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Plan for the Road Ahead: Driving and Dementia

People with dementia do not typically recognize the loss of problem-solving abilities while they can still use the gas and brake pedals.

In Focus
By Anne Dickerson

How Self-Driving Cars Can Empower a Growing Population of Older Adults

A self-driving service can promote wellness, offering access to healthcare or local businesses and connection to family.

In Focus
By Robert Moser

people negotiating curb at crowded crosswalk in wheelchair

The Transportation Data Equity Initiative—Working to Improve Mobility for Everyone

Volunteer mapping provides detailed data on sidewalk access.

In Focus
By Anat Caspi and Dylan Cottrell

Can Technology Solve Mobility and Transportation Challenges for Older Adults?

Mobility challenges are common for older adults and with public transport that is inaccessible or non-existent, mobility and transportation are closely intertwined.

In Focus
By Keren Etkin

Microtransit can fill-in gaps where ride-sharing fails

Plugging Transportation Gaps: Microtransit Can Fill in Where Public Transit and Ride-Hailing Fail

On-demand public transit allows travelers to request a shared shuttle that picks them up in a few minutes.

In Focus
By Aparna Paladugu and Gabriel McCaig

Man arranges for ride with his cellphone

Mobility is Key for Older Adults, But How to Pay for It?

‘There is a significant and disruptive transformation in transportation technology happening right now.’

In Focus
By Richard Ezike

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Changing the Narrative on Multigenerational Living

Both policy and psychological barriers hindered the adoption and acceptance of multigenerational households.

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By Stephanie Firestone and Donna Butts

Building a Stronger, Bolder, Long-Term Care System with Equity at its Center

‘Angie believes she can live safely at home if only she could receive some help.’

By Natalie Kean and Gelila Selassie

Why We Must Support Our Hispanic/Latinx Caregivers

‘The caregiver experience for Hispanic/Latinx caregivers may differ depending upon their origin of birth.’

By Yanira Cruz and Ocean Le

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Toward a National Strategy to Strengthen Family Caregiver Supports

‘The input of family caregivers will be a key component of Strategy development.’

By Greg Link and Heather L. Menne

Woman at computer on video call with a group

Network Collaboratives Give Aging Services Providers a Hand Up

‘Everyone has a common goal of building up their networks, but how they go about achieving it differs.’

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Medicare Advantage: A Pathway to Offer Innovative, Non-Medical Benefits

MA plans are now able to offer a wider variety of benefits through new ‘Special Supplemental Benefits for the Chronically Ill.

By Elexa Rallos and Claire Jensen

Larry of Arabia and the Rest of the Gang

Now you cross the street when you see her, quickly wave and act in a hurry, as if you’ve got to get to work.

First Person Singular
By Toni Mirosevich

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Equity in Entrepreneurship Among Older Adults

‘When entrepreneurs are successful, businesses become a source of family wealth that can transfer to future generations.’

From Our Sponsors
By Melissa Grober-Morrow

Older black woman looking to the side, contemplative

A New Advancing Equity Initiative from Justice in Aging

'The impact of racism only intensifies as people of color age and also confront ageism.'

By Paul Nathanson

Venture Capital Is Driving Innovation in the Older Market

When we looked around, there weren’t a lot of companies that had been formed to meet the needs of older adults.

A conversation between Age Wave’s Bob Morison and venture capitalists Alan Patricof and Abby Levy

How Do the Health Crises of COVID-19 and Drug Overdoses Intersect with Aging?

‘Adults ages 55 to 64 in particular have seen one of the sharpest increases in overdose deaths over the past five years.’

By Makaya Funk-White and Benjamin H. Han

CNA holds her head in her hands, looks sad

Will Congress Finally Transform the Direct Care Job?

As job satisfaction and care quality improve, consumers spend more, public assistance rates drop and costly health outcomes go down.

By Robert Espinoza
June 8, 2021

New Milken Report Recommends Ways to Make Cognitive Screening Routine

‘As many as 50 percent of adults with dementia are never diagnosed.’

By Diane Ty