Social connectedness is vital during COVID-19.
Get Your “Boosters for Joy” This Winter Season
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It Was Eldercide
Putting a name to COVID-19 deaths among older adults in congregate settings.
Advocating for Patient Organization with a Care Binder
Why it’s important to consider using a care binder and how they help family caregivers.
Advancing ASA’s Role in Public Policy—2022 Year in Review
As a board member and the chair of the American Society on Aging's Public Policy Committee, I have been working with our all-member, all-volunteer committee to advance ASA's role in public policy. Thank you to our dedicated cadre of experts working on behalf of ASA to inform our policy work. The year 2022 has been a turning point for ASA's policy efforts....
Why Is Our Life Expectancy Declining and How Might We Fix It?
More equal access to healthcare and safety net provisions across the life course could be key.
Why Is the Supreme Court’s Nursing Home Case Important?
If the Court were to adopt the nursing facility’s reasoning, the consequences would be dire.
Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle: Or How to Save DME from Ending Up in the Landfill
Maryland Department of Aging routinely recycles durable medical equipment for those who need it.
Call for Applications for the 2023–24 Health and Aging Policy Fellowship Year
Program fosters leaders who change health and aging policy and improve healthcare for elders.
Opening Minds Through Art
A program builds bridges across age and cognitive barriers using art.
SilverSneakers to offer Apple Fitness+ to Participating Medicare Advantage Members
Apple Fitness+ is a fitness and wellness service with studio-style workouts and meditations.
Nature Really Is Medicine, This Caregiver Learned
Access to nature returned my mother’s will to live—and made me a biophilia advocate.
More Support for Family Caregivers Available Via the RAISE Act Roadmap
Finding funding opportunities for services and supports is easier via the Roadmap.
New Research Supports the Importance of Nutrition in Surgical Recovery
‘Previous research has shown the value of nutrition in reducing hospital length of stay and readmission rates in surgery patients.’
New Interactive Guide Looks to Make Aging in Place a Healthy Reality for More Americans
ASA members can foster the growth of PACE via the new guide.
New Generations United Report Highlights Grandfamilies’ Struggles with Food Insecurity
Existing help for food insecure families tends to assume kids live with parents, not grandparents, and should be fixed to reflect reality. .
Standing Next to Ethan Moreno
From winging it to glory.
This Body of Mine
With thanks and gratitude.
Old Woman’s Lament
Or how to keep on walking.
For Dylan Thomas Who Also Did Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
Don’t look for me at AARP conventions, sipping Earl Grey tea from a bone china cup.
Three Poems
‘You know we’re all different?’