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Addressing Ageism Awareness
‘Covid Hit Us Over the Head With a Two-by-Four’: Addressing Ageism With Urgency

“Covid hit us over the head with a two-by-four, [showing that] you can’t keep doing the same thing over and over again and expect different results” for seniors, Jess Maurer, executive director of the Maine Council on Aging, said in an October webinar on ageism in health care sponsored by [...]

Susan Troyer2022-09-03T12:53:09-05:00September 2nd, 2022|Categories: Creating Community, General|Tags: Aging, Community health|0 Comments

Leadership matters
Riane Eisler: Leading the shift from a dominator culture to a partnership culture

Since her 1987 publication of The Chalice and the Blade, I have followed the work of Riane Eisler, JD, social scientist, attorney, and author. “Partnerism,” a word which she has introduced, is a model for creating a more equitable, sustainable, and less violent world based on partnership rather than domination. [...]

Susan Troyer2022-09-05T22:19:39-05:00August 29th, 2022|Categories: Creating Community, General|Tags: Becoming a partnership culture, Dr. Riane Eisler, Lucy Garrick, TheSystemsThinker.com|0 Comments

A new political morality
Fostering true democracy

Title: The Soul of Politics Author: Jim Wallis, American theologian, writer, teacher and political activist, outlines a new political morality based on social justice and renewal. Publication date: 2006 In The Soul of Politics, the author guides us to look beyond the traditional corridors of power to find the resources [...]

Susan Troyer2022-09-01T22:57:59-05:00August 22nd, 2022|Categories: Creating Community, General|Tags: The Soul of Politics by author Jim Wallis|0 Comments

Just the facts
End-of-life costs for dementia far greater than for other diseases

"Health care costs for dementia in the last years of life can be a huge financial burden for families as well as for society at large." Published: November 23, 2015 | Source: NIH.gov At a Glance Health care costs for people with dementia were significantly higher in their last [...]

Susan Troyer2022-08-22T14:44:18-05:00August 22nd, 2022|Categories: Creating Community, General|Tags: Aging research, Alzheimer's, Cost of chronic illness, Dementia, End-of-life-care, Financial burden for families, Health care costs, Public health|0 Comments

Empowering lifestyles
Full series replay this weekend only – don’t miss it! Do join us!

Dr. David Perlmutter, MD, is hosting a FREE online event this weekend that you will not want to miss! Alzheimer’s - The Science of Prevention is all about empowerment. Whether this devastating condition runs in your family or not, you have the power to take control of your brain’s destiny, [...]

Susan Troyer2022-08-05T19:47:47-05:00August 5th, 2022|Categories: Creating Community, General|Tags: Alzheimers - The Science of Prevention, Dr. David Perlmutter presents full series replay this weekend, power to take control of your brain’s destiny|0 Comments

Stand for social justice
Emergency physician writes about our urgent need to improve overall healthcare access

My sister Alice brought Dr. Fisher’s book to my attention. My personal encounter with the vast inequities found in healthcare and society in general was derived from a chapter in my career while working in a similar environment … a medical center and teaching hospital located just minutes from Dr. [...]

Susan Troyer2022-07-18T12:28:51-05:00July 17th, 2022|Categories: Creating Community, General|Tags: Best books of 2022 so far!, Inequities in healthcare, Inequities in society, One of Newsweek's most anticipated books of 2022, Standing for social justice|0 Comments

Living fully serving others
Meet Maurice Yordy – our beloved 92-year old Uncle Max – living fully serving others

The interview which follows was conducted and written by Mike Yoder, the current chair of the board of the Illinois Mennonite Historical and Genealogical Society (IMHGS) which maintains the Illinois Mennonite Museum near Metamora, Illinois. Mike is a retired college sociology professor. The article was originally published for members of [...]

Susan Troyer2022-07-17T20:07:28-05:00July 17th, 2022|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Bob Harnish, Carrie Good Yordy, CF Derstine, Clarence Sutter, David Frank, Don Litwiller, Dr. Deborah Reed, East Peoria Mennonite Church, Ezra Yordy, Illinois Mennonite Historical and Genealogical Society, IMHGS, Ivan Bachman, Jack (Edwin) Stalter, JD Graber, Jim Guth, Julie Hendricks, Ken Ulrich, Lester Hershey, Maurice Yordy, Mike Yoder, Patricia Harnish Yordy, Paul Erb, Ray Franks, Ray Phillips, SC Yoder, Versailles, Woodford County Seat|4 Comments

Dementia justice matters
Reparations for Harms Experienced in Residential Aged Care

Kudos to Kate Swaffer and her co-author, Dr. Linda Steele, for this article recently published in Health and Human Rights Journal, a publication of Harvard University. Linda and Kate are Dementia Justice researchers. Deep-felt thanks for their tireless efforts to advance the human rights of people living with dementia. Linda [...]

Susan Troyer2022-07-01T11:34:12-05:00June 30th, 2022|Categories: Creating Community, General|Tags: Dementia justice researchers, Dr. Linda Steele, Experiences of people with dementia, Kate Swaffer, Nursing Homes, Reparations for harms suffered by people, Residential aged care|0 Comments

Changing the culture of care
Kate Swaffer speaks about “Sexual Assault in Residential Aged Care”

Kate Swaffer is a well-known activist, independent researcher, and leader in the international community who was diagnosed with a form of younger onset frontotemporal dementia in 2008. Her bio can be found here on ABeautifulVoice.org with other esteemed Influencers. Sexual Assault in Residential Aged Care In this video (6:57 [...]

Susan Troyer2022-08-22T15:02:14-05:00June 19th, 2022|Categories: Creating Community, General|Tags: Ageism, Alzheimer's and dementia, Human rights in dementia care, Neglect and abuse of older adults living with dementia, Sexual Assault in Residential Aged Care, Stigma about dementia|0 Comments

A New Lens: Soul Care
You are invited to submit a Selfie – Join our Selfie Project page

The SELFIE PROJECT page has undergone a recent renovation. Always "under construction," we are in the process of upgrading and expanding the GALLERY and we are ready for your submissions! Learn more here. WHAT: Celebrating being together – via a Selfies “photo op.” WHO: You and a favorite elder or [...]

Susan Troyer2022-06-22T10:09:53-05:00June 18th, 2022|Categories: Creating Community, General|0 Comments