Mail Tribune Column — “Aging Happens” — 2016
Ellen has been writing a column, "Aging Happens," in the Mail Tribune (formerly the Ashland Tidings) since 2014. The collection on this page ran in 2016. Click on the headlines below to read columns from 2016 or click here to return to the main Column page.
Aging Happens: New CARE Act could help family caregivers
Aging Happens: Make custodial decisions while you still can
Aging Happens: Ins and outs of SNFs
End of life is the beginning of a lot of paperwork
Continuing care retirement community an option for those with resources
Grappling with the high cost of dying
'It's always too soon — until it's too late'
Aging Happens: Experts help make it a moving — not miserable — experience
Aging population means growing number of dementia diagnoses
Sharing ideas about giving caregivers a break
Aging Happens: It's not easy to unravel long-term care insurance tangle
Aging Happens: Four tips to help select your successor trustee
Aging Happens: Say what? Hearing loss could lead to behavior change?
Telling our stories reinforces who we are
Aging Happens: Deal with your stuff before your kids have to
Hospice service valuable, but requires certain benchmarks
End of life issues not easily solved
Aging Happens: Adult Protective Services plays a vital role
Aging Happens: Making use of Adult Protective Services, Part 2