Generations Now

Applying an Equity Framework to Elder Abuse Awareness, Prevention and Response

‘The virus has exposed and exacerbated the toxic intersectionality between compounded inequity and ageism.’

‘The overwhelming embedded stereotype is that over 70, over 75 and you’re on that spiral of decline.’

‘No matter the occasion or the setting, he transformed it.’

‘This year’s class of new ASA board members will more than fulfill our ambitious aspirations.’

In 2020 we experienced the largest drop in life expectancy since World War II.

‘Evacuating elders from nursing homes and assisted living facilities can cause more harm than good.’

My mother helped neighbors, ‘because it was the right thing to do.’

‘I was not prepared for the reality of a patient’s life outside of a hospital or clinic.’

Mid- to late-stage dementia patients will overwhelm and bankrupt Medicare, Medicaid and overrun the U.S. hospital system with end-of-life needs.

‘It is a first-of-its-kind composite measure fully specified for use with electronic health record data.’