‘Now I really believe in them and I really appreciate them.’
Straight from the Source: Consumers’ Take on Care Management
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The Core Elements of Care Management
Care managers are responsive, skilled assessors of multiple domains of the client and family experience.
Care Management at 50: A Life Review
‘Thinking about what care management can be is an important strategic step for the aging network.’
A Note of Appreciation to Two Women With Vision and Passion
Imagining a different kind of long-term services system.
Remembering Rosalie A. Kane
‘She never ceased to press for improvement of both the quality of care and quality of life across settings.’
A Tribute to Joan Litchfield Quinn (1937–2015)
‘She didn’t covet her vision; she knew it was meant to be shared.’
Researching, Reimagining How We Manage Care
‘I experienced firsthand how difficult it is for older adults and those who support them to navigate the tangled web of aging policies and services, and to achieve positive outcomes.’
What Do We (Still) Need to Know About Long-term Care Management?
Evidence shows that care management programs have shifted the locus of care away from nursing homes and toward community settings.
Cynthia Banks’ New, No Take Back Retirement
We’ll miss her ‘no drama professionalism.’
Be Cash Clever to Avoid Tax-time Phone Scams
‘The IRS almost always resolves issues via mail, not phone.’
Older Adults Have a Lot to Teach Us About Resilience in the Face of a Pandemic
Cultivating psychological hardiness can help people age to their greatest potential.
Learning on the Job: The Family Caregiver Reality
‘My grandparents seemed as inseparable from their surroundings as a snail from its shell.’
Applying an Equity Framework to Elder Abuse Awareness, Prevention and Response
‘The virus has exposed and exacerbated the toxic intersectionality between compounded inequity and ageism.’
Has COVID-19 Made the Decline Narrative of Aging Worse?
‘The overwhelming embedded stereotype is that over 70, over 75 and you’re on that spiral of decline.’
Tribute to Dennis Dudley
‘No matter the occasion or the setting, he transformed it.’
ASA Announces New Board Members
‘This year’s class of new ASA board members will more than fulfill our ambitious aspirations.’
Let’s Slow the Downward Trajectory of Life Expectancy in the United States
In 2020 we experienced the largest drop in life expectancy since World War II.
Coming Storms: Climate Change and the Rising Threat to America’s Coastal Elders
‘Evacuating elders from nursing homes and assisted living facilities can cause more harm than good.’
On Choosing Public Service
My mother helped neighbors, ‘because it was the right thing to do.’
A Dose of Determination Solves Complex Challenges for Patients at Home
‘I was not prepared for the reality of a patient’s life outside of a hospital or clinic.’