‘There is a significant and disruptive transformation in transportation technology happening right now.’
Mobility is Key for Older Adults, But How to Pay for It?
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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.’
How Do the Health Crises of COVID-19 and Drug Overdoses Intersect with Aging?
‘Adults ages 55 to 64 in particular have seen one of the sharpest increases in overdose deaths over the past five years.’
New Milken Report Recommends Ways to Make Cognitive Screening Routine
‘As many as 50 percent of adults with dementia are never diagnosed.’
A Nutrition Focus and Action Needed on a Debilitating Condition…
June is Wound Healing Awareness Month.
Call to Action: Three Ways You Can Prevent Future Catastrophes in Aging
‘We now have a historic opportunity to act on what is arguably the largest investment in aging-related causes since 1965.’
Aging Life Care Embodies Older American’s Month Motto
I reflect with gratitude and humility on the contributions ALCA members made, genuinely demonstrating ALCA’s ‘Community of Strength.’
Designing a New Social Infrastructure to Combat Loneliness in Aging Adults
Programs and designs for ameliorating loneliness need to match one of three specific varieties of the condition.