Japan’s Caring Tickets
I first read about this uniquely Japanese system of mutual care support called Fureai Kippu or "Caring Tickets" in a book on [...]
Folk Dancing in Hamilton
As a child I remember parties both inside and outdoors, weaving between the grownups legs chasing my cousins and friends. Making a [...]
Nightclub for the Elderly
“We’re the only club event in the world where someone was rushed to hospital because they’d forgotten to take their drugs." “When [...]
Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities – the OASIS Model
I recently received an invitation to an OpenLab webinar series about innovative approaches to aging-in-place. The first, “Taking Charge: New models for [...]
Co-housing Project for Low-income Renters
In March of 2016 while visiting family in Sebastopol California I dropped by Petaluma Avenue Homes, a Cohousing project featured in a [...]
Meals on Wheels Punjabi Style
This month I, along with 14 other Unitarian congregants, visited Hamilton Ontario’s Baba Budha Ji Gursikh Temple. I had no idea I was [...]
Meet the housemates with a 68 year age gap
Two generations back many of us still had family structures we counted on, people we looked out for, out of duty and [...]
Tiny Home Magic
I have been a student and follower of Dr Bill Thomas’ for many years. Starting in the early 1990’s Bill and his [...]
A potent cure for illness – community
The town of Frome in Somerset England has invested in something called the Compassionate Frome project. The project was initiated by Dr. Helen [...]
Hamilton Aging Together Launches Website
On March 8 over 30 people gathered at Grace Lutheran Church for the launch of the Hamilton Aging in Community website. The [...]