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ASA Joins AARP, AARP Foundation and SAGE in Amicus Briefs Fighting Discrimination Against LGBT Surviving Spouses
‘The SSA is discriminating against married LGBT couples.’
Doctors Without Borders Helps U.S. Nursing Homes Fight Infection, Stigma and for Resources
‘Some of the world’s most advanced health systems were not prepared to handle a pandemic.’
Success! Addressing Vaccine Reluctance in Long-term Care Staff
‘Between Dec. 18 and Jan. 17, only 37.5 percent of nursing home staff stepped up to be vaccinated.’
Good Nutrition May Help Support Vaccine Response in Older Adults
‘Up to one of two older adults is either at risk of malnutrition or is malnourished.’
Muscogee Nation Fights Back Against COVID, Preserving Tradition
‘Our survival as a people and a culture has been threatened once again by sickness and disease.’
A Matter of Substance
The pandemic’s mental health toll—grief, anxiety, and depression, has lent an air of urgency to the already-critical study of the older adult cohort’s use and misuse of substances.
Biden an Apt Symbol of a Commitment to Healthy Aging
‘At the core of his plan is a recognition of the preference for aging in place.’
Online Learning–An Important New Component for Older Adult Well-Being and Quality of Life
‘The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly disrupted the educational landscape and learning modalities.’
Working, or Unable to Work, the ‘Most Dangerous Jobs in America’
Countless CNAs and residential care aides have left jobs due to contracting the virus, or to quarantine or care for kids or other relatives.
Connecting Housing to Health: CDC Gets Vaccines into HUD-subsidized Senior Housing
60 percent of LeadingAge affordable housing members know of COVID cases in their communities.
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