Volunteers are a key component to the program, and it demonstrates a 95 percent satisfaction rate.
Battling Loneliness: The American Geriatrics Society’s CoCare: Hospital Elder Life Program
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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.
‘Magic Table’ Can Create Joy, Overcome Apathy in People With Dementia
The Tovertafel shows benefits for elders with dementia and their caregivers.
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.
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.
What Can Be Done to Fix Direct Care Jobs? Here are 47 Ideas
Two priorities are to reform long-term care financing and increase compensation for direct care workers.
Can Technology Solve Mobility and Transportation Challenges for Older Adults?
Mobility challenges are common for older adults and with public transport that is inaccessible or non-existent, mobility and transportation are closely intertwined.
Will Congress Finally Transform the Direct Care Job?
As job satisfaction and care quality improve, consumers spend more, public assistance rates drop and costly health outcomes go down.
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.’
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.’
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.’
How Self-Driving Cars Can Empower a Growing Population of Older Adults
A self-driving service can promote wellness, offering access to healthcare or local businesses and connection to family.
Toward a National Strategy to Strengthen Family Caregiver Supports
‘The input of family caregivers will be a key component of Strategy development.’
Building a Stronger, Bolder, Long-Term Care System with Equity at its Center
‘Angie believes she can live safely at home if only she could receive some help.’
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.
Many Voices, One Cause
‘Sahar believes the company’s philosophy will stand out because of its holistic approach to all types of care needs.’
Venture Capital Is Driving Innovation in the Older Market
When we looked around, there weren’t a lot of companies that had been formed to meet the needs of older adults.
Equity in Entrepreneurship Among Older Adults
‘When entrepreneurs are successful, businesses become a source of family wealth that can transfer to future generations.’
A New Advancing Equity Initiative from Justice in Aging
‘The impact of racism only intensifies as people of color age and also confront ageism.’