Other Side of 50

Andrea Gallagher, President of Senior Concerns, authors a bi-weekly column for the Thousand Oaks Acorn titled “The Other Side of 50,” focusing on life planning, positive aging and Boomer transitions.


Finding hope at Supervisor’s meeting

Recently, I attended the Ventura County Board of Supervisors meeting. My coworker Julie and I were honored to accept a proclamation celebrating Senior Concerns’ 50 years of service to seniors and family caregivers in our community. Janice Parvin, Chair of the Ventura County Board of Supervisors, noted that many of the public comments and [...]

By |2025-04-23T17:35:25-07:00April 18th, 2025|Other Side of 50|0 Comments

Patients struggle to retain medical information

Whose responsibility is it to remind older adult patients of their next programmed appointment? Let’s say a patient is supposed to have an in-office procedure every six months. For whatever reason, that appointment was not booked in advance. In a perfect world, both the physician’s office and the patient would share responsibility for ensuring [...]

By |2025-03-27T16:41:46-07:00March 21st, 2025|Other Side of 50|0 Comments

Tidbits

Every so often, I think of topics that are not deep enough to be the subject of an entire column but may be noteworthy. I call these tidbits because they are small and interesting items of information. Sharing my recent tidbits with you today. Hotel Stay Recently, my husband and I took a trip [...]

By |2025-03-27T16:41:16-07:00March 7th, 2025|Other Side of 50|0 Comments

Federal funding pause could affect local seniors’ food source

Last week, the administration sent a memo seeking to pause potentially trillions of dollars in government loans, grants, and financial assistance. That memo was later rescinded, but it did create confusion and uncertainty, particularly in the nonprofit world. While we are not sure what the future holds, a substantial amount of local Meals on [...]

By |2025-02-10T09:27:50-08:00February 10th, 2025|Other Side of 50|0 Comments

When is a house not a home?

When I consider the word “home” it conjures up a safe haven. A place where one can live alone or with loved ones and a place to enjoy with friends. It’s a place to build memories and a place where we can truly just be ourselves. It is easy to see why aging in [...]

By |2025-02-10T09:28:01-08:00January 27th, 2025|Other Side of 50|0 Comments
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