New interventions for transfers consider needs of the care receiver and family caregiver.
Balancing Scientific Inquiry with Empathy
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Boosting the Mental/Behavioral Health Infrastructure to Prevent Elder Suicide
Pervasive ageism and lack of training prevents better suicide prevention in older adults.
Ageist? Ableist? Who, Me?
‘Why is it important to distinguish between ageism and ableism? Because we need to understand what we’re up against.’
Two Programs Show Success Helping Young Caregivers
The American Association of Caregiving Youth’s complex work to keep caregivers in school and their care receivers healthy at home.
Don’t Get Old!
Personal life lessons in the practice of cultural humility.
Firearm Violence and Older Adults
Guns impact older adults in myriad ways, but preventive measures can help.
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
How climate disasters impact older adults’ sense of place.
About Generations Today
Generations Today A bimonthly digital publication covering current trends and people impacting the field of aging through OpEds, feature articles, profiles, and first-person pieces.
Inside This IssueThreats to Our Well-Being as We Age
Generations Today, vol. 44, no. 1 (Jan-Feb 2023)
Balancing Scientific Inquiry with Empathy
The home environment poses many small and large risks to older adults living their lives healthily, but a pervasive yet underreported danger is falls related to bathroom transfers. Among the activities of daily living (ADL), transferring (e.g., on and off the toilet,...
Boosting the Mental/Behavioral Health Infrastructure to Prevent Elder Suicide
Suicide is a serious public health problem. In 2020 (the most recent data available), nearly 46,000 Americans died by suicide—equating to approximately 130 deaths by suicide each day—and another 1.20 million suicide attempts occurred. What may be surprising to some is...
Ageist? Ableist? Who, Me?
It doesn't take a lot of head-scratching to realize that much of our apprehension around aging is really about how our minds and bodies might change as we move through life. That's not ageism, that's ableism. It's not actually about age: plenty of youngers live with...
Two Programs Show Success Helping Young Caregivers
Joyce is a high school student whose father has Multiple Sclerosis (MS). At age 15, she helps her single dad exercise, bathe, shave, take medications, and she cooks diet-appropriate meals. She also manages most household duties, including cleaning, laundry, lawn...
Don’t Get Old!
My mother died in her bed at age 90.8 in my home on August 13, 2008. Mom was full of pithy phrases, like the one that titles this piece, up until she slipped away that day after six weeks in hospice care. I crept into her room one early morning to see if she was...
Firearm Violence and Older Adults
Gun-related deaths and injuries have increased in the United States, and we know that each year, nearly 40,000 people die as a result of firearm violence—109 people each day. In fact, more people in the United States die from firearm injuries than from motor vehicle...
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Home is not just a physical place made of brick and mortar; for older adults, home is the culmination of their life's meaning. Home is the place where families are raised, where holidays and birthdays are celebrated, where loved ones are buried, and where...