It is critical to include people with disabilities as stakeholders in any collaborations in AFEs.
Leveraging Disability Partnerships and Policies to Advance Age-friendly Ecosystems
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State Multisector Plans for Aging Can Promote a More Coordinated “Ecosystem” for Older Adults
States can use MPAs to coordinate aging and disability services and supports across sectors to achieve age-friendly ecosystems.
Creating a Harmonious Age-Friendly Ecosystem that Delivers
Where do we go from here?
Co-creating Age-Friendly Futures
Collaboration, leadership and co-production in action.
Advancing an Age-Friendly Ecosystem in Mississippi
Lessons learned on the road to a Multisector Plan for Aging.
Understanding and Addressing the Needs of Tribal Elders in Washington State
The expansion opportunity could elevate healthy aging as a core public health function, while focusing on equity.
The Impact of Cumulative Inequities on Older Adult Health
To improve quality of life for all older adults, society must wake up to the impact of lifelong disparities.
The Promise of Age-Friendly Workplaces
Their evolution, benefits, challenges, and future directions.
Preparing for the Future: Using Data to Support Aging in America
The National Aging Readiness dashboard ensures those working with elders have the data needed to prepare for and support them.
Five Years Later
The first Trump administration abandoned elders in 2020, what’s the likely fate of the nursing home staffing mandate post-Biden?
Ageism in Medicine: How Bias Compromises Care and Drives Up Costs
Economic and ethical imperatives to address healthcare ageism will only grow more urgent as population demographics continue to skew older.
Transforming How CCRCs Operate
Multiple actions could be taken by CCRC leadership to improve life for residents and employees.
We Cannot Afford to Lose Ground in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS
Cuts to the CDC’s Division of HIV Prevention would have devastating consequences for the growing population of older adults living with HIV.
New Age-Friendly Hospital Measure Focuses on What Matters Most to Older Patients
Healthcare goals, medication management, frailty, social vulnerability, and age-friendly leadership must all be tracked.
CCRC Workforce Challenges
‘We’re in a very competitive staffing environment. There are 4 CCRCs within a few miles of here.’
Introducing a Fresh Approach to Dining for Older Adults
A pop-up café approach to dining at older adult centers is proving to be quite popular.
The Shifting Care Needs of CCRC Residents
‘They’re living longer. They’re staying longer. And, unfortunately, our bed space is limited.’
The Good Death
‘We expect doctors to somehow fix the unfixable and to defy the inevitable.’
A Path Toward Universal Social Prescribing in the United States
How does social prescribing work ideally, and how might it work more broadly in the U.S.?
Community Perspectives on Social Connection Programs
Interviews reveal what might and might not work to foster social prescribing in the community.