Increasing affordable housing, using targeted prevention, and adding permanent supportive housing could decrease homelessness.
Homelessness Among Older Adults: An Emerging Crisis
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Elizabeth White: Ensure Everyone Has a Seat at the Table, and Listen
“There’s an opportunity to think about how people can live richly textured lives on moderate incomes. People will be living longer on less. I think there’s this place where the sustainability movement and the aging phenomenon intersect.”
The Evolving Promise and Potential of the Granny Flat
Accessory dwelling units, while evolving in design and use, continue to reshape communities to include older adults.
Providing the Value They Have Earned: Addressing Direct Care Worker Needs Through Pay, Training, Innovation and Legislation
The future of long-term care for older adults has never been more essential, yet never more precarious
We Need to Start Thinking Seriously About Social Security
The truth is this: the Social Security Old Age and Survivors Trust Fund is forecasted to be exhausted by 2034. This is real, and it’s a problem we need to address.
Homeownership Among Older Adults: A Source of Stability—or Stress?
Home ownership late in life can have financial and emotional benefits, thus policy that assists younger adults in home-buying should be developed and enacted.
Instead of Aging in Place, How About Trying to Age in the Right Place?
From a financial and health perspective, aging near amenities in a safe house may trump aging in one’s longtime home.
Re-career? It’s No Problem, with the Advent of Increasing Practical Guidance
‘People are changing careers several times across their lives.’
AARP Foundation programs respond to pandemic-exposed inequities for elders
AARP Foundation MySavingsJar empowers vulnerable elders to start a monthly savings habit.
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.
Averting a Housing Crisis and Shining a Light on Inequities in Elder Housing
‘I wanted to recognize the key role of the “shelters” in which most older adults live.’
Aging Better Together, Intentionally
After independent living and senior housing, the third housing option could be cohousing, cooperative housing, or home sharing.
Older Women, Older Black Workers Overrepresented in High-Risk Jobs
More than 24 percent of Black older workers are in frontline jobs, making them overrepresented in jobs with high exposure to the virus. This is especially true in the personal care and home health aide industry, where 21 percent of workers older than age 50 are Black, while only 10 percent of all older workers are Black.
Overcoming Inertia to Jumpstart Home Modifications for Aging in Place
Improving timing and messaging around remodeling can help elders reap benefits and prevent further health issues.
Older Workers Are Underrepresented In “Safe” Jobs in the COVID-19 Recession
‘In 2019, 34 percent of workers were ages 50 and older, totaling almost 53 million workers.’
Direct Care Work Is Real Work. It’s Time We See it That Way
‘If I could make a change, it would be for this field to show more appreciation for what we do.’
Quashing Social Isolation in the Quimper Village Cohousing Project
The time is ripe to consider housing for older adults and whether, generally, it aids social connection or prevents it. Architect Charles (Chuck) Durrett and gerontologist Alexandria Levitt likely have one solid answer.
As States Loosen Restrictions, Let’s Not Leave Older Adults Behind
‘I find I choose medication over food. And I need to take food with my medication. I try to balance, but I’m in between a hammer and a hard place.’
The Case for Racial Equity in Aging Has Never Been Stronger
‘Support older people, family caregivers and direct care workers who are immigrants, as these cohorts face additional biases and hurdles.’