A personal and professional take on why obesity is incredibly challenging to combat.
Framing Obesity as a Health Equity Issue for Older Adults
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Data Speaks, But Stories Shout: The Future of Aging Policy
Online research tool The People Say features insights from elders to foster understanding of complex policy issues.
Key Economic Issues Facing Aging Americans: Gender Differences
A rather bleak financial picture faces women as they age, often without partners, and relying solely upon Social Security.
Harnessing AI to Strengthen Community and Support Networks
A strong network of like-minded organizations and individuals is crucial to aging while Black.
New County-Level Data Reveals Hidden Gaps in Medicaid Long-Term Care
Combining data with first-hand stories will make HCBS experiences more visible and visceral.
Aggressive Immigration Policies Hurt Older Adults
The administration has weaponized federal programs and services to make life difficult for immigrants.
YEP Educates: Empowering Lives Through Education
An adult education program in New Orleans makes it easy to earn high school degrees.
Let’s Flip the Script on Aging
Changing the narrative about age and the future of work.
Homesharing Can Be a Path to Community
A peacemaker evolves when leaving her comfort zone.
Exposing Glaring Gaps in Hospice Care
One woman’s trip through the rotating hospice door with her dying mother.
Executive Orders and Federal Agency Gutting Harm Older Adults
What has been cut, might be cut, and what to do about it.
The Impact of Cumulative Inequities on Older Adult Health
To improve quality of life for all older adults, society must wake up to the impact of lifelong disparities.
Transforming How CCRCs Operate
Multiple actions could be taken by CCRC leadership to improve life for residents and employees.
From Classroom to Cybercrime Fighter
A student’s quest to protect older adults from online scams.
CCRC Workforce Challenges
‘We’re in a very competitive staffing environment. There are 4 CCRCs within a few miles of here.’
The Shifting Care Needs of CCRC Residents
‘They’re living longer. They’re staying longer. And, unfortunately, our bed space is limited.’
Why Millions of Older Workers Depend on Medicaid to Survive
Explaining the risks we face with potential slashes to this crucial program.
How Shifting DOT Funding Priorities Hurts Grandma, Grandpa and Their Families
Concentrating federal transportation spending in high birth-rate areas may isolate elders in their neighborhoods.
Strategies to Reduce Healthcare Cost Burden via Medicare Savings Programs
Explaining MSPs and how to expand access to them.
On Homelessness, Housing and How We Got Here
Past opportunities, inflation are behind the wave of older adult homelessness, but viable solutions exist.