More training and specified staff could make a huge difference in how people with PD and dementia are treated.
Providers Are Failing People with Parkinson’s and Complex Dementias
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Spiritual Aging: The Path to Growing Not Just Old, but Whole
New book zeroes in on the clarity that comes with aging.
Americans Want a Better Economy—Investing in Care Holds the Key
Cuts to Medicaid and the threat of mass deportations could do irreparable harm to direct care.
Improving Lives and Care: the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
How the LTCOP came about and the challenges it faces.
SNAP Stories: Two Older Adults Navigating Benefits in New York
On the health and psychological benefits of this crucial federal program.
Champion of Elder Justice on Advocacy’s Long and Winding Path
‘One simple fact should motivate us: A victim of elder abuse is never the same.’
The Rising Share of Inpatient Hospital Days Attributed to Medicare Advantage
A look at the numbers of who’s staying in the hospital for longer periods and downstream effects.
Improving Pressure Injury Quality Care with Nutrition
Putting older patients at the center of care via new protocols that include nutrition as part of the care action steps.
Who Cares When the Caregivers Fall?
Personal tale brings home the truth about our caregiving infrastructure, or lack thereof.
Veterans: To Relieve Stress, Inform Family Ahead About VA Benefits
Step-by-advice on how to ensure spousal peace of mind about benefits.
Navigating Diabetes: How CGMs and Nutrition Transform Older Adult Health
Why it might be wise for elders to use Continuous Glucose Monitors.
New Study Answers Urgent Need to Improve Dementia Care
Addressing training, care practices, burnout and retention, the National Dementia Workforce Study should shine a light on the state of dementia care.
Care Is on the Ballot
As the election approaches, we should focus on care and caregiving.
On Hibiscus, Holidays and Health Benefits for Elders
A quick, personal take on the Jamaican Sorrel tradition.
Data Should Drive Efforts to Improve Aging
Tailoring multisector plans for aging to data-driven metrics will ensure challenges are met and can be tracked.
ASA’s Golden Child, Generations
Prescient in the past, relevant today.
How Splendid to Explore ‘Gender and Age: A Focus on Women’
Tying the personal to the professional is a wise exercise in the evolution of women’s place in the world.
Generations, a Voice for Those Affected by the Care Management Evolution
The role of ASA and Generations in the Aging Network.
History Repeats Itself on the Page
Maybe we’ll learn from this most recent health disaster.
Medicare Has Sustainability Issues: Who Could Have Guessed?
One issue held several articles urging Medicare reform way back in 1996.