Silverevolution
An ACCESS Health International blog. Our vision is that the elderly, no matter where they live, have the right to high quality, affordable healthcare.
We believe it is possible for people to add more life to their years even as they add more years to their life. This site promotes innovation, insight, and inspired conversations about modern aging worldwide.
In Case You Missed It: New and Noteworthy This Week - ACCESS Health International This regular blog series is a roundup of recent news items and developments that I found interesting and would like to share.
04/04/2016
Creating Value from Health Innovation - ACCESS Health International The healthcare industry has a great deal to gain from innovation and technology.
eEstonia! Setting New Standards for eGovernance - ACCESS Health International This article originally appeared in The Huffington Post. It is based on interviews in Estonia conducted by Sofia Widén of ACCESS Health Sweden with Taavi Kotka, Artur Novek, and Dr. Ain Aaviksoo.
30/03/2016
Stiftelsen Silviahemmet: A Palliative Approach to Dementia Care - ACCESS Health International Stiftelsen Silviahemmet is a foundation that manages a day care center and provides education in dementia care. In this interview, Lotta Roupe, an assistant nurse, Silvia Sister, and manager of the day care center of Silviahemmet, talks about the history of Silviahemmet and its palliative care philo…
Strategies That Promote a Better End of Life - ACCESS Health International The recent Medicare ruling allowing hospice payments to cover counseling sessions has placed renewed attention on end of life concerns.
24/03/2016
Dementia: A Way Forward - ACCESS Health International In this post, I focus on areas of care and engagement in life as a forward looking response to the public health challenge of dementia.
Communications Manager (New York) - ACCESS Health International ACCESS Health is seeking a Communications Manager to oversee the communications of the organization for domestic and international audiences. The Communications Manager will oversee the day to day management of the website and social media platforms; oversee English language publications from team m…
21/03/2016
Dementia: A Public Health Priority - ACCESS Health International Dementia is a growing and important public health issue. This blog post presents dementia statistics and explores diagnosis, societal and economic impacts, and methods to delay onset and slow progression.
10/03/2016
09/03/2016
Housing Project Takes On Seniors’ Health An innovative new approach in Oakland combines low-income housing and a health program for seniors.
The blog post also includes a cool market analysis of the future of technology for the elderly.
In Case You Missed It: New and Noteworthy This Week - ACCESS Health International This regular blog series is a roundup of recent news items and developments that I found interesting and would like to share.
Executive Assistant to the Executive Director (New York) - ACCESS Health International ACCESS Health International is seeking an Executive Assistant to support the Executive Director with administrative tasks, research, and communications. The Executive Assistant will also provide support to the President, as needed. The Executive Assistant is expected to create and manage a dashboard…
04/03/2016
Join the Modern Aging Singapore Design Thinking Workshops on March 12 and 19 - ACCESS Health... Join ACCESS Health Singapore for our first Modern Aging workshop in 2016! On March 12, from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm, experts from LumenLab will demonstrate the design thinking mindset to future innovators and help you design the right product to suit elders’ needs.
02/03/2016
Cohousing: Community Living for All Ages - ACCESS Health International The development of inclusive models of housing for older adults has become a global priority due to the rapidly growing population of those sixty five and older. Cohousing offers elders an alternative model of aging in place and community. Joani Blank is a seventy eight year old resident of Swan’s M…
Loneliness: The Silent Killer - ACCESS Health International When we are young, our life is often full of activities and relationships. By the time we reach sixty five, many of those connections and activities have faded away. What we once took for granted is what we very much need and crave in later life: social connections and a meaningful, productive exist…
25/02/2016
Aleris: Improving Dementia Care and Care of the Elderly - ACCESS Health International Aleris is a private health and social care company and one of the largest providers in Scandinavia. In this interview with Linda Martinson, manager of an Aleris elder care home in Stockholm, Sweden, she talks about quality registries, national guidelines, and the development of new and better method…
24/02/2016
Improving the Lives of the Elderly: Startup Innovation and the Unmissable Opportunities in Aging... The beautiful visuals and videos for our Modern Aging Singapore program were created by Gone Adventurin’, our wonderful storytelling partner. Paula Miquelis, a project manager at Gone Adventurin’, has written an article in Medium about Modern Aging and their experience collaborating with us. The int…
23/02/2016
TioHundra Case Study Part Five: A Changing Organization - ACCESS Health International This is the fifth part of a case study series on Care Company TioHundra and Swedish integrated elder care. This installment of the case study is an interview with Ulrika Karlsson, the department manager for elder care and homecare at TioHundra. Ms. Karlsson describes the challenges related to organi…
17/02/2016
Modern Aging China: A Focus on Innovation - ACCESS Health International Following the success of the Modern Aging China launch event and first entrepreneurial community event in Shanghai, we organized our first Modern Aging China event in Beijing.
16/02/2016
Grandma Graffiti Gangs are tearing up the streets of Portugal (Photos) These grandmas aren’t your typical Bingo Bi***es.
10/02/2016
TioHundra Case Study Part Four: Homecare, Home Healthcare, and Integrating Care for the Elderly... This is the fourth part of a case study series on Care Company TioHundra and Swedish integrated elder care. In this installment, the interviewees describe the advantages of choosing homecare and home healthcare at TioHundra. The interview also addresses the challenges that the company faces in care…
08/02/2016
Modern Aging China: Exploring Future Directions for the Chinese Elder Care Market - ACCESS... Modern Aging China kicked off 2016 with an entrepreneurial community event on January 23, 2016, in Shanghai. The workshop was titled "Policy, Investment, and Innovation in Aging Entrepreneurship."
TioHundra Case Study Part Three: A Focus on Quality - ACCESS Health International Interview with: Lena Kallin-Persson, Quality Coordinator, TioHundra Lena Eriksonson, Quality Coordinator, TioHundra This is the third part of a case study series on Care Company TioHundra and Swedish integrated elder care. This installment of the case study is an interview with two quality coordinat…
02/02/2016
A New Vision for Dreams of the Dying A team of clinicians and researchers is trying to understand the importance of deathbed dreams to help the ill and the bereaved.
01/02/2016
TioHundra Case Study Part Two: Care Homes and Integrated Elder Care - ACCESS Health International Interview with: Jan Blomkvist, Department Manager, Elder Care Housing Marielle Nilsson, Vice Unit Manager, Sjöglimten Short Term Care Home Ann-Sophie Holgersson, Manager, Grind Care Home This is the second part of a case study series on Care Company TioHundra and Swedish integrated elder care. This…
28/01/2016
Modern Aging Launches in China - ACCESS Health International Toward the end of 2015, we hosted our first Modern Aging China event, a workshop in Shanghai on Business and Investment Opportunities in the Aging Industry. Modern Aging China is our newest Modern Aging program.