A care expert asks and answers the tough questions about caregiving in a new podcast.
The Misconceptions We Form About Care
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The Value of Older Workers: Breaking Barriers and Embracing Experience
Excluding older workers from the workforce means losing the knowledge, skills, experience, unique perspectives, problem-solving abilities, and institutional memory they possess.
Vision Rehabilitation Helps Older Adults Thrive
Low vision exams and devices, adjusting to vision loss, counseling, and accessing services support independence and aging in place.
Longevity: The Future of Work’s Most Valuable Player
It’s our job to harness the opportunities longevity and a growing aging population present for work.
The Community-as-Family Model
A wise, practical, and easy-to-implement educational model can help Solo Agers connect, plan for the future, and allay worries.
Shared Housing: Making a Golden Girls Home a Reality
‘People can live together. This is simple to say but takes effort to implement.’
Cohousing: A Way for Solo Agers to Build and Maintain Community
The concept of cohousing solves so many of the challenges that come with aging, not the least, loneliness.
Key Financial Planning Considerations for Solo Agers
Details on foundational health, social capital, residence, support team and long-term care planning.
Women Solo Agers in India: Concerns, Challenges, and Coping Strategies
A recent study lays out the issues facing women who may soon be aging alone, in India.
Solo Aging in the LGBTQ+ Community
Lessons learned from a care-management perspective.
Navigating Solo Aging: The Unique Challenges Black Women Face
Engaging with real women provides a much more nuanced view of aging alone than do the statistics.
Why We Need a Broader Framework for Solo Agers
‘Solo Agers are not a special interest group and solo-ness is not about bad choices, but rather another dimension of diversity.’
Our Guest Editor: A Solo Ager on Solo Aging
Sara Zeff Geber approaches the topic of solo aging from a personal place and knows how critical it is to get the word out about the trend.
Solo Agers Can Find Independence in Planning and Advocacy
Often the services of an elder law attorney can stave off disastrous consequences.
Preparing Solo Agers to Receive Long-term Care
Nuanced advice on how best to talk to people about transitioning away from the idea of aging in place.
Measuring the Impact of Menopause Symptoms on Women in the Workplace
Shocking study findings clarify the need for education and policies to improve the care of working women during menopause.
The Precious Riches of Shared Intergenerational Housing
How housemates can be so much more than room renters.
Tackling the Great Mismatch: Retaining Talent at All Ages
To retain employees, job quality, employee well-being and training are key focus areas.
Thinking Globally, Acting Locally
One Massachusetts AAA’s perspective on grandparents raising grandchildren.
The Untapped Potential of Older Adults in Direct Care Work
During Older Americans Month, let’s think of the older adults who work in direct care jobs and how we might make those jobs more stable and alluring.