How one Atlanta neighborhood banded together to support senior housing
Building a Lifelong Community for All Ages
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Overcoming the ‘silver tsunami’
Aging is a first-person experience.
Style, Reinvention and Leading a Full, Free Life
A new episode of Generations Bylines featuring Ari Seth Cohen and Judith Boyd
Voices on Caregiving: Cynthia Banks
ASA is committed to uplifting the voices and experiences of BIPOC community members, so we are excited to announce a new series, Voices on Caregiving. I
Voices on Caregiving: John Poole
Millennials aren’t always the first generation to come to mind when we think about caregiving. In 2014, John Poole became his parents’ primary caregiver at age 30.
Jennie Chin Hansen: understand where you fit, embrace ambiguity—and know when to leave
Leaders need to be willing to take chances.
Re-career? It’s No Problem, with the Advent of Increasing Practical Guidance
‘People are changing careers several times across their lives.’
Fernando Torres-Gil: get out of your comfort zone, be self-confident and resilient
The real action in the aging field lies ahead of us.
Universal design: unifying human diversity and building access across the digital divide
Slow tech adoption has amplified the digital disconnect brought on by the pandemic.
When tech really helps—not hinders—older adults
The tech adoption that has happened in the past six to eight weeks would have normally taken 10 to 15 years.
Financial Challenges at Older Ages—and the Implications for Housing Options
Class, race, and education level can determine housing availability for older Americans, as income distribution demonstrates.
Our National Shame: Little to No Funding for Elder Abuse Prevention and Response
Abstract Funding for elder abuse prevention and response is constrained and insufficient. There is no dedicated federal funding for state-administered Adult Protective Services programs, which differs substantially from federal support for child protective services. The departments of Justice and Health & Human Services fund grants for aspects of elder...
Tying Adult Protective Services practice to outcomes
A new study standardizes self-neglect assessments and promotes caseworker training.
School Openings: Let’s think about the WHOLE community – Multigenerational Families
As schools and communities around the country grapple with the question of whether or not to open for in-person learning in the fall, we thought we’d check in with a family, and recently spoke with members of a multigenerational household in North Carolina. Camerina Nava Gutierrez has lived with her daughter, Kimberly Nava Eggett, and her family for eight years. Kimberly, a teacher, has two children in elementary school.
On the Intersection of Violence, Isolation and Loneliness: An Interview with Dr. Elizabeth Tung
‘About 60 percent of our study participants reported exposure to community violence—that’s two out of three patients.’
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.
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.