Read more Generous, Down-to-Earth, Brilliant, Creative: The Mentorship and Legacy of Dr. Phoebe Liebig ‘You can just call me Phoebe.’ By Caroline Cicero
Generations Now National Blueprint Updates Malnutrition Care Strategies for the New Decade 'Disease-associated malnutrition in older adults is estimated to cost nearly $53 billion annually.' By Kristi Mitchell July 2, 2020 Read more
Generations Now Shelter from the Storm At 78 McCulley had already spent one career at Raytheon, and now is a paid caregiver for a 97-year-old. Read more
Generations Now Tips on Mask-wearing for People With Dementia Gently remind the person that the virus is ongoing and they need to protect themselves and others. Read more
Read more Our Guest Editors Excess use of alcohol, use of tobacco and mind-altering drugs are poorly understood as health problems and highly stigmatized. By Alison Biggar
Generations Journal Winter 2020-21 Substance Use Is a Critical Health and Mental Health Issue for Older Adults Winter 2020-21 Limited research on substance use among elders compromises uptake of evidence-based practices. By Madeline A. Naegle and Benjamin H. Han Read more
Generations Journal Winter 2020-21 Training Future Leaders to Address Mental Health and Substance Use Issues in Older Adults—The Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program Winter 2020-21 Fellows engage in policy work across a broad spectrum of fields, from elder abuse to community gardens to improving access to care for SUDs. By Harold Alan Pincus, Kathleen M. Pike, and Brigitta Spaeth-Rublee Read more
Generations Journal Winter 2020-21 Substance Use Disorders in Older Adults: Overview and Future Directions Winter 2020-21 Belonging to an older cohort decreased the probability of ever receiving treatment for a substance use disorder. By Carlos Blanco and Isabella Lennon Read more
Read more Shoulder to Shoulder, Men’s Shedders Engage with One Another, Save Lives ‘Shedders are not slackers.’ By Alison Biggar
Generations Today March-April 2021 To Go Back to School Or Not: For These MSW Students It’s a Resounding Yes
Generations Today March-April 2021 Ethical Uncertainty in the Care of Hospitalized Older Adults: Challenges and Pandemic Considerations
Generations Journal Winter 2020-21 Help for Primary Care Practitioners in Addressing Older Adult Alcohol and Opioid Use Winter 2020-21 'From 2015 to 2016, 19 percent of older adults filled at least one opioid prescription.' By Sebastian T. Tong, Elisabeth U. Kato, Mary P. Nix, and Arlene S. Bierman Read more
Generations Journal Winter 2020-21 Caring for Aging Veterans with Alcohol Use Disorder and Multiple Morbidities Winter 2020-21 Aging veterans with alcohol use disorder and multiple morbidities face a complex slate of needs. By Aaron P. Greenstein, Haley V. Solomon, and Margo C. Funk Read more
Generations Journal Winter 2020-21 SBIRT-Plus: Adding Population Health Innovations to Enhance Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention Effectiveness Winter 2020-21 There is a rising prevalence of hazardous drinking among older adults, making them ripe for SBIRT-Plus programming. By Thomas Babor Read more
Generations Now Connecting Housing to Health: CDC Gets Vaccines into HUD-subsidized Senior Housing 60 percent of LeadingAge affordable housing members know of COVID cases in their communities. By Linda Couch Read more
Generations Journal Winter 2020-21 Barriers Facing Older Adults with Substance Use Disorders in Post–Acute Care Settings Winter 2020-21 Barriers facing older adults with opioid use disorder have only been exacerbated by the pandemic. By Rossana Lau-Ng, Hollis Day, and Daniel P. Alford Read more
Generations Journal Winter 2020-21 What Can a Recovery Model for Alaska Natives Teach Us about Substance Use and Older Adults? Winter 2020-21 The desire to be an Elder and pass on wisdom to the next generation could be a great motivator for maintaining sobriety. By Jordan P. Lewis Read more
Generations Journal Winter 2020-21 Prevalence and Correlates of Methamphetamine Use Among Older Men Who Have Sex with Men in San Francisco Winter 2020-21 This population’s needs are often overlooked given assumptions that older adults do not engage in substance use. By Glenn-Milo Santos, Desmond Miller, Jennifer Jain, Akua Gyamerah, Erin Wilson, Willi McFarland, and Henry F. Raymond Read more
Generations Journal Winter 2020-21 How Health Centers Engage Elders with Substance Use Disorder in Treatment Winter 2020-21 Sharing wisdom with younger patients is a big part of the equation. By Margaret Flinter Read more
Generations Journal Winter 2020-21 Caring for Older Adults Post-incarceration Winter 2020-21 Substance use disorders and multiple morbidities present a complex picture. By Benjamin H. Han Read more
Generations Now Of Aging: Equity, Economics and Class 'Authors explore the intersections of racial and cultural identity, ageism, poverty and the need for responsive policy.' By Leanne Clark-Shirley Read more
Generations Today Jan-Feb 2021 100 Days for Biden et al. to Change the Course of Elderhood Jan-Feb 2021 Biden’s plan would finally put caregiving squarely into federal policy. By Joanne Lynn Read more
Generations Today Jan-Feb 2021 Head of NIA’s Office of Special Populations Emphasizes the Team Effort Needed to Achieve Health Equity Jan-Feb 2021 ‘I hope to leave my community and world better than I found it.’ Read more
Generations Today Jan-Feb 2021 The Intersections of Inequity in Aging Jan-Feb 2021 ‘Let’s raise up and explicitly value women, and the work that women do, at all ages.’ By Tracey Gronniger Read more
Generations Today Jan-Feb 2021 What Might it Mean for the United States to Achieve Equity for Older Adults of Color? Jan-Feb 2021 Some people are further behind not because of deficits within them, their families or their communities. In Focus By Kilolo Kijakazi Read more
Generations Today Jan-Feb 2021 The Long Arm of Inequities and Minority Elders: Life Course Matters Jan-Feb 2021 Increased risk of chronic disease is best understood through the different periods of a person’s life as they interact and accumulate. In Focus By Peggye Dilworth-Anderson and Heehyul Moon Read more
Generations Now Malnutrition - A Significant Threat to Aging Malnutrition disproportionally affects older adults, with up to 1 out of every 2 at risk for malnutrition By Brenda Schmitthenner, Jessa K. Engelberg, Andrea M. Morris, Amy Herr, Kai Oliver-Kurtin and Cheryl Hassoldt Read more
Generations Now Let’s Pick Up the PACE: Expanding the Reach of the Gold Standard Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly West Health and The John A. Hartford Foundation are funding an exciting initiative—PACE 2.0—to expand the reach of PACE programs nationally. By Amy Herr and Amy Berman Read more
Generations Now New Dietary Guidelines Include Focus on Older Adults Most Americans do not follow a healthy dietary pattern, although older adults have the highest diet quality. From Our Sponsors By Meredith Ponder Whitmire Read more
Generations Now Family Caregiving During COVID: Two Stories of Coping “You have to stop being the person you’ve always been.” Read more
Generations Today Jan-Feb 2021 The Economics of Equity: The Outsized Impact of COVID on Older, Non-white Workers Jan-Feb 2021 Between March and July 2020, nearly one-fifth of non-white women lost their jobs. In Focus By Michelle Altman, Teresa Ghilarducci and Siavash Radpour Read more
