How climate disasters impact older adults’ sense of place.
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
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Join the Movement: Every State Should Have a Multisector Plan for Aging
Planning well ensures aging well in communities, with proper supports.
Big Aims, a Clear Path to Reach Them
SAGECare trains businesses to care for elders in a culturally competent way and it works.
Get Your “Boosters for Joy” This Winter Season
Social connectedness is vital during COVID-19.
It Was Eldercide
Putting a name to COVID-19 deaths among older adults in congregate settings.
Advancing ASA’s Role in Public Policy—2022 Year in Review
As a board member and the chair of the American Society on Aging's Public Policy Committee, I have been working with our all-member, all-volunteer committee to advance ASA's role in public policy. Thank you to our dedicated cadre of experts working on behalf of ASA to inform our policy work. The year 2022 has been a turning point for ASA's policy efforts....
Why Is Our Life Expectancy Declining and How Might We Fix It?
More equal access to healthcare and safety net provisions across the life course could be key.
Why Is the Supreme Court’s Nursing Home Case Important?
If the Court were to adopt the nursing facility’s reasoning, the consequences would be dire.
Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle: Or How to Save DME from Ending Up in the Landfill
Maryland Department of Aging routinely recycles durable medical equipment for those who need it.
Call for Applications for the 2023–24 Health and Aging Policy Fellowship Year
Program fosters leaders who change health and aging policy and improve healthcare for elders.
Opening Minds Through Art
A program builds bridges across age and cognitive barriers using art.
Nature Really Is Medicine, This Caregiver Learned
Access to nature returned my mother’s will to live—and made me a biophilia advocate.
New Interactive Guide Looks to Make Aging in Place a Healthy Reality for More Americans
ASA members can foster the growth of PACE via the new guide.
New Generations United Report Highlights Grandfamilies’ Struggles with Food Insecurity
Existing help for food insecure families tends to assume kids live with parents, not grandparents, and should be fixed to reflect reality. .
Standing Next to Ethan Moreno
From winging it to glory.
A Salute to Grandmothers
On time and fashions passing by,
This Body of Mine
With thanks and gratitude.
Old Woman’s Lament
Or how to keep on walking.
For Dylan Thomas Who Also Did Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
Don’t look for me at AARP conventions, sipping Earl Grey tea from a bone china cup.
Three Poems
‘You know we’re all different?’