Generations Journal

Generations Journal

Fall 2020

Making That Critical Connection

Fall 2020

How Innovative Community Programs at Home and Abroad Address Food Insecurity and Social Isolation

By L. Carter Florence and Lowell Goodman

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Generations Journal

Fall 2020

Designing a New Social Infrastructure to Combat Loneliness in Aging Adults

Fall 2020

Programs and designs for ameliorating loneliness need to match one of three specific varieties of the condition.

By Linda P. Fried

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Generations Journal

Fall 2020

Partnering with Community Organizations to Address Older Adult Loneliness

Fall 2020

Introducing an effective, scalable, and sustainable approach to ameliorating loneliness

By Jeremy Nobel and Amy Poueymirou

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Generations Journal

Fall 2020

Preventing Social Isolation with Door-to-Door Transport

Fall 2020

Access to transportation is a vital prescription to stem the loneliness epidemic.

By Craig Puckett

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Generations Journal

Fall 2020

Battling Loneliness: The American Geriatrics Society’s CoCare: Hospital Elder Life Program

Fall 2020

Volunteers are a key component to the program, and it demonstrates a 95 percent satisfaction rate.

By Benjamin K. I. Helfand, Margaret Webb, Sharon K. Inouye, and Sarah L. Gartaganis

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Generations Journal

Fall 2020

Staving off Loneliness, with a Social Robot?

Fall 2020

In trials, ElliQ tests well with users, who tend to bond with it.

By Danielle Ishak

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Generations Journal

Fall 2020

Using Comedy Care to Curb Isolation and Loneliness Among Older Adults

Fall 2020

How laughter can crack the code to reaching elders with dementia.

By Dani Klein Modisett

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Generations Journal

Summer 2020

Averting a Housing Crisis and Shining a Light on Inequities in Elder Housing

Summer 2020

‘I wanted to recognize the key role of the “shelters” in which most older adults live.’

By Alison Biggar

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Generations Journal

Summer 2020

Housing: Often Overlooked but a Critical Pillar for Older Adults

Summer 2020

Why is housing a backburner issue, how does it determine health, what are the inequities and how might we fix it?

By Alisha Sanders

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Generations Journal

Summer 2020

The Meanings and Materialities of “Home” for Older People

Summer 2020

An exploration of the multiple ways in which home holds meaning and determines well-being as people age.

By Janine L. Wiles and Gavin J. Andrews

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Generations Journal

Summer 2020

Can the Nation’s Housing Support a Population Seeking to Age in Place?

Summer 2020

A detailed overview of how America’s older adults are housed reveals significant challenges for this cohort’s ability to age in place—and to live safely, affordably, and well.

By Jennifer H. Molinsky and Christopher Herbert

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Generations Journal

Summer 2020

Financial Challenges at Older Ages—and the Implications for Housing Options

Summer 2020

Class, race, and education level can determine housing availability for older Americans, as income distribution demonstrates.

By Richard W. Johnson

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Generations Journal

Generations Journal is the quarterly journal of the American Society on Aging. Each issue is devoted to bringing together the most useful and current knowledge about a specific topic in the field of aging, with emphasis on practice, research, and policy.

Staff

Publisher: Peter Kaldes, Esq.
Editor-in-Chief: Leanne Clark-Shirley, PhD
Senior Editor: Alison Biggar

Editorial Advisory Board

Wendy Lustbader, Chair
Susan C. Reinhard, Immediate Past Chair
Tobi Abramson
Patrick Arbore
David Bass
Orion Bell
Letia Boseman
Walter Dawson
Sam Fazio
Sarah Galvan
Robyn Golden
Kathy Greenlee
Sarah Jen
Ruth Katz
Andrew MacPherson
Vyan Nguyen
Najja Orr

ISSN 0738-7806

Older Adults and Matters of Substance

Substance Use and Abuse Among Older Adults: Reality and Treatment Options

Substance Use: Implications for Health and Well-being

Tailoring Treatment and Recovery Programs to Older Adults

Generations Journal

Making That Critical Connection

Designing a New Social Infrastructure to Combat Loneliness in Aging Adults

Partnering with Community Organizations to Address Older Adult Loneliness

Preventing Social Isolation with Door-to-Door Transport

Battling Loneliness: The American Geriatrics Society’s CoCare: Hospital Elder Life Program

Staving off Loneliness, with a Social Robot?

Using Comedy Care to Curb Isolation and Loneliness Among Older Adults

Averting a Housing Crisis and Shining a Light on Inequities in Elder Housing

Housing: Often Overlooked but a Critical Pillar for Older Adults

The Meanings and Materialities of “Home” for Older People

Can the Nation’s Housing Support a Population Seeking to Age in Place?

Financial Challenges at Older Ages—and the Implications for Housing Options

Generations Journal

Staff

Editorial Advisory Board

Recent issues of Generations Journal

Summer 2020
The Housing Effect: What Role Does Shelter Play in Elders’ Lives?
Guest Editor: Alisha Sanders

Older Adults and Matters of Substance

Substance Use and Abuse Among Older Adults: Reality and Treatment Options

Substance Use: Implications for Health and Well-being

Tailoring Treatment and Recovery Programs to Older Adults

Generations Journal

Generations Journal

Staff

Editorial Advisory Board

Recent issues of Generations Journal

Summer 2020 The Housing Effect: What Role Does Shelter Play in Elders’ Lives? Guest Editor: Alisha Sanders

Summer 2020
The Housing Effect: What Role Does Shelter Play in Elders’ Lives?
Guest Editor: Alisha Sanders