#California #OlderAdults #CommunityServices

'California has hundreds of public senior centers and community spaces serving older adults across the state — but there isn’t an easy way to find one near you. We put together this map to help fill that gap.'

https://calmatters.org/health/mental-health/2026/03/senior-centers-map/

Daily Free Press (Boston University): ‘Call A Boomer’ phonebooth fosters cross-country, multi-generational connections. “Outside Pavement Coffeehouse, a plaque on a phonebox installed during the first week of March invites people to ‘call a boomer’ as part of a social experiment. When someone makes a call, a similar phone labeled ‘Call a Zoomer’ located in a senior housing complex in Reno, […]

The Conversation: It’s not just gen Z – older adults need help spotting online misinformation too. “In 2024, nine in ten people in the UK reported seeing misinformation on social media. Yet only 3% of the population had taken a media literacy course. While there is working being done to ensure technology is accessible, users must have the skills and confidence to recognise if they are being […]

TechSpot: Meet the 91-year-old gamer who beat Resident Evil Requiem the old-fashioned way. “Few players can claim to have mastered Resident Evil Requiem without once glancing at a walkthrough. Fewer still can say they did it at 91, armed only with a pen, paper, and patience. Yet that is exactly how Chinese gamer Yang Binglin – better known online as Game Grandpa – tackled Capcom’s latest […]

This piece examines how older adults in new romantic relationships experience stronger emotional and physical reactions to daily partner tensions than younger daters, challenging assumptions about aging and emotional resilience. It also contrasts these effects in newly dating versus long-standing married couples.

Interest for psychology readers stems from its exploration of how relationship context alters age-related emotional processing, highlighting gender differences and the interplay between psychosocial aging and physiological stress responses in the early stages of dating.

Article Title: New relationships take a surprising physical toll on older adults

Link to PsyPost Article: https://www.psypost dot org/new-relationships-take-a-surprising-physical-toll-on-older-adults/

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#aging #relationships #emotionalreactivity #psychologyresearch #olderadults

#OlderAdults #alcohol #NursingHomes #Minnesota

'Dubbed the “Grandparents’ Happy Hour” bill, HF4145, as amended, would allow nursing homes, boarding care homes and assisted living facilities to serve alcohol to residents and their guests...'

https://www.house.mn.gov/sessiondaily/Story/18994

#technology #teachers #OlderAdults

'Age is no barrier for 102-year-old Dean Simes... Mr Simes's club teaches senior citizens how to use a variety of computer and smartphone functions such as Windows 11, Microsoft Excel and WhatsApp.'

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-14/dean-simes-102-year-old-computer-guy/106353180

ABC News (Australia): At 102 years old, Dean Simes might be Australia’s oldest tech-help guy. “Age is no barrier for 102-year-old Dean Simes, who runs the Computer Pals seniors computer club in Turramurra. Mr Simes’s club teaches senior citizens how to use a variety of computer and smartphone functions such as Windows 11, Microsoft Excel and WhatsApp.”