‘None of Glenwood’s energy would exist without the staff who enable, not dictate, daily life.’
Lessons From Two Weeks in a Senior Living Community
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Integrating Rural Age-Friendly Care Initiatives into States’ RHTP Implementation
The RHTP must be paired with durable reforms to ensure rural Americans have reliable access to care for years to come.
Belonging as a Policy Imperative: Reflections on ASA’s Virtual Hill Day
Member-advocates brought data, lived experience, leadership and compassion into conversations with Congressional offices.
As a Matter of Fact(s), Direct Care Workers Need Our Attention—More Than Ever
‘We can’t afford to look away from direct care workforce challenges that are both longstanding and compounded by current political trends.’
Two Faces of the Same Crisis
How opioids and psychotropics became a symptom of overmedicalization in our care for the young and old.
The Wealth Transfer We Can’t Ignore
Why aging networks must reckon with economic inequities.
There’s a Place for Us
On Bad Bunny and how many centuries it has taken for Latinos to claim their belonging in the United States.
The Realities of Paid Caregiving in the United States
Who are paid caregivers, and how are they impacting our lives?
The New Face of Family Caregiving
A detailed laying out of who cares for whom, prefaced by the author’s lived experience as a caregiver.
One Millennial’s Multigenerational Caregiving Experience
Growing up fast under the shadow of HIV.
The AI Resistance Needs Experience, Not Just Rebellion
How older adults should be working with younger people in the fight to protect workers from the AI incursion.
Older LGBTQ+ People Need Your Support and Advocacy
As programming is slashed and anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric ramps up, we must fight to preserve this population’s hard-earned rights.
A New Blueprint for Action to Advance Comprehensive Nutrition and Obesity Care
‘A more comprehensive policy approach is needed to leverage effective engagement and coordination across stakeholder groups.’
Care Is What Connects Us
Family caregiving and the practice of belonging.
What the Numbers Say: The Stark Racial Divide in U.S. Inheritances
A primer on how we arrived at such wealth inequalities —and how they might continue.
Belonging Across the Veil
What Halloween and Día de los Muertos teach us about aging and connection.
On Timing, Termination, and Suppression of Research and Science
A precious monument to Social Security and a plea for policy attention.
The Complex Impact of ‘On’ and ‘Off the Books’ Work
Estimating what we miss about direct care workers’ employment, earnings, and retirement savings.
Contending With Home Care Needs After a Work Disability
Who tends to become disabled, what benefits are available for caregiving, and how might benefits impact household income long-term?
Caregiving and Retirement: Social Security and the Financial Strain of Eldercare
Caregivers often turn to Social Security payments to make ends meet, leaving them in a vulnerable position later in life.