Posts Tagged ‘Nursing-Home’
Elderhostel’s Marty Knowlton and Lifelong Learning
A person who helped reinvent “aging”, “retirement” and “learning”, contributing to the cognitive health of millions of individuals as a result: Martin P. ‘Marty’ Knowlton dies at 88; co-founder of Elderhostel (Los Angeles Times) — “Martin P. “Marty” Knowlton, a world traveler who fought ageism by co-founding Elderhostel, a program that pioneered learning vacations for mature…
Read MoreHenry G. Molaison (H.M.): On Learning and Memory
H. M., an Unforgettable Amnesiac, Dies at 82 — Obituary — “On Tuesday evening at 5:05, Henry Gustav Molaison known worldwide only as H. M., to protect his privacy died of respiratory failure at a nursing home in Windsor Locks, Conn. His death was confirmed by Suzanne Corkin, a neuroscientist at the Massachusetts Institute of…
Read More12 People Who Are Changing Your Retirement
Quick link to an excellent and inspiring article in the Wall Street Journal: 12 People Who Are Changing Your Retirement (open access during a week)
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