Five trends are shaping work and the workforce.
The Future of Work for the 50+: Considerations for Workers and Employers
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Flexible Job Structures: An Integral Component of Workplace Equity for Older Workers
The pandemic brought renewed attention to the benefits of flexibility.
Let Down by a Broken Retirement System, Older Americans Rely on Family for Support
Nearly one in five adults provides unpaid care to an adult ages 50 or older.
Challenges in Stroke Care and Potential Preventive Practices
Preventing stroke and caring for those who’ve had strokes should involve public health, clinical care and the community.
We Can End Homelessness Among Older Adults
Policy solutions can be put in place now to ensure all older adults have a safe place to age with dignity.
Working Longer Not a Panacea Considering the Number of Low-wage Work Options
Many older adults have jobs that meet the classic definition of a bad job.
If You Care about Healthy Longevity, You Should Care about Rising Wealth Inequality
Likely it’s the opportunities that wealth affords—healthcare access and reduced stress—that lead to better health, not the wealth itself.
The Bottom Line: How Working While Caring Impacts our Nation’s Economy
Experience in family caregiving exposes gaps in U.S. supports.
Future Proof: Combatting Poverty With Hope
Hope is a powerful tool to combat poverty, fostering individual and community resilience.
Recruiting COVID-displaced Workers to Build the Direct Care Workforce
‘Employers and policymakers must make direct care jobs more financially viable.’
’Tis the Season for Scams
While spreading holiday cheer, share tips on preventing online shopping scams.
Yes to Mobile Homes: Manufactured Housing’s Role in Solving the Housing Crisis
Manufactured homes are now virtually indistinguishable from site-built homes.
Systemic Solutions to Poverty Through Legal Advocacy
With AARP Foundation’s Bill Rivera and Audra Wilson, President and CEO, Shriver Center on Poverty Law
The Older American Indian: Yesterday and Today
As indigenous populations move to urban centers, Native cultures are threatened.
Making it Work: Care, Blackness, and Generational Values
For the second time in their generation, my aunts helped weave together a care plan that would become my inherited responsibility.
Youth Caregivers: Before, During, and After the Pandemic
The call to support care infrastructure as policy and practice presents a historic watershed moment for youth caregivers.
Care in the United States: Our Moment of Crisis
One immigrant family’s story lays out the situation for many.
Stop the Scam! How to Avoid Rental Scams
Scam artists use photos of a real property, or hijack a legitimate listing, to create a real estate advertisement.
Future Proof: Building Relationships that Lead to Opportunity
Getting a good job is about more than just skills. How can work programs facilitate the type of connections older workers need to build a post-pandemic professional network that leads to better employment opportunities? Dr. Tamara Payne, Project Director for Back to Work 50+ Women's Economic Stability Initiative (WESI) talks with AARP Foundation's Lisa...
Quality Cancer Care Equals Quality Nutrition Care
‘Nutrition is a social determinant of health that can impact health and healthcare costs.’