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In This Episode:
Dr. K talks with geriatrician Bill Thomas, MD, founder of ChangingAging.org. They discuss what he’s worked on during the past year, including his work fostering better aging through Minka houses, MAGIC (Multi-Ability, Multi-Generational Inclusive) Communities, and much more. They cover:
- Why ageism is so important
- Why it’s better to avoid age (and ability) segregation, when it comes to housing and community services
- The mismatch between the housing we have and the housing we need
- The problem of older adults loving houses that don’t love them back
- His own experience this year of turning 60 and of moving to a smaller house
- How cars affect aging and communities, and whether self-driving cars will change things
- Why the Village of Hope community is designed to cultivate social capital
- His recent work in value-based home health care
- Whether aging issues will become part of the election conversation
- Why it’s vital to confront our internal ageist narratives and appreciate our aging faces
Related episodes:
082- Interview: Bill Thomas on Housing & Communities as Engines of Independence in Aging
055 – Interview: Bill Thomas on Ageism & Innovations to Improve Aging
098 – Interview: Medicare Open Enrollment: What to Know & When to Switch
Related Resources:
- ChangingAging.org
- Harvard report: Housing America’s Older Adults 2019
- Minka: Homes and Communities
- Can This Tiny House Solve Senior Housing Shortage?
- Saying No to Pervasive Ageism
- VILLAGE OF HOPE: Plans unveiled for dementia-friendly housing facility
- Bill Thomas: Home Care Providers Need to Get into the Real Estate Game
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heila Brooks says
Dr Thomas, did you present at a conference in Melbourne Australia on Dementia?
My memory is of you talking about the importance of inclusion and not segregation in relation to those with dementia. You were no longer advocating for specialist dementia units. Since this time our model has taken on a very inclusive approach. We do not segregate those with challenging behaviors and those without. We have found that ‘cuddles, hugs, familiarity and warmth demonstrated to residents with cognitive impairment on a consistent basis has had major benefits. We have a settled warm, happy facility residents love to be here, staff