Four questions to consider when making policy decisions
The Dignity Test That Applies to Both Older and Disabled People
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If You Shape Community, You Shape How We Age
Letter from ASA’s Patrice Dickerson is an open invite to On Aging 2027: Creating Community conference
Announcing New ASA Community Groups
Letter from ASA President and CEO Leanne Clark-Shirley outlines six new groups
The Asset Aging Services Keeps Discarding
Organizations embracing artificial intelligence may risk overlooking the experienced professionals, residents, and advocates whose accumulated judgment can reveal what the data cannot
When the Medical Plan is Sound But Not Sustainable
Four questions to decide if a care plan is feasible
Aging-Services Professionals Need an AI Dignity Check Before Automation Reaches the Client
Five steps to take to ensure artificial intelligence is not introducing errors or biases
The Invitation: Creating Community at On Aging 2027
Building on the theme of belonging, our 2027 conference seeks to intentionally gather together
When Full Nursing Homes Mean Fewer Choices
Occupancy in nursing care communities keeps increasing. Is that a sign of recovery or scarcity?
We Didn’t Mean to Design Conversation Out of Home Care
We measure tasks completed and minutes worked but not connections made and personal impact.
Music-Response Drawing: A Daily Practice for People Aging with Parkinson’s Disease
My drawing starts with Steely Dan as the line follows the rhythm.
Elevating Voices to Inform System Planning
How the California’s Aging and Disability Lived Experience Advisory Board was created
Not a Continuum of Care: What We Get Wrong About Housing, Aging, and Dignity
Nursing homes structurally are total institutions
Work, Work, Work, and Then No Work
How being ‘too old’ destroys aging for millions.
Beyond the House: Understanding the Emotional Side of Housing Decisions in Later Life
How to help older adults change residences and transition to a new home.
Growing Old in a Warming World
The intersecting trends of aging populations and increasing global temperatures require viable solutions.
When Questions Are the Answer
The first reaction when dealing with an ageist situation should be to figure out why it’s happening and what to do about it.
Elder Abuse Must Be Treated as a Public Health Priority
Elder mistreatment prevention cannot sit outside the places older adults already turn to for care, support, housing, and protection.
Why Must Our Leaders Pretend They Aren’t Old?
Few model healthy aging and present themselves as the exception to growing older.
AI Can Strengthen the Direct Care Workforce If We Get It Right
New three-part report details artificial intelligence’s promises and potential risks.
The Unifiers: Learning to See, Engage, and Act
What four capstone projects reveal about the future of leadership in aging.