Mail Tribune Column — “Aging Happens” — 2021
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 2021. Click on the headlines below to read columns from 2021 or click here to return to the main Column page.
Websites can provide necessary connections
Caring for someone who has dementia is hard
Here’s an option for eating well
Finding the right medical provider
Personality disorders are more than quirks
Solo agers have some planning to do
Our biggest aging worry is fear of dementia
Questions to ask when considering a care facility
Handling a person’s affairs is a lot of work
We need connection, we need each other
Elders in need sometimes reject help from family
Link between financial woes and dementia discovered
Asante and Providence embrace ‘Age-Friendly Health Care System’