Whew! Five courses in the geriatric care management program at University of Florida were well worth my time and tuition checks. I didn’t really have concerns that my investments of time, dollars and brain energy were unwise but Day One of my internship with a geriatric care management agency was an A+++ in my own… Continue reading Out of the classroom and into the world
Author: othersideof50
Slow to warm up meets dive head first into the deep end of the pool. I'm throwing caution to the wind and with arms wide open I'm embracing the thrill of a mid-life career and personal life change. Older adults in America and their loved ones are calling out to me and I'm eager to offer my hand, my mind and my heart in reply.
Never met a furry or feathered friend I didn't love at first glance.
Love, love, love my amazing husband. And my son, I'll be forever in awe that I am privileged to be his mom. He is brilliant, kind, disciplined, with a sense of humor that is unmatched.
Driving Miss Daisy
My elderly mom needed a change of scenery last Sunday. The walls of her independent living complex were closing in plus it was a beautiful October day that I wanted to share with her. On my weekend To Do list was a trip to the NC State Farmer’s Market to buy some crisp NC apples… Continue reading Driving Miss Daisy
Open Enrollment Period for Medicare Advantage and Medicare prescription drug coverage
There are 2 separate enrollment periods each year. collapse Open Enrollment Period for Medicare Advantage and Medicare prescription drug coverage. What can I do? Change from Original Medicare to a Medicare Advantage Plan. Change from a Medicare Advantage Plan back to Original Medicare. Switch from one Medicare Advantage Plan to another Medicare Advantage Plan. Switch… Continue reading Open Enrollment Period for Medicare Advantage and Medicare prescription drug coverage
Once upon a time
I’ll tell you a story
Is that debit or credit?
Pay it forward. Smile at an elderly person and watch as her face lights up and she returns your smile. You see her personality as it is reflected in her eyes. Give her a moment, one brief minute out of your day, and you might hear a lovely story about love and life. She will… Continue reading Is that debit or credit?
65 is the new 21?
All I can say is WOW. I’ve thrown research study rules to the wind and conducted my own informal research survey this week at the NC coast. Study participants had to meet stiff requirements: 1) have gray hair; 2) be on the beach between 9a-4p regularly Monday – Friday; 3) smile, laugh, or otherwise radiate… Continue reading 65 is the new 21?
To make a long story short
This baby boomer is changing her own game!
“Nature does no…
“Nature does not hurry yet everything is accomplished.” Lao Tzu
Rest. Ready. Set. Go!
Luxuriating in the second week of a long-awaited retreat at our place on the NC coast, I’ve had the opportunity to rest and re-energize. For the past year, in addition to working fulltime, I’ve been in school, a 50-something born again student, and non-work hours were guided by a course syllabus with reading, paper-writing, tests and due dates. What a joy the past… Continue reading Rest. Ready. Set. Go!
