consortium. “Older adults can have really hot sex.” But not, typically, in long-term care facilities.

Voter ID - Jay Bookman - The Atlanta Journal Constitution

East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 15:46:42 -0800

Beautiful Georgia, my adopted state as I finish life’s journey ... my last year ever to vote in a presidential election. I wanted to feel part of this great privilege, wanted to again walk out of my precinct tapping my Georgia Peach voter sticker. Even if the day were dark, gloomy and cold, the sun would be shining. One Georgia nonagenarian's quest for voter ID

Is DriveABLE reasonABLE?

what's her name — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 17:21:49 -0800

DriveABLE, is a driver testing program, primarily for seniors, implemented across Canada and in the United States and Australia. Questions have been raised about the lack of consistency and accuracy in the testing. With only a 15% pass rate, drivers are complaining about the unfamiliar technology (youtube - DriveABLE computer use demo) and the lack of services in rural areas, where a senior may have to drive several hundred kilometres, to complete the mandatory computer test. In B.C., driver fitness concerns can be raised by anyone (pdf), however most reports are through police (i.e.: 911; traffic accident) or by a medical service , especially after the treatment of a medical condition (ie: a stroke). As well, at age 80, it is mandatory for all seniors to have a medical review for driver fitness. The medical community has expressed reluctance in being the final word for driver fitness , which has over 400+ pages of various conditions that may affect driving ability. The B.C. Government, responding to mounting opposition to DriveABLE (youtube link - PSA), has offered a DriveABLE driver road test to those who failed the DriveABLE computer test in the last six months, as an opportunity to reinstate their cancelled drivers licence. DriveABLE was developed by Dr. Allen Dobbs, of the University of Alberta. His wife, researcher Bonnie Dobbs is behind the SIMARD MD testing program that is implemented prior to the DriveABLE test. Opposition to the SIMARD testing is also rising.

A nation full of immortal poor people.

zarq — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:39:19 -0800

In 2002, Doug Monroe placed his parents in assisted living. A decade later, he's looking back at "the weighty financial and emotional costs that come with a parent's immortality": The Long Goodbye.

The First Ripples of the Silver Tsunami

Acromion — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 11:18:53 -0800

Nearly 1 in 5 young adults is out of work. Student debt is the highest its ever been. With a 10 year job growth of negative 230,000 jobs, the pool of available jobs is the lowest its ever been as a ratio to available college grads. And even with this dwindling tax base, in order to sustain Medicare and Social Security by 2020, we will need to tax 1.5 workers for every retiree. The dominant media narrative now is focused on the racial tensions surrounding Obama's health care reform. But in reality, the strongest opposition to Obama now comes not from young whites, who stand to benefit the most from medical reform. It is largely from 'angry white seniors' who fear cuts in the their Medicare. Are you ready for the Silver Tsunami?

Life in a retirement home

cardboard — Thu, 29 May 2008 21:06:26 -0800

Senior High: A week-long series from the Globe and Mail on life in the Terraces of Baycrest, a retirement home in Toronto. Drawing parallels to high school (the average stay of residents is 4.5 years), stories have ranged from the anxieties about the first day, the problems with cliques and getting snubbed by the cool kids, the ups and downs of the dating scene, and what to do about the awful food in the cafeteria. On Friday the series concludes with graduation, the one area where you might think the analogy would fall apart. Humanizing above all else, each piece is supplemented with video interviews of the residents that give a bit more flavour to the story. Read and watch it now as the Globe and Mail usually archives its stories within a couple of weeks.

Technology and Education

Brandon Blatcher — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:53:27 -0800

Three columns on technology and eduction by Robert Cringely: the clash between those who grew up with computers and those who didn't in War of the Worlds, Amish Paradise looks for learning models in unexpected places and Ozzy knows best talks about how important digital games, not video games, could be to education. If you're curious, Cringely is pseudonym

Still kicking

whimsicalnymph — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 10:13:24 -0800

Buster Martin is an old man. This 101 year old Brit intends to run the London Marathon. He is, as you may guess, the sprightliest centenarian you've ever seen. Last year, after leaving a pub, he was jumped by some hoodlums, but managed to beat them off when he "pushed one and kung fu kicked the other." He refuses to stop working, which doesn't seem to be a bad idea. Running a marthon, even at 101, looks like it might be a good idea for health and longevity too.

Don Edrington

StrikeTheViol — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 09:42:10 -0800

He's a computer tutor for seniors, who also seems to have a giant collection of music that's rare these days. Shortly before leaving to fight in Korea, he was kissed by Celia Cruz in 1951, among other adventures.

Well, it looks like they didn't die before they got old...

miss lynnster — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 15:15:58 -0800

First we had Scala. Now please allow me to introduce their antithesis... The Zimmers. Old People Rock.

Bank Robbing Granny at Large!

kingmissile — Tue, 15 Jan 2002 14:38:09 -0800

Bank Robbing Granny at Large! Germany must have a SUPERB police force, eh?

You're Never Too Old to Get HIV!!

jennak — Tue, 17 Jul 2001 08:51:05 -0800

You're Never Too Old to Get HIV!! People over 50 account for 13.4% of 1999 newly diagnosed AIDS cases. But because seniors, who don't think they're at risk to begin with, don't get tested -- the problem may be much bigger than number suggest.

Misconceptions about STDs, multiple partners, and the belief that condoms aren't necessary since pregnancy isn't possible, (and perhaps Viagra?) are contributing to the escalating rate.

Sex Diseases Increasing in People 50+

jhiggy — Fri, 16 Mar 2001 15:22:21 -0800

Sex Diseases Increasing in People 50+ The incidence of AIDS in people 50 and older is growing at a rate twice as fast as for people younger than 50, according to statistics released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). But that's largely been ignored by the health-care profession, say longtime health educators.