60 percent of LeadingAge affordable housing members know of COVID cases in their communities.
Connecting Housing to Health: CDC Gets Vaccines into HUD-subsidized Senior Housing
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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.
It’s Time to Stop Neglecting the Needs of American Indian and Alaska Native Caregivers
‘Two in four AI/AN caregivers reported being the only person to provide care, leaving them with little to no support.’
Network Collaboration Is Critical for All Community-Facing Organizations
‘A lot of our challenges centered on this work being so new.’
Precarity, USA
‘The most marginalized may be seen as “perfect” workers—people who are used the most and cost the least.’
100 Days for Biden et al. to Change the Course of Elderhood
Biden’s plan would finally put caregiving squarely into federal policy.
Of Aging: Equity, Economics and Class
‘Authors explore the intersections of racial and cultural identity, ageism, poverty and the need for responsive policy.’
The Intersections of Inequity in Aging
‘Let’s raise up and explicitly value women, and the work that women do, at all ages.’
The Economics of Equity: The Outsized Impact of COVID on Older, Non-white Workers
Between March and July 2020, nearly one-fifth of non-white women lost their jobs.
What Might it Mean for the United States to Achieve Equity for Older Adults of Color?
Some people are further behind not because of deficits within them, their families or their communities.
The Long Arm of Inequities and Minority Elders: Life Course Matters
Increased risk of chronic disease is best understood through the different periods of a person’s life as they interact and accumulate.
Head of NIA’s Office of Special Populations Emphasizes the Team Effort Needed to Achieve Health Equity
‘I hope to leave my community and world better than I found it.’
A Place to Be
‘Every one of us has a story. But not every one of us has a home.’
“How Much Time Do You Want for Your ‘Progress’?” Inequitable Aging for Diverse Sexual and Gender Minorities
SGM older adults and older adults of color are disproportionately affected by poverty and mental and physical health conditions.
States That Lead in Transforming Long-Term Services and Supports
The SCAN Foundation Pacesetter Prize recognizes states making significant progress in achieving a high-performing system of care.
Covid-19 Will Change How We Address Aging, Equity and Longevity—Three Lessons from the Pandemic
‘As we turn toward recovery, we must rebuild our health and social systems to be more equitable.’
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.
Family Caregiving During COVID: Two Stories of Coping
“You have to stop being the person you’ve always been.”
Malnutrition – A Significant Threat to Aging
Malnutrition disproportionally affects older adults, with up to 1 out of every 2 at risk for malnutrition
Leaving No Older Adult Hungry During the Pandemic
Meals on Wheels quickly and safely ramped up food delivery to meet the rapid influx in demand and combat food insecurity among elders.