Adventures in Old Age

A candid look at aging, old age, and eldercare.
by Ira Rosofsky, Ph.D.

The Robots Have Dawned: Meet The CareBot

By Ira Rosofsky, Ph.D. on June 28, 2009 in Adventures in Old Age

In my last post, I spoke of Asimov's planet, Solaria, a society in which humans live long and are attended to by robots. But this science fiction is close to becoming reality-particularly for our elderly in need of care. Read More

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Ira Rosofsky, Ph.D.

Ira Rosofsky, Ph.D., is a psychologist in Connecticut who works in eldercare facilities and the author of Nasty, Brutish, and Long: Adventures in Old Age and the World of Eldercare.

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