‘From 2015 to 2016, 19 percent of older adults filled at least one opioid prescription.’
Help for Primary Care Practitioners in Addressing Older Adult Alcohol and Opioid Use
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Caring for Aging Veterans with Alcohol Use Disorder and Multiple Morbidities
Aging veterans with alcohol use disorder and multiple morbidities face a complex slate of needs.
Battling Loneliness: The American Geriatrics Society’s CoCare: Hospital Elder Life Program
Volunteers are a key component to the program, and it demonstrates a 95 percent satisfaction rate.
A Solutions-Oriented Partnership Helps Metro Detroit Elders Stay Safe at Home
Metro In-Home Solutions, a collaborative of four charitable organizations, accelerates home modifications for Detroit’s older adults.
Falling Short: Federal Housing Assistance Is Failing Older Adults
Federal housing assistance programs are not meeting the affordable housing needs of low-income elders: two potential solutions may mitigate this shortcoming.
Guardianship Is Complex and Should Be Tailored to the Person’s Needs
When a person is subject to guardianship, they retain the right to be involved in decisions.
‘Magic Table’ Can Create Joy, Overcome Apathy in People With Dementia
The Tovertafel shows benefits for elders with dementia and their caregivers.
The Crucial Role of Federal Nutrition Programs in Promoting Health Among Low-Income Older Adults
‘Food insecurity is an issue of equity—significant disparities exist in the nation’s older population’s access to food.’
The COVID-19 Pandemic and Precarious Aging: The Importance of an Equity Response
‘Many in the media, as well as in government, resorted to politicizing the pandemic by placing the blame largely on individuals.’
Addressing Health Equity for Older Adults at the Neighborhood Level
‘Social determinants of health are strongly patterned by place.’
Climate, Disasters, and Extreme Weather Events: Vulnerability, Resources, and Interventions for Lower-Income Older Adults
Catastrophic disasters can be extremely disruptive and take months—if not years—to recover from.
Affordable Senior Housing Maintenance and Renovations, COVID-19, and the Precarity of Residents’ Health Safety
Three case studies of protecting residents from COVID-19 during low-income senior building renovations.
Precarity in Later life: Understanding Risk, Vulnerability, and Resilience
Aging in place may be the “ideal” held by the majority of older Americans, yet, for too many, it is an increasingly challenging, if not impossible, goal.
Plugging Transportation Gaps: Microtransit Can Fill in Where Public Transit and Ride-Hailing Fail
On-demand public transit allows travelers to request a shared shuttle that picks them up in a few minutes.
Preparing for Ongoing and New Challenges in a Post-Pandemic World
We must find a way to increase the resilience of long-term care settings to future unexpected events.
The New Wave Is Not a Pandemic of the Unvaccinated
As part of a community, we are all affected, and we must protect the immunocompromised and find access for those who have none.
The Transportation Data Equity Initiative—Working to Improve Mobility for Everyone
Volunteer mapping provides detailed data on sidewalk access.
Wise Words From the Field, and New Insights Into the Pandemic’s Impact on Aging and Loved Ones
Adult children are now more engaged and knowledgeable about their parents’ care.
The WISH Act: A Proposal for Federal LTSS Insurance for Catastrophic Costs
‘It’s time to stop pretending that we mostly won’t live into old age, or that most of us won’t need LTSS.’
New Medical Nutrition Therapy Act Would Benefit Those with Medicare
The MNT Act would promote health equity among minority communities with higher rates of nutrition-related chronic diseases.