Elevate Aging

Elevate Aging by examining the language we use & the things we think. Want to bring this project to your community?

[Elevate Aging @ElevateAging]

Excellent advice! Goes with the “what no’s do you say to say the enthusiastic yes?” question!

[Jen Heemstra @jenheemstra]

Yesterday, I was offered an exciting opportunity and when I emailed my PhD mentor to let him know, he said congratulations and then asked:

What will you take off your plate so they get the best you?

Wow. Great mentors ask the tough questions that you need to hear.

[Erin Partridge @2littlewings]

So glad that this CE course on teaching yoga to #OlderAdults with @YogaAlliance is strating out with the GOOD stuff about aging! Jenny Loftus is sharing about the self-acceptance found as we age—we saw this in the @ElevateAging project too! #ResistAgeism #ElevateAging

[Elevate Aging @ElevateAging]

Here’s another of our #ElevateAging cards, designed by @CACollegeofArts students in the TBD Design Program for @ElderCareAll headed across the ocean to Germany via @postcrossing We wonder how many hands the card will pass through as it raises awareness about #Ageism ?

[Erin Partridge @2littlewings]

One of our approaches to addressing #ageism at @eldercareall is intergenerational collaboration. How do we remain engaged in this work when we cannot bring groups of students inside buildings with older adults right now? 1 way: Sending the @ElevateAging cards via @postcrossing

[Kate Clanchy @KateClanchy1]

Thank you very much, @exitthelemming for your mention of Unmute in The Times this morning. I agree we wrote the lockdown. I wish we knew what it meant. Linnet is 17.

[Nicola L Wheeler @NLWheeler4583]

@nursesKidONE @DementiaView @DiverseAlz @Shedfieldlodge @Dembkclub @skillsforcare I’ve run reading for well-being groups for people with dementia where I have often employed poetry. Poetry enables sharing of opinions, interpretations and feelings rather than relying on memory and sharing of facts. Much enjoyment has ensued

[Erasing Boundaries @ErasingWalls]

I wrote a blog for Elder Care Alliance about what, exactly, I do. Check it out here: https://t.co/AExQFZ1y4E

[Erasing Boundaries @ErasingWalls]

If you have been thinking of volunteering your time this holiday season, why not sign up for a friendly visiting program or as a volunteer at a Skilled Nursing Facility? Making a connection with someone is a wonderful gift - and better yet, it works both ways! #ErasingBoundaries

[Erasing Boundaries @ErasingWalls]

Really appreciate Shireen McFadden calling out terms like “silver tsunami” and asking that all of us dedicated to this issue be mindful of our language and framing - this is a social justice issue & when we raise up older adults we take a step toward solution. #bepartoftheplan

[Lee-Fay Low @leefay_low]

Our job as #dementia #advocates is to support people with dementia to speak for themselves, not to speak for them. When we speak for them we reinforce the #stereotype #stigma that they can't do so. All conferences should include #livedexperienceexperts #LetsTalkAboutDementia

[Stanford Center on Longevity @LongevityCenter]

"One of the biggest mistakes designers make is to assume that around the age of 60 people lose interest in aesthetics and design...No one wants to stick a golf-ball-size hearing aid the color of chewed gum in their ear." #design #DesignChallenge https://t.co/xco45B44VO

[Create Art At Work @createartatwork]

Today we used stencils to create our own coloring or doodle sheets. #creativeworkplace

[Elevate Aging @ElevateAging]

We’re engaging in conversations about how we think & talk about aging at the @ErasingWalls end-of-year event today! #redefineaging #fightageism #ageism #elevateaging

[Elevate Aging @ElevateAging]

So many of the words & images in our news & pop culture stay at the superficial level...but our depth & potential for growth does not stop as we age. #ElevateAging #FightAgeism #Ageism

[Elevate Aging @ElevateAging]

This new project invites older adults to create content to share on social media about topics we can all connect to. When asked about her hope for the world, this #OlderAdult participant wished more people had access to #ArtTherapy #ShareAllArt

[Elevate Aging @ElevateAging]

The images we share about & including #OlderAdults have the ability to shift our conversation about aging. Check out some of the fabulous images created by a @CACollegeofArts student as part of our work to #ElevateAging #CALAElevate

[Elevate Aging @ElevateAging]

We can choose to share images of confident, self-assured older adults. The images & words we associate with aging matter. #FightAgeism #ElevateAging (Interested in these images & at @CALAVoiceofAL this week? Ask someone from @ElderCareAll )

[Elevate Aging @ElevateAging]

So much public dialogue happens on social media; our project invites #OlderAdults to get involved--first on paper & then here on Twitter. Here's an eloquent statement & illustration representing one participant's concerns about plastic microspheres in the ocean. #SaveOurOcean

[Elevate Aging @ElevateAging]

Being together & sharing laughter is a beautiful message of "hope for the world" from this participant in our social media project. #ShareAllArt

[Elevate Aging @ElevateAging]

We recently launched a project inviting #OlderAdults to create content to share with the world on social media. Here is one person's response to the prompt: "Hope for the World" #ShareAllArt