Generations Now
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Older Persons’ Rights Are Human Rights
We need a U.N. convention on the rights of older people, and we need it now.
Five Ways Congress Can Reduce Health Disparities Among Older Adults
Lessons learned from COVID-19.
Trauma-Informed Practices in Elder Care
How such practices can affirm older adults’ experiences and validate their worldviews.
In Search of Quality Sleep
What causes poor sleep, including cognitive impairment, and how should older adults go about fixing it?
Choosing to Fight: For Me, For My Daughter, For Care
A caregiver with health issues faces impossible caregiving choices and works toward a brighter future for others.
Telemental Health Services for Older Adults
Between May 2019 and June 2020, comfort in using video conferencing platforms rose from 53% to 64% in people ages 50–80.
Now Is the Time to Act for Youth Caregivers
This country has traditionally devalued caregiving, but it’s time to stop.
New Opportunity to Better Integrate Nutrition into Clinical Preventive Care
Nutrition care can help address chronic diseases and support active aging.
Top 5+ Sessions Not to Miss at On Aging 2022
Perhaps the title of the “most critical to our daily lives” General Session goes to the final one, with Ai-jen Poo and Bill McKibben.
Billions of Reasons to Design Technology Around Older Adults
New study demonstrates barriers to tech use for many elders.
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