April 24, 2020 – Amid reports of death and isolation, some older New Yorkers are modeling strength and resilience. The New York Times’ John Leland reports: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/24/nyregion/coronavirus-elders-nyc.html?referringSource=articleShare
Audience: Older Adults
Just What Older People Didn’t Need: More Isolation
April 13, 2020 – The coronavirus pandemic could sharpen the health risks of loneliness. But there are ways to connect. The New York Times’ Paula Span reports: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/13/health/coronavirus-elderly-isolation-loneliness.html
40 Suggestions to Help Especially Vulnerable Seniors During Coronavirus Crisis: Report
April 17, 2020 – This article features the report, Supporting Older Adults Through Coronavirus: Ideas From Experts and Leaders Across NYC, developed by The Center for the Urban Future (CUF) and other leaders from organizations that provide services to older adults, including Lifetime Arts’ Executive Director and Co-Founder, Ed Friedman. The report, “offers ideas for …
SAGEConnect Links LGBT Elders with Volunteer Community Members and Allies
From SAGEConnect: “As we all experience the new reality of the COVID-19 pandemic, social isolation is becoming more common. Our LGBT community, like our country, is in uncharted waters. But we know what we need to do because we’ve done it before: we organize ourselves as effectively and as lovingly as possible to respond to …
OATS Offers New Virtual Programming and Resources (VIDEO)
OATS/Senior Planet Virtual Press Conference, March 30, 2020 In this press conference, OATS (Older Adult Technology Services) founder and executive director, Dr. Thomas Kamber, shares about how OATS is addressing the COVID-19 crisis, including offering new virtual programs and digital resources for older adults. For more information about their online programs and digital resources, please …
11 Tips for Maintaining a Creative Practice, When Home Is Your Studio
The following is a post published by Pratt Institute to aid their student and faculty communities during COVID-19. The tips are universally relevant for anyone who wants to create at home. “COVID-19 has quickly changed the way we study, teach, and create. As students, faculty, staff, and alumni in the Pratt Institute community are now …
Older Adult Choir Instructional Videos from SFCMC
The San Francisco Community Music Center developed the Older Adult Choir Program to provide the many personal, social, artistic, and quality of life benefits that musical activity can bring to older adults. The program has grown as choirs have cycled out of the Community of Voices research study led by UCSF in partnership with CMC …
OATS + Senior Planet Statement & Resources
“As we’re all dealing with the realities of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak, Senior Planet and Older Adults Technology Services (OATS), the nonprofit that sponsors Senior Planet, want to affirm that the health and safety of all members, participants, trainers, staff and volunteers is of the highest importance. Right now, they’re continuing to monitor the situation, facilitate …
Now is Not the Time to Sever the Ties that Bind Generations
From Generations United, March 13, 2020: “It’s too early to know if social isolation or the Coronavirus (COVID-19) will kill more older adults in the long run. A heightened awareness of how a lack of social connection negatively impacts individuals as they age and their networks diminish has fueled a significant interest in intergenerational programming …
Seniors, Deemed Most Vulnerable to Virus, Grapple with ‘Social Distancing’
The Boston Globe, March 13, 2020 “With health authorities warning that the novel coronavirus poses a higher risk to older adults, many seniors are adjusting to a new reality, where gatherings they’d looked forward to are cancelled, and daily activities can feel fraught with risk.” Visit The Boston Globe website to read the article
The Ultimate Guide to Virtual Museum Resources, E-Learning, and Online Collections
Access the collections and learning resources from museums around the world. This collection was assembled by MCN.
Dance and Movement at Home with Dance for PD, a program of the Mark Morris Dance Group
Dance for PD is committed to supporting the global community and encouraging people living with Parkinson’s to keep dancing during a time when live classes may not be available. They are providing regularly-scheduled live online community meetups that include a live 30-minute Dance for PD class three times a week. They are also making their full digital class …
