Two things we hear over and over from retired women: “I wish I had saved more and I wish I had paid more attention.”
Financial Fears in the Age of COVID-19: Help Yourself Just by Starting
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New Metric Could Help Reduce Stigma Around Hearing Loss
‘That number is meaningful and actionable.’
Good Nutrition: Higher Tolerance and Better Return on Cancer Treatments
For older adults affected by cancer, maintaining good nutrition can help them to better tolerate cancer treatments and get the most from their therapies.
Pushing Back Against Improper Nursing Facility Evictions
‘Facilities very rarely have just cause when they seek eviction for a reason other than nonpayment.’
Family Caregivers: Underrecognized and Essential
Caregivers are part of the connective tissue that binds families, often across generations.
New Toolkit Offers Ways to Better Connect with Diverse Family Caregivers
‘The toolkit is informed by the voices and perspectives of diverse elders themselves, as well as their caregivers.’
Mobility is Key for Older Adults, But How to Pay for It?
‘There is a significant and disruptive transformation in transportation technology happening right now.’
Unmet Need and Science Warrant Approval of Aducanumab
‘While not a cure, this new drug is the first FDA-approved treatment to reduce one of the defining brain changes of Alzheimer’s disease.’
What it Takes to Be and Remain an Age-Friendly World
As experience experts, older residents identify opportunities and challenges to aging in place and develop solutions for change.
The FDA Was Wrong: Aducanumab Shows No Clinical Benefit
‘Aducanumab’s rejection should have been without controversy.’
Network Collaboratives Give Aging Services Providers a Hand Up
‘Everyone has a common goal of building up their networks, but how they go about achieving it differs.’
Toward a National Strategy to Strengthen Family Caregiver Supports
‘The input of family caregivers will be a key component of Strategy development.’
Medicare Advantage: A Pathway to Offer Innovative, Non-Medical Benefits
MA plans are now able to offer a wider variety of benefits through new ‘Special Supplemental Benefits for the Chronically Ill.
Larry of Arabia and the Rest of the Gang
Now you cross the street when you see her, quickly wave and act in a hurry, as if you’ve got to get to work.
Plan for the Road Ahead: Driving and Dementia
People with dementia do not typically recognize the loss of problem-solving abilities while they can still use the gas and brake pedals.
Equity in Aging for LGBT Older Adults: A Review of the Past Ten Years and Progress for the Future
‘The effects of discrimination and poverty among LGBT individuals compound over the lifetime.’
The Long, Winding Road to Long-term Care Reform
This represents the largest expansion of Medicaid HCBS in American history.
Many Voices, One Cause
‘Sahar believes the company’s philosophy will stand out because of its holistic approach to all types of care needs.’
Changing the Narrative on Multigenerational Living
Both policy and psychological barriers hindered the adoption and acceptance of multigenerational households.
We Must Support LGBT Caregivers Now More Than Ever
‘LGBT caregivers may not be formally recognized as caregivers by healthcare providers.’