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.
‘People living with HIV often age into “no man’s land.” ‘
In the absence of a national nursing home testing strategy, governors have put in place a dizzying array of requirements and coverage provisions.
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.
“If your sole focus is on the older adults you are serving, that grounds you as a leader. Those who fail to keep that in mind—it weakens their effectiveness as a leader.” -Bob Blancato
Or why we’re still fuming about The New Yorker’s ageism and ableism.
