‘At what point will we stop accepting the poor to mediocre care that is the reality in too many nursing homes?’
Nursing Home Antipsychotic Drug Use to Control Behavior, Help Staff Spiked in Pandemic and for Black Elders
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Altering the Narratives We Are Told to Benefit Caregivers and the Work They Perform
Using story to divest ourselves from the American ideal of rugged individualism.
Making it Work: Care, Blackness, and Generational Values
For the second time in their generation, my aunts helped weave together a care plan that would become my inherited responsibility.
Prison Is the Antithesis of Care: It’s Time to Invest in a Care Infrastructure Instead of a Carceral One
‘There are thousands of older adults in prison serving extensive sentences for crimes committed decades ago.’
Pursuing Justice and Equity by Transforming How We Care
‘Transforming care and caregiving will lead to a more just world, where everyone can age and thrive.’
Youth Caregivers: Before, During, and After the Pandemic
The call to support care infrastructure as policy and practice presents a historic watershed moment for youth caregivers.
Care in the United States: Our Moment of Crisis
One immigrant family’s story lays out the situation for many.
The Care Infrastructure: Building Across Movements
Sustained advocacy could combat America’s short memory.
Centering BIPOC Voices Is the Only Way to Overhaul Our Care Infrastructure
‘Paid family and medical leave could address many of the cultural and economic realities of today’s families.’
Quality Cancer Care Equals Quality Nutrition Care
‘Nutrition is a social determinant of health that can impact health and healthcare costs.’
The Foundation of Care: Wages, Rights, Access, Equity, Housing and Safety
As economic hurt hit the middle class, suddenly a new breed of activists were interested in issues that have always affected BIPOC women.
What’s Love Got to Do With It? An Argument Against Institutionalizing People with Severe Physical Disabilities
Why does the bias remain toward placing severely disabled people in nursing homes, when community-based care is preferred, less expensive, and of better quality?
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Memphis Helps Older Homeowners Age in Place
‘All of the issues in the home were making my granddaughter sick.’
Passion and Purpose: Cherokee Geriatrician Blythe Winchester on Choosing Geriatrics
Her patients help her to reconnect with her tribe and to incorporate her indigenous heritage in her work.
Climate Change Makes Acting on the Elders’ Lessons Critical
‘Our ancestors survived so their teachings and knowledge could survive.’
Demographics Need Not Be Destiny with Dementia
’Delaying dementia onset by five years can cut the expected incidence rate in half.’
Why Older American Indian and Alaska Native Disparities Persist and Possible Paths Out
Health statistics and advice for practitioners with AIAN clients.
Delivering—and Measuring—Healthcare That Matters for People with Complex Healthcare Needs
New way of measuring healthcare could deliver person-driven outcomes.
The Growing Pressures Facing Unpaid Family Caregivers
‘The government and employers need to step up their support so that caregivers can continue to work.’
Generativity Holds Many Positive Effects for AI/AN Older Adults
Indigenous cultural generativity can preserve values, improve well-being and contribute to healthy aging.