A Rabbi’s Lesson on Intimacy and Aging

The Legacy of Wisdom video series offers a valuable lesson from Rabbi Zalman Schachter on intimacy, sexuality and older age, the stage he calls “the ripe fruit stage.” He includes a touching comment about people enjoying sensual tingles “from the toes to the nose” once they no longer focus so intently on goal-oriented, genital sex.  Schachter suggests that long-term care facilities rethink the taboos on touch, given the great...

Radio Show Addresses Creativity, Love and Aging

Consortium founder and past-president Peggy Brick recently participated in a radio roundtable on the Healthy Women show on blogtalk radio (online). Three panelists discussed creativity, love and sexuality as they are related to aging. The good news: We can become more creative and loving as we age. To hear the online radio show, click...

Member’s Book Makes AARP Bedroom Books List

Consortium member Joan Price’s book, Naked at Our Age, has been included in AARP’s list of books that can add sizzle to one’s sex life. The Love & Sex blog on the AARP.org website is written by Pepper Schwartz, PhD, who is a member of the Consortium’s Advisory Board. Read the entire list here.

Chorus Pairs Caregivers and to Those with Alzheimer’s

Reprinted from HealthDay, News for Healthier Living By Alan Mozes, HealthDay Reporter Late December wouldn’t be the same without the uplifting sound of holiday choirs, but there’s a unique chorus in New York City called “The Unforgettables,” that’s bringing new harmony to singers and audiences alike. That’s because the chorus’ 22 members include 11 men and women diagnosed with early to middle-stage dementia,...

Field Report on Sex Ed for Older Adults

Older, Wiser, Sexually Smarter: 30 Sex Ed Lessons for Adults Only is a facilitator-friendly, consumer-friendly curriculum that benefits the Consortium with every sale. If you’re tempted but wonder what it’s like to implement in the “real world, read OWSS Notes from the Field_Terri Clark To order your own copy of OWSS, click...