Section 1 – Aging is not Failure!
How Many Americans Are Over 65?
How many is 50 million?
Who Lives Here?
How Many Are Arriving?
How Many Are Leaving?
 
 
Section 2 - How Your Life Changes
The 4 Common Phases of Later Life
Did You Just Turn 65?
What do You Want in Retirement?
How to Stay Active and Connected
How Does Life Change?
Retirement is a unique opportunity
 
Section 3 - Connecting with Family
How Often do We & Children Interact?
Time with Family
What’s so Grand About Grandparents?
Is It Harder to Connect with Grandkids?
 
 
 
Section 4 - Connecting Through Care
Connecting through Care
What Types of Care do We Need?
At What Age Do We Need Help?
Who Are These Unpaid Helpers?
More About Helpers
What is the Cost to These Helpers?
Helping Takes A Toll
 
 
 
Section 5 - Your Home
Where do We Live?
How Many of Us Live Alone?
What is a “Solo Ager?”
What Would You Do?
What You Can Do Influences Where You Can Live
 
 
Section 6 - Activities of Daily Living
The Six Tasks Called “Activities of Daily Living”
Which Tasks are Most Difficult?
To Stay Active, Use Devices!
 
Section 7 - Long Term Care
Who Are They?
Who Goes to Long Term Care Facilities?
How Long Do They Stay in LTC?
 
Section 8 - Money
How Long Will You Keep Working?
Your Money
The Cost of Living Longer
Will Medicare Pay?
Medicare Examples for Long Term Care
Where does Medicare Money Go?
 
Section 9 - Falling
Falls Lead to a Loss of Independence
How Many of Us Fall?
How Many Falls Result in Injuries?
How Many Hospitalizations?
Where Are You Most Likely to Fall?
Other Risk Factors
Why Look at Hip Fractures?
Ordinary Activities Cause Fractures
Women’s Fractures
Men’s Fractures
The Problem is Not that You Fall
 
 
Section 10 - Resilience
Your Bone Marrow
What is Resilience?
Resilience Improves Quality Not Quantity
Resilience and Bone Density
Your Choices and Bone Density
Resilience and Muscle Strength
If We Don’t Build Our Muscles
What Does This Feel Like?
Why Our Shape Changes as We Age
Our Muscles Hold Water
Why Does Water Matter?
Resilience and Fear
Build Resilience
 
 
 
Section 11 - Bacteria, Viruses, and The Flu
Bacteria, Viruses, and The Flu
Bacteria vs Viruses
Viruses - Good News
Viruses - Bad News
Viruses Are Everywhere
Viruses Are in You
Viruses Can Mutate
The Flu is a Virus
How the Flu Spreads
Does the Flu Make You Sick?
How to Avoid the Flu
What to Do If You Have the Flu
 
Section 12 - Death
How Long Do We Live?
At What Age Do We Die?
You May Live Longer than You Expect
What Do We Die From?
What Causes These Conditions?
The “Secret” to Living to 100
Why You (Probably) Won’t Drop Dead
Where Do We Die?
What Kinds of Fatal Accidents Do We Have?
Should You Drive?
Suicide
Suicide Methods
 
Section 13 - Happiness
Does Happiness Matter?
How Happy are We Now?
How to be Happy
Our Brains are Better at Happiness
To be Happy, Keep Your Brain Sharp
Mastering Something, Anything, Increases Happiness