055 Bill Thomas on Ageism and Innovations to Improve Aging

Dr. K talks with geriatrician Bill Thomas, MD, founder of the Eden Alternative and aging innovator extraordinaire. They discuss aging, how to counter ageism, his latest projects centered on housing and fostering independence, and much more.
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In This Episode:

Dr. K talks with geriatrician Bill Thomas, MD, founder of ChangingAging.org, the Eden Alternative, and the Green House Project. They discuss his recent efforts to counter ageism and his latest housing-related projects, including:

What is ageism and why is it so pervasive
The stories we tell ourselves about aging (including our own aging) and youth
Thinking about lifespan in terms of childhood, adulthood, and elderhood
Why it’s a problem for older adults to cling to “adulthood” as part of their identities
The words we use and why we might embrace the term “elder”
How having “too much house” is risky in aging, and how a Minka house might help
How Bill Thomas is planning for his own aging
His plan to pilot a Multi-Ability, multiGenerational, Inclusive, Community (“MAGIC”) in 2018

Related episodes: 

035 Interview: Aging in the Right Place

ChangingAging.org:

Independence Rising (Nov 2017 article by Bill Thomas)
Minka (includes pictures)

MyMinka.com
Senior Living Innovator Bill Thomas Introduces MAGIC Housing Model
We re lucky if we get to be old, physician and professor believes
Reframing Aging
When It Comes to Older Adults, Language Matters: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Experiences from Pagan Women: A Closer Look at Croning Rituals

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