‘It is poverty, disadvantage, and inequality that reveal how unequal aging is structured and experienced.’
An Opportune Moment for Socially Just Economic Strategies to Prevent Precarity
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Working Family Caregivers: Diverse, Growing and Poised for Powerful Economic Contribution
In 2020, roughly 48 million people in the United States provided unpaid care to an adult.
Care Management and Self-direction: Compatible?
In self-direction, participants garner help from a counselor to think through ways to meet their needs for safely remaining in the community.
Care Management in a Managed Care World: Can They Work in Concert?
‘Navigating services from two insurance plans and an assortment of LTSS providers can be very complicated, even for the most healthcare-savvy people.’
A Solutions-Oriented Partnership Helps Metro Detroit Elders Stay Safe at Home
Metro In-Home Solutions, a collaborative of four charitable organizations, accelerates home modifications for Detroit’s older adults.
Falling Short: Federal Housing Assistance Is Failing Older Adults
Federal housing assistance programs are not meeting the affordable housing needs of low-income elders: two potential solutions may mitigate this shortcoming.
The Crucial Role of Federal Nutrition Programs in Promoting Health Among Low-Income Older Adults
‘Food insecurity is an issue of equity—significant disparities exist in the nation’s older population’s access to food.’
A Tricky Balance: Medicare’s Affordability and Middle- and Lower-Income Beneficiaries’ Financial Stress
‘Medicare beneficiaries’ needs have evolved more rapidly over the past six decades than has the Medicare program.’
The Diversity of Older Immigrants and Precarious Aging: Eligibility and Access to Public Benefits
Immigrants have performed vital roles in building our nation and continue to be prominent contributors in strengthening America’s resilience and capacity.
Affordable Senior Housing Maintenance and Renovations, COVID-19, and the Precarity of Residents’ Health Safety
Three case studies of protecting residents from COVID-19 during low-income senior building renovations.
Precarity in Later life: Understanding Risk, Vulnerability, and Resilience
Aging in place may be the “ideal” held by the majority of older Americans, yet, for too many, it is an increasingly challenging, if not impossible, goal.
Narrowing the Digital Divide Via the FCC’s New Discounts
Eligible older adults can receive up to $50 per month toward broadband services.
What Can Be Done to Fix Direct Care Jobs? Here are 47 Ideas
Two priorities are to reform long-term care financing and increase compensation for direct care workers.
The WISH Act: A Proposal for Federal LTSS Insurance for Catastrophic Costs
‘It’s time to stop pretending that we mostly won’t live into old age, or that most of us won’t need LTSS.’
Financial Fears in the Age of COVID-19: Help Yourself Just by Starting
Two things we hear over and over from retired women: “I wish I had saved more and I wish I had paid more attention.”
Passing Social Security Forward: A Legacy for All Generations
It is time to expand Social Security and we can afford it.
Equity in Aging for LGBT Older Adults: A Review of the Past Ten Years and Progress for the Future
‘The effects of discrimination and poverty among LGBT individuals compound over the lifetime.’
Venture Capital Is Driving Innovation in the Older Market
When we looked around, there weren’t a lot of companies that had been formed to meet the needs of older adults.
Changing the Narrative on Multigenerational Living
Both policy and psychological barriers hindered the adoption and acceptance of multigenerational households.
Retirement Lessons from Recent Study
Edward Jones and Age Wave are back with new retirement findings, including how imperative it is to plan for good health and savings.