Constellation:A Shining Star in the Universe of Health Services
Scientists tell us that our physical universe of solar systems, galaxies, constellations—all those points of light that we see in the night sky—is an expanding one. Constellation Health Services, headquartered in Norwalk, also sees itself as driven to expand. As the company’s Mission Statement puts it: “Constellation is dedicated to delivering the best possible health care services to people at all points of life.” READ MORE>>
Waveny―A World of Caring Many familiar with Waveny Care Network say that it is “more than a network, it’s a world―a world of caring.”
This world was conceived in the early 1970s, when the people of New Canaan, moved by a concern for the quality of life of their neighbors, determined to create a healthcare facility to meet the needs of older adults. They launched a successful array of fundraising activities, and these contributions from the community led to the establishment of Waveny Care Center in 1975. The Center grew into the Network, which has always been a not-for-profit charitable organization governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. Although New Canaan residents are accorded first consideration for admission to the Network’s programs and services, applicants from any geographic location are strongly encouraged to apply and are admitted in the order of applications received. READ MORE>>
Mickey Rooney and elder abuse If you thought that being a legendary Hollywood movie star would protect you from being taken advantage of, Mickey Rooney wants you to know that you are wrong.
“Elder abuse comes in many different forms—physical abuse, emotional abuse, or financial abuse. Each one is devastating in its own right." READ MORE>>
The Great Poets on Aging: A Sampling
We tend to associate poetry with youth—young love and all that—but the great poets, of course, had much to say—profound, poignant, humorous—about aging and the end of life.
Let's take a sampling from the great poets about advanced age and the last of life.
The stages and seasons of life
In As You Like It Shakespeare famously used his beloved stage as a metaphor for life itself:
All the world’s a stage.
And all the men and women merely players.
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven. At first the infant . . . .
Last scene of all . . .
Is second childishness and mere oblivion;
Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.
Friends indeed—in words and in deeds Business group serves women and seniors in many ways.
“Got Girlfriends?” is more than just a phrase to catch your eye above an advertisement, such as the one that appears in the print editions of the Senior GO TO Guide for New Haven County. It’s both the moniker and the motivation of a group of established businesswomen in the New Haven area, women with long records of achievement in their various fields. These fields include finance, health care and personal care, home maintenance, personal and property insurance, and real estate. Friends of each other, these nine women now have allied under the “Got Girlfriends?” banner to expand their shared values of trust and mutual support from the personal realm to the professional. READ MORE>>
Thoughts on Retirement There are many views about retirement. Here are some of them.
The trouble with retirement is that you never get a day off. –Abe Lemons
When a man retires and time is no longer a matter of urgent importance, his colleagues generally present him with a watch. –R.C. Sherriff
O, blest retirement! friend to life’s decline—
How blest is he who crowns, in shades like these.
A youth of labor with a life of ease!
--Oliver Goldsmith READ MORE>>
Constellation:
Waveny―A World of Caring
Friends indeed—in words and in deeds
