Archive for February, 2012
Community Sessions - Join the Discussion
I am looking forward to the community sessions we have scheduled in March to discuss the Aging with Dignity & Independence initiative and I hope you will join me. The five opportunities to participate are listed below – all at Sarasota libraries.
We will share what was learned and encourage your discussion and thinking about [...]
The Geography of Benefits
Here in Sarasota County, what share of our income is from Unemployment Insurance? How about Medicare? How about Social Security? The New York Times has created an interactive map that makes it possible for anybody to see patterns in the allocation of benefits relating to six types of government programs over the last four decades. [...]
Everyone Leads
Paul Schmitz founded Public Allies Milwaukee in 1993. Its mission is to advance new leadership to strengthen communities, nonprofits and civic participation. He recently wrote a book called Everyone Leads. The Stanford Social Innovation Review took a look at that book; here’s what they said. “For Schmitz, the process of [...]
Through the Census Looking Glass - Take 2: A Closer View of Economic Equality in Sarasota County
In a recent blog post, we examined local patterns of economic equality in Sarasota County through a map of median household income by Census Tract. What does our community look like when we zoom in a bit further, to census block groups? Check out this map to see. As local community data efforts continue to [...]
Closing the Hospital Revolving Door
I just read a good article about closing the hospital revolving door. It’s about helping older adults prepare in advance for what happens AFTER they are released from the hospital. Some studies show that 40% to 50% of re-admissions occur because patients don’t understand the discharge instructions and don’t comply. In some instances, resources that [...]
Lessons Learned with My Parents
A month or so ago I wrote about being an impending caregiver as my parents get older, and trying to be prepared. It seemed like my mother – younger, more physically fit and in better health than my dad, would end up being the caregiver.
At least those were the odds.
A single quick slip with a [...]