As part of a community, we are all affected, and we must protect the immunocompromised and find access for those who have none.
The New Wave Is Not a Pandemic of the Unvaccinated
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The Transportation Data Equity Initiative—Working to Improve Mobility for Everyone
Volunteer mapping provides detailed data on sidewalk access.
Narrowing the Digital Divide Via the FCC’s New Discounts
Eligible older adults can receive up to $50 per month toward broadband services.
What Can Be Done to Fix Direct Care Jobs? Here are 47 Ideas
Two priorities are to reform long-term care financing and increase compensation for direct care workers.
Wise Words From the Field, and New Insights Into the Pandemic’s Impact on Aging and Loved Ones
Adult children are now more engaged and knowledgeable about their parents’ care.
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.
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.
The WISH Act: A Proposal for Federal LTSS Insurance for Catastrophic Costs
‘It’s time to stop pretending that we mostly won’t live into old age, or that most of us won’t need LTSS.’
New Medical Nutrition Therapy Act Would Benefit Those with Medicare
The MNT Act would promote health equity among minority communities with higher rates of nutrition-related chronic diseases.
Financial Fears in the Age of COVID-19: Help Yourself Just by Starting
Two things we hear over and over from retired women: “I wish I had saved more and I wish I had paid more attention.”
New Metric Could Help Reduce Stigma Around Hearing Loss
‘That number is meaningful and actionable.’
Good Nutrition: Higher Tolerance and Better Return on Cancer Treatments
For older adults affected by cancer, maintaining good nutrition can help them to better tolerate cancer treatments and get the most from their therapies.
Pushing Back Against Improper Nursing Facility Evictions
‘Facilities very rarely have just cause when they seek eviction for a reason other than nonpayment.’
Family Caregivers: Underrecognized and Essential
Caregivers are part of the connective tissue that binds families, often across generations.
Critical Race Theory Can Help Us Foster Equity for All, Including Elders
‘CRT challenges us to look beyond our feelings and examine the impact our words and actions have on others.’
New Toolkit Offers Ways to Better Connect with Diverse Family Caregivers
‘The toolkit is informed by the voices and perspectives of diverse elders themselves, as well as their caregivers.’
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.’
Unmet Need and Science Warrant Approval of Aducanumab
‘While not a cure, this new drug is the first FDA-approved treatment to reduce one of the defining brain changes of Alzheimer’s disease.’
What it Takes to Be and Remain an Age-Friendly World
As experience experts, older residents identify opportunities and challenges to aging in place and develop solutions for change.
The FDA Was Wrong: Aducanumab Shows No Clinical Benefit
‘Aducanumab’s rejection should have been without controversy.’