Health & Aging
What changes with age, what does not, and how to tell the difference between the two.
Health & AgingWhat Actually Changes About Sleep After 60 — And What Doesn’tThe need does not shrink. The architecture does. Confusing those two things is how a normal shift in sleep timing turns into years of unnecessary worry, or an untreated problem gets waved away as age.6 min read →
Health & AgingHearing Loss Is Gradual, Which Is Exactly Why It Gets MissedAge-related hearing loss usually affects both ears equally and arrives slowly enough that the person living with it adapts without noticing. The people around them notice first, and often say nothing for years.6 min read →
Health & AgingWhy Lighting Matters More Than We Think as We Get OlderThe eye changes long before anyone calls it a problem. Most homes are lit for the person who moved in, not for the person living there now.5 min read →
Health & AgingNighttime Mobility and Fall Prevention: Small Changes That Make a DifferenceGetting out of bed is one of the least considered movements of the day, and one of the least stable.6 min read →A short, useful letter on aging well at home
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