‘Voting is such a fundamental right.’
Undeterred: Three Voting Advocates on Why They Persist
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Aging While Living in a Digital World
‘Older adults are already leading more digitally connected lives.’
Compassion & Choices releases tools to demystify dementia planning
‘One can choose between four levels of care for a multitude of situations.’
Edwin L. Walker: Be Credible, Genuine and Truthful, and Join the Mission
The field is filled with dedicated professionals who could go elsewhere and make more money. But it’s not about the money, it’s about being in tune with a mission and knowing that it means something to do this work.
Future Proof: Advancing Racial & Social Justice for Direct Care Workers
In this episode of Future Proof, Peter Kaldes talks with Robert Espinoza, Vice President of Policy for PHI, about issues of equity and justice and how they intersect with the work he does in advocating for the direct care workforce and pushing policy change in long-term care.
Future Proof: How to Ally with Older Adults Facing Systemic Discrimination & Marginalization
In this episode of Future Proof, Denny Chan, senior staff attorney at Justice in Aging, addresses civil rights for older adults and how the heterogeneity of this population means paying attention to the intersection between age and other protected identities.
Future Proof: Racial Disparities and Racist Reactions to COVID-19, Plus Aiming for Equity in the Navajo Nation
In this episode of Future Proof, Peter and Larry discuss issues of equity and justice and how they intersect with Larry’s work with older adults in the Navajo Nation.
Future Proof with Ai-jen Poo
Ai-jen Poo and Peter Kaldes discuss domestic worker rights, immigration, racial justice and more on this episode of Future Proof.
Future Proof – Bridging the Digital Divide: On Equity in Technology and How it Might Just Change the Way We Age
Tom Kamber of joins Peter Kaldes on Future Proof to share how OATS is bridging the digital divide, helping to ensure that everyone has access to the best technology while embracing the call for racial justice around the country.
Individualism Versus the Coronavirus Pandemic
We all must come together to achieve our most impressive successes—no one does it all on their own.
Post-COVID-19 community integration: the case for equity by design
The window that COVID-19 has pried open presents an opportunity to address and transcend the functional consequences of segregation, and to develop and implement a community integration strategy based on the enduring value of healthy, diverse and enabling communities.
Building a Lifelong Community for All Ages
How one Atlanta neighborhood banded together to support senior housing
The Direct Care Worker: Protector During the Pandemic
While we will never unsee the grief and sadness of people who have lost family and friends too soon, we will also never unsee the courage of workers who have taken care of us in unimaginable circumstances.
Lives in the balance: when the scales tip toward caregiving and away from future finances
Family members play a vital role in the healthcare system, often times to their own financial detriment.
Building Empathy and Understanding through Shared Experiences
Embodied Labs is committed to developing immersive training for professional and family caregivers that’s based on the authentic experiences of individuals who have been marginalized.
Overcoming the ‘silver tsunami’
Aging is a first-person experience.
Averting a Housing Crisis and Shining a Light on Inequities in Elder Housing
‘I wanted to recognize the key role of the “shelters” in which most older adults live.’
Homelessness Among Older Adults: An Emerging Crisis
Increasing affordable housing, using targeted prevention, and adding permanent supportive housing could decrease homelessness.
Elizabeth White: Ensure Everyone Has a Seat at the Table, and Listen
“There’s an opportunity to think about how people can live richly textured lives on moderate incomes. People will be living longer on less. I think there’s this place where the sustainability movement and the aging phenomenon intersect.”
Engage early with caregivers, see a drop in patient rehospitalizations
The pilot examined the impact of caregiver interventions on patient health outcomes and healthcare savings.