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ur population is aging quickly, younger baby boomers (ages 54-74) are starting to retire, and birth rates in the U.S. have dipped to a 30-year low. Scientists predict that by 2050, the number of Americans ages 65 and older will be 88.5 million — that’s more than double the 2010 count of 40.3 million.

In order to meet the needs of this growing population, we will need to regularly address issues such as elder abuse, ageism, transportation, and nutrition while focusing on the availability of quality-of-life activities and opportunities for seniors.

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86-year-old Lawrence Ortiz jumps on his trampoline every day.

omewhat of a small-town celebrity, Lawrence Ortiz — commonly referred to as “The Trampoline Man” — can be found every day around noon on East De la Guerra Street, jumping away on his mini-trampoline in his front yard.

Ortiz grew up in Santa Barbara with his parents and five siblings. When he was younger, he was an avid marathon runner, running the Los Angeles marathon seven times and the Long Beach Marathon several times as well.

“You see those mountains behind you?” he asked. “I would run all through those … I’d go up De la Guerra, to APS, up to the Mission, and back down,” he explained. “I was able to do it; I never got tired of it,” he said, looking into the distance.

“When you’re running, you get your second wind, and then you don’t

get tired,” Ortiz explained. “I could run and run and run.”

But that was before he had his two knees replaced about 20 years ago. Since having the replacements, Ortiz has created an exercise ritual with just a set of weights, a personal-sized trampoline, and a small boom box. Every day when the sun is high, he puts on his sunscreen, rolls out his trampoline, grabs his weights, turns on the radio, and starts his workout routine.

He does about 30 minutes of weights, sit-ups, and push-ups and then another 30-44 minutes on the trampoline every day, he said. “I need to exercise — I can’t do nothing,” he explained. Unlike many people with knee or hip replacements, Ortiz claims to have no pain in his joints, and he prides himself on his ability to walk up the stairs without using the rails. “A lot of people, when they have surgery, they don’t exercise, and then their joints freeze up,” he noted. n

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ejecting the idea that our minds degrade as we age, social activist Marty Knowlton founded Elderhostel in 1975 as his way of fighting back against ageism. Originally, the not-for-profit organization was made up of noncredit classes and dormitory-style housing as a kind of “school for retired people.”

In 2010, Elderhostel changed its name to Road Scholar to more accurately depict its expanded offerings. And while the current Road Scholar accommodations are much more comfortable than the old-school hostels, the organization continues to pride itself on creating a sense of “community and camaraderie” for its participants.

Road Scholar now offers 5,500 study-tour programs for people to choose from based on interests, geography, activity level, time commitment, and cost. Each trip is geared toward older adults, who tend to have different needs and desires when it comes to travel.

“The experiences we create could be accessible for any age group,” said President Jim Moses. But “what we see is that adults just have a lifetime of experience; they’re really interested in the subject matter, and they will even do reading beforehand so that they are prepared when they arrive,” he explained. “They aren’t doing it for credit; they’re doing it for enrichment.”

Road Scholar offers trips especially designed for single travelers, small groups, and grandparent-grandchild duos. “We have a lot of single travelers, especially single women …. It’s a really secure and comfortable way for people to travel by themselves,” said Moses. “A Road Scholar experience is like building an educational community wherever you are.”

As an educational institution, Road Scholar also offers grants and scholarships.

For example, their Caregiver Grant, designed for people who serve as family caregivers for ill or disabled relatives, helps offset the costs of arranging substitute care while they take a break from their demands with an educational adventure. “There are a lot of people taking care of parents or spouses who are aging, and they deserve a break too,” said Moses.

Some of their most popular trips are Italy, New Orleans, and the Pasadena Rose Parade. But they even offer a Santa Barbara International Film Festival experience, with lectures and discussions led by UCSB film and media studies lecturer Anna Brusutti.

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lthough the term “ageism” was coined around the same time as the word “sexism,” it has received substantially less attention from the public.

But with the United States’ quickly growing older population and increasing life spans, it is time we start taking ageism more seriously.

Author Ashton Applewhite Ageism is any sort of prejudice or discrimination on the basis of how old we think someone is. And while it can affect both young and old people, in Western cultures, where youth is fetishized, older people have many more negative stereotypes attached to them than young people do.

“In this society, we see old age only from the lens of loss,” said Ashton Applewhite, author of This Chair Rocks and a leading voice in the anti-ageism movement. Ageism starts when we are young, right around the time that prejudice and racism form. We see ageism in children’s books and cartoons everywhere, and these stereotypes continue to develop throughout our lives.

And while “unlearning is hard, especially when it comes to values, unless we challenge the belief that to age is to lose value, that becomes our identity,” explained Applewhite.

“Ageism is prejudice against our future selves,” she said. It pins us against each other and creates an “us versus them” mentality, which leads to all kinds of problems for older people in everything from health care to careers.

“Ageism cuts work lives short,” noted Applewhite.

“Lives are getting longer, but work lives aren’t.” Engineers in Silicon Valley are so afraid of “being too old for the job” that they are getting Botox and hair plugs before their interviews — and these are rich white men in their thirties.

The problem is only intensified for older women, who “experience a double whammy of ageism and sexism,” said Applewhite. There is a notion that age enhances men and de-enhances women, leading them to end up out of the workforce earlier than men even though they live longer.

Additionally, “ageism feeds into ableism (prejudice against people with disabilities),” to the point where people will often avoid using a walker even if it means staying home all day, explained Applewhite.

Ageism doesn’t just affect how people treat seniors — it also affects how seniors treat and view themselves. In fact, a recent Yale study found that people who have more positive attitudes about aging are less likely to develop dementia, suggesting that ageism may actually be degrading to health.

So what can we do to promote anti-ageist behaviors? “Dismantling ageism will require nothing less than a radical social movement,” said Applewhite, so we need to get better at acknowledging “the need for help all through our lives.” She encouraged, “Make friends of all ages,” because “an integrated world is, straight-up, a better world.” Lastly, remember: “You can’t fail at aging … I don’t even think there should be a term ‘aging successfully,’ ” she said. “If you wake up in the morning, you’re aging successfully.” n

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roviding nearly 80,000 rides per year, Easy Lift’s Dial-A-Ride helps people who otherwise cannot get around to make it to health-care appointments and beyond. For $3.50 per ride, anyone who is otherwise unable to use public transportation for either mental or physical reasons can get a safe and friendly ride anywhere in Santa Barbara County.

“People primarily start using our service to access health-care appointments and fill pharmacy prescriptions, and then once they get comfortable with us, they start venturing out and using us for other things,” said the nonprofit’s executive director, Ernesto Paredes. He notes that some of the most popular Dial-A-Ride destinations are the farmers’ market, UCSB’s Arts & Lectures events, and senior centers.

“We don’t prioritize our rides based on where you’re going — you can use us for anything,” said Paredes. “A ride to the theater is just as important as going to the doctor because getting out of the house to do quality-of-life activities is internal medicine.”

Because Dial-A-Ride drivers help passengers in and out of the vehicle, often walking them to the door of wherever they are going, it takes a huge weight off the shoulders of family members or caretakers. “People can rest assured knowing that their mom or dad is going to be able to get to where they need to go so they don’t need to take off work to do it themselves,” explained Paredes.

“Some of our drivers have been with us since the ’90s, and they really get to know the passengers and form relationships with them,” said Paredes. Driver Al Falcon, 71, for example, is getting ready to celebrate 20 years with the company. “I like to talk to the passengers and try to find out some things about them,” said Falcon. “Working with the handicapped and disabled is something I never did before, and I’ve learned that they are just like everybody else …. I learn a lot from them.”

Growing up in Santa Barbara, Falcon said he runs into people he knew when he was a child and hasn’t seen in years. “I like to just check in on everyone, say hi, see how they’re doing because I know some people don’t have any visitors,” he said.

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| ogist. People of all ages are welcome, but Ageless Fitness was founded with the goal of helping people who are recovering from an injury such as a broken hip or a knee replacement but need someone to “keep them on track with rehabilitation and give them continual encouragement and assistance,” said Emmanuel Verduzco, operations manager. “We’re not about crazy transformations — we’re really about the simple stuff and making sure people are able to do their day-to-day tasks.”

Trainer Julie Pollard adjusts her techniques as needed. “I take a really individualized approach when working with seniors, as oftentimes they have different concerns, different needs, and different life experiences with physical activity and health,” she said.

Their workout space is small, clean, and inviting. “I’ve noticed a lot of people feel uncomfortable in a typical gym setting — they feel kind of overwhelmed by having a lot of machinery or a lot of equipment or a lot of people,” said Pollard. “So we strive to have our place feel like a home.”

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can find pickleball players just about every day at the Municipal Tennis Center.”

For those who desire a little bit more attention and guidance when exercising, Ageless Fitness, which just opened its doors this January in Goleta, offers one-on-one or small group exercise classes with a trained exercise physiol-

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taying active becomes more and more important as we age. It improves cognitive functioning and physical strength and balance, and it fosters rich social interaction. Luckily, Santa Barbara has some great options when it comes to physical activity, from the Parks & Recreation Department’s senior-focused programs to one-on-one workouts with a physical trainer through the new workout space and program Ageless Fitness.

According to Parks & Rec’s senior recreation supervisor, Jason Bryan, the classes and activities that seniors tend to love at the recreation centers are ballroom dancing, lawn bowling, pickleball, and their stretch-and-tone class.

“Santa Barbara is unique in that we have two lawn bowling clubs,” said Bryan. “If you were overseas in New Zealand or England, lawn bowling is kind of like golf; it’s more mainstream.” However, lawn bowling is less strenuous than golf, so those with physical limitations who can’t golf can probably still lawn bowl.

Similar to lawn bowling in that it is a little easier on the body, pickleball— recently named the fastest-growing sport in the country by the Sports & Fitness Industry Association —is an excellent choice for seniors. It is played with a lightweight wiffle ball and a large paddle on a half court. “We have a really strong pickleball group here in town with lots of members,” said Bryan. “You

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lder abuse is when harm or distress is caused to an older person through a single or repeated act, or lack thereof, in a relationship where there is supposed to be trust and support.

While there are many types of elder abuse — physical, emotional, financial, fraud, and scams — Santa Barbara’s Senior Deputy District Attorney Vicki Johnson explained, “The kind of abuse that I’m really concerned with is neglect.” Neglect is a form of physical abuse, and it often goes undetected. Johnson notes that there have been several deaths in Santa Barbara in recent years that have resulted from neglect.

“The way it often manifests is in bedsores,” she said. While we often don’t think of bedsores as deadly, if gone untreated, they can go right down into the bone and become septic. However, unlike other forms of physical abuse, situations of neglect rarely get reported. “If somebody punches you in the face and you call the police, it is very obvious and easy to investigate and prosecute,” she explained. “But when

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somebody is brought into the hospital with a bedsore, on the verge of death, that becomes a lot harder to investigate because nobody has reported it and nobody has gone to the police.”

On top of that, seniors who are neglected are usually experiencing financial abuse simultaneously. “When we see neglect or some kind of physical abuse, and there’s a caretaker or a family member that is supposed to be caring for this person, oftentimes we look a little deeper and find that that same person is siphoning off their money, writing checks in their name, using their bank account, or somehow getting into their savings and checking accounts,” explained Johnson.

It’s important for family members or neighbors to check in on seniors who they suspect may be experiencing elder abuse, because victims rarely Vicki Johnson and Ruth Corona of the District Attorney’s Office report it themselves. “A fear that seniors often have when they’re thinking about whether to report or not is, ‘If I get this person in trouble, who is going to take care of me?” explained Johnson. Luckily, there are systems in place, such as In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS), that can serve as valuable resources for people who experience financial abuse with their primary caretaker.

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The prevalence of phone scamming is on the rise across the nation, costing Americans billions of dollars each year. And as their schemes become increasingly convincing, scammers can often be difficult to detect, often siphoning off large sums of money before they are found out. “It’s unbelievable; we’ve had people in Santa Barbara lose up to $1 million,” said Senior Deputy District Attorney Vicki Johnson.

“We had one case here where the belief was that her lover was a soldier who had somehow been left behind in Iraq, and he needed money to get home,” explained Johnson. “And then all of these problems happened: She lost her house; she is now living in a motel; she has gone through all of her savings …. All she has left is her Social Security and a little bit of a pension, and every month he gets more and more from her.” This particular scammer is so convincing that even after the FBI went out to tell her that it was a scam, she would not believe them.

Because phone and internet scams are happening at such an alarming rate in Santa Barbara, it is important to understand what some of the most common schemes are and how to avoid them. “A good rule of thumb is to avoid anyone who is trying to sell you something you didn’t intend to buy,” said Johnson. Know that perpetrators often try to create a sense of urgency and panic. Another big red flag is “when someone asks for your credit card or Social Security information,” added Johnson.

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“This is the IRS”: Perpetrator pretends to be calling from the IRS and says something along the lines of, “If you don’t pay your past-due taxes immediately, a warrant will be placed for your arrest.”

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ounded in 1918 by Santa Barbara’s Americanization committee, the School of Extended Learning started out as evening English and citizenship classes for foreign-born community members. In 1959, when Santa Barbara Junior College was formed, the adult education program became merged with the new college and greatly expanded its course offerings.

Today, the School of Extended Learning comprises several different proJewelry-making class grams, including English as a Second Language (ESL), Career Skills, Adult High School, Parenting, Health and Safety, Fee-Based Life Enhancement, and Older Adults.

“Older Adults is one the biggest of the programs, and we’re really excited about it,” said Senior Director Andrew Harper. Part of their excitement comes from the fact that for the first time in five years, the college has received enough funding to offer a full complement of tuition-free Older Adults classes. “We are predicting a huge increase in enrollment,” said Harper.

Between the free classes and the fee-based classes, the School of Extended Learning offers more than 200 classes structured for older adults in the areas of language, arts, fitness, cooking, music, psychology, gardening, science, health, and English.

The fee-based classes are those “that the state will not pay for (fitness, cooking, language), so we offer these at a very reduced tuition for the students,” said Harper.

“It averages out to about $7 per hour of instruction.” But they also offer $125 tuition assistance that is not based on need—all you need to do is apply for it one semester in advance. “This summer, we had 175 people apply for tuition assistance, and everybody got it,” said Harper.

All of the classes are based on the lifelong learning philosophy, which states that the pursuit of knowledge should be ongoing, voluntary, and self-motivated.

“These are opportunities for people who didn’t have time to take art classes or do the fun stuff earlier in their lives,” said Associate Director Ken Harris. “It’s a very low-risk, high-reward situation.”

Not only are these classes fun, but research also shows that learning new skills can ward off Alzheimer’s and memory loss. “And that is why the state is willing to fund education for adults,” said Harper. “It creates a more vibrant community and a more informed, responsible citizenship.”

Classes are held Monday-Saturday, starting as early as 8 a.m. and ending as late as 10 p.m. If you wanted to, you could be in class 40 hours per week, learning about everything from the mind and the super-mind to how to make Danish aebleskiver (puffy pancakes).

“It gets as rudimentary as this new class we are offering this spring called I’ve Fallen and I CAN Get Up, which gives you strategies on what to do should you fall and how to get yourself back on your feet in any situation,” said Harris.

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“Think about growing vegetables and herbs at home, church, school, or a community garden. Fresh food is culinary medicine, and often when you grow your own food, you end up with an overabundance, encouraging you to connect and share with others, which is a part of wellness.” n

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Senior Home Repair Program This year, thanks to a donation from AAA, CAC launched a new senior home-repair Energy Service program, a service that provides minor electrical and carpentry work for people over the age of 60 on a suggested donation basis.

The repairs are “focused on the health and safety of the senior,” said CAC’s Kemba Lawrence. Some of the repairs include things like installing grab bars, putting in handheld showerheads, and fixing minor plumbing and electrical issues. “Because [seniors] are often on a fixed income, it is hard for them to take care of these issues,” explained Lawrence. “A lot of the people we serve are widowed, so maybe the spouse who used to take care of these kinds of things isn’t around anymore.”

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Its Healthy Senior Lunch program, which offers hot meals at a number of congregate sites in the county as well as through its home-delivery program, served almost 14,000 seniors last year with about 145,000 meals.

“The idea behind the congregate sites is for seniors to get a healthy meal but also for the socialization,” said Gary Lynd, CAC nutrition services director.

“At many of the facilities there are other things going on, too, like bingo, dancing, and exercise classes.” The meals are donation based and available to anyone over the age of 60, with no income qualifications necessary. And anyone who has some kind of mobility issue can qualify for CAC’s home-delivery meals.

“The home delivery goal is to try to keep people healthy and in their home as long as possible,” said Lynd. “Sometimes the only people they see that day are our drivers.”

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CenterPoint Pilates, Inc.

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City of Santa Barbara Parks & Recreation

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Coastal Quilters Guild of S.B. & Goleta coastalquilters.org cqginfo@gmail.com 966-6230

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Heritage House

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Santa Barbara Choral Society sbchoral.org info@sbchoral.org 965-6577

Santa Barbara Lawn Bowls Club santabarbaralbc.org sharron09@gmail.com 618-8656

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maravillasantabarbara.com maravilla@srg-llc.com 576-7407 tinyurl.com/pacifica-sb ed.santabarbara@pacificaseniorliving.com 898-2650

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HEALTH SERVICES Achilles Prosthetics and Orthotics achillespo.com info@achillespo.com 869-1200

Central Coast Home Health and Hospice

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RSVP at CaringTogetherSB.org.

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cacsb.org/low-income-assistance/senior-nutrition 683-4458

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