Biden’s administration and a pro-equality majority in Congress can advance a range of policies supporting LGBT older adults.
Trump Set LGBT Rights Backward for Older Adults—but Biden Can Undo That
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A Two-Eyed Seeing Approach to Addressing Dementia Inequities in Indigenous Populations
Dementia incidence in the American Indian/Alaska Native population is 14.6 percent higher than in the white population.
Digital Equity: A Human Right Whose Time Has Come
The pandemic has made clear that we can no longer ignore the digital divide.
Elder Justice Elusive, But Advocates Are Hard at Work Securing It
‘Access to justice for older adults is under threat.’
LGBT Elders’ Health Affected by Interpersonal, Institutional and Cultural Violence
The lack of data is the data—it exacerbates invisibility.
Resilience Learned After 55 Years of Struggle: A Lesbian Elder Remembers
‘Now one of my primary political concerns is the particular needs of LGBTQ elders.’
Whether Coming Out or In
‘The journey to one’s authentic self and sharing that self with others is a personal decision.’
Care Management in a World of Many Cultures
‘Eye contact, spatial distance, touch, and non-touch are all important considerations when working across cultural and racial groups.’
How Does Care Management Interface with Behavioral Health?
Substance misuse and use treatment admissions among older adults have steadily increased over the past decade.
Why Our Healthcare System Is Failing Older Adults
On witnessing the silent yet blatant discrimination before us.
Care Managers and Families: Providing the Right Support
‘Family caregiving is so prevalent that often it is not recognized by society, nor by those providing the care.’
Remembering Rosalie A. Kane
‘She never ceased to press for improvement of both the quality of care and quality of life across settings.’
Applying an Equity Framework to Elder Abuse Awareness, Prevention and Response
‘The virus has exposed and exacerbated the toxic intersectionality between compounded inequity and ageism.’
Tribute to Dennis Dudley
‘No matter the occasion or the setting, he transformed it.’
Let’s Slow the Downward Trajectory of Life Expectancy in the United States
In 2020 we experienced the largest drop in life expectancy since World War II.
Coming Storms: Climate Change and the Rising Threat to America’s Coastal Elders
‘Evacuating elders from nursing homes and assisted living facilities can cause more harm than good.’
A Shared National Goal to Reduce Dementia Prevalence
‘Up to 40 percent of dementia cases could be delayed or prevented by modifying 12 risk factors.’
Aging Strong Via Age-friendly Initiatives
‘The effects of these inequities compound with age.’
Help for Southeast Asian American Caregivers Facing PTSD, Trauma, Racism and Language Barriers
Some 70 percent of older Southeast Asian American immigrants or refugees have been diagnosed with PTSD.
Fighting Ageism in Crisis Standards of Care
‘Considerations of prognosis must be limited to the risk of imminent mortality.’