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Behind the scenes of a New York Times and KFF Health News joint series documenting the failings of the American…
About 41 million unpaid family caregivers provided an estimated 34 billion hours of care — worth $470 billion — to…
It’s hard to fathom how someone could abuse a vulnerable older person, especially a family member. Unfortunately, elder abuse is…
The Older Americans Act (OAA) expires on Sept. 30, 2019, and there’s still no bill ready for either a House…
As I was scanning posters during last spring’s American Society on Aging’s conference, I spotted one presentation that stopped me…
Some states are considering social insurance programs to help offset the cost of long-term services and supports (LTSS) care for…
Half of the nation’s 40 million family caregivers are performing complicated medical/nursing tasks for their family members and friends, including…
The number of middle-income seniors age 75 and older is projected to nearly double over the next decade and likely…
Despite the growing numbers of elders from different races, ethnicities, and sexual orientations, many of these older individuals are still…