Generations Now

Clinical Resilience Among Practitioners Caring for Older Adults

COVID-19 has greatly exacerbated contributing environmental stressors to compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma.

‘ “It is an honor and a privilege to be in this role,” applies to me very literally as a white woman in this moment.’

Many older adults are learning the hard way that vaccine eligibility does not necessarily mean vaccine access.

Forty-five percent of adults older than age 65 lack online medical accounts that could help them sign up for COVID-19 vaccinations.

‘You can just call me Phoebe.’

‘Disease-associated malnutrition in older adults is estimated to cost nearly $53 billion annually.’

At 78 McCulley had already spent one career at Raytheon, and now is a paid caregiver for a 97-year-old.

Gently remind the person that the virus is ongoing and they need to protect themselves and others.

When we control for all factors that help a person prepare for retirement, working longer has no independent effect.

We offer three critical ways the Biden Administration can positively impact end-of-life care for all populations.