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Older Workers Are Underrepresented In “Safe” Jobs in the COVID-19 Recession
‘In 2019, 34 percent of workers were ages 50 and older, totaling almost 53 million workers.’
Direct Care Work Is Real Work. It’s Time We See it That Way
‘If I could make a change, it would be for this field to show more appreciation for what we do.’
Is Solitary Confinement for Nursing Home Residents Worth the Risk of Infection?
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the media has focused on numbers in nursing homes—numbers of cases, numbers of deaths—even numbers of staff or of face masks. Yet the news has missed the human experience behind those numbers.
Quashing Social Isolation in the Quimper Village Cohousing Project
The time is ripe to consider housing for older adults and whether, generally, it aids social connection or prevents it. Architect Charles (Chuck) Durrett and gerontologist Alexandria Levitt likely have one solid answer.
Helping Hands Community, CarePredict, Goodpath—Tech Companies Offer Virtual Help
Three new tech innovations that are helping support older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic
We Will Win the COVID Battle, But Will We Win the War Against Healthcare Inequities?
COVID-19 has highlighted our health system’s shortfalls, but it has also galvanized policymakers into action to achieve meaningful change. Thoughtful policy recommendations must address underlying community-level factors that promote social and health disparities.
From Epidemic to Longevity: The Evolving Story of Aging with HIV
‘People living with HIV often age into “no man’s land.” ‘
Fighting COVID-19 in the United States: We Need a National Testing Strategy
In the absence of a national nursing home testing strategy, governors have put in place a dizzying array of requirements and coverage provisions.
Future Proof: Where Research Meets Reality: On African American Elders, Equality, Equity, Health, Environment, Alzheimer’s and the Pandemic
Peter Kaldes and Karen Lincoln explore where her research on social and economic inequality and equity intersects with her community practice work with older African Americans who have Alzheimer’s and other mental health conditions, as well as the impact of the coronavirus on this same population.
Help Make the Grade: Tell Educational Leaders to Consider Older Adults When Reopening Schools
As members of communities that are struggling with school reopenings, you are a critical voice for all the older adults you serve. Tell your superintendents and elected officials that older adults must be considered when reopening schools.
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