‘Researchers project continued and significant growth in older adult homelessness across the next decade.’
Over the Edge: Older Adult Homelessness in Contemporary America
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Today’s Victories for Direct Care Workers Took Decades of Activism
In 2020 we heard the first significant acknowledgement of direct care workers from a presidential candidate.
Learning from COVID. Or Not.
Detailing ways to ensure nurse aides hired during the pandemic are sufficiently trained.
Supreme Court Issues Decision Upholding Puerto Ricans’ Exclusion from SSI
‘Mr. Vaello-Madero didn’t understand he no longer qualified for SSI benefits after a change of address.’
Call to Action on Economic Security and Climate
Outtakes from On Aging 2022.
A Place to Call Home
One county in the Bay Area is reducing the number of unhoused people to ‘functional zero.’
The Economic Impact of the Pandemic on Older Adults
Government response has been insufficient to mitigate the impact of a public health crisis that is compounding decades of exclusion and discrimination.
Using Health Spending Accounts for Oral Nutrition Supplements
‘Physicians may recommend ONS products for individuals with a number of chronic diseases.’
ASA Hosted the Largest In-person Conference on Aging Since the Pandemic Began
Conference welcomes national influencers, award recipients and new Board Officers and Members
COVID Deaths Demonstrate Why We Should Protect Older Adult Rights as Human Rights
We must do better for our older loved ones, and for ourselves.
To Meet the Need for Home Care Workers, Provide a Pathway to Citizenship
Such a pathway would allow home care workers to move into the formal home care market, live with greater dignity, and enforce their rights.
The COVID-19 Effect on Older Asian Immigrants
Anti-Asian violence, which has continued despite the pandemic slowing, impacts older immigrants’ psychological well-being as well as family dynamics and well-being.
Improving Economic Security for Undocumented Older Adults
Many such immigrant workers enter old age with no protections.
How Older Immigrant Workers Benefit from Unions and Worker Centers
Los Angeles is a case study in unions’ power to raise labor standards.
Apprehension and the Aging of Undocumented Parents
Precarious legal status of older parents can lead to continued economic precarity in future generations.
The State of Older Undocumented Immigrants and Their Health
Expanding Medicare coverage for all elders, combined with immigration reforms are needed to ensure this population can access healthcare.
New Older Immigrants in the U.S.: Challenges, Coping, and Intervention Strategies
To improve older immigrants’ health and well-being it’s critical to work with community organizations.
Accounting for the Diverse Experiences of Older Immigrants in Today’s America
Public benefits are not simply a supplement for older immigrants—they are a lifeline.
Choosing to Fight: For Me, For My Daughter, For Care
A caregiver with health issues faces impossible caregiving choices and works toward a brighter future for others.
Top 5+ Sessions Not to Miss at On Aging 2022
Perhaps the title of the “most critical to our daily lives” General Session goes to the final one, with Ai-jen Poo and Bill McKibben.