Nonprofit aging services providers exist to serve older adults, first and foremost. But they also play a valuable role–too seldom acknowledged–in the larger health care system, helping it more effectively serve local communities, or even an entire state. One example of a provider in our sector stepping forward to provide […]
Partnerships help nonprofit aging-services providers stretch resources and add or maintain services that would otherwise be unsustainable. One affordable housing provider has forged a partnership that enabled a practical replacement for a resident transportation program that had been shut down during the worst of the pandemic. Episcopal Place, a LeadingAge […]
LeadingAge’s new Keep Leading Life public awareness campaign, part of the Opening Doors to Aging Services initiative, is dedicated to showcasing the scope of resources and options available to older adults. With the supports they need to live their best lives, older adults, their families, and our communities are all […]
How many aging services providers will recognize this classic scenario, asks Deb Rubenstein: “A landlord would call our information and referral helpline and say, ‘I have a resident in my building, and she’s in her 80s. She’s lived here for decades, she’s always paid her rent on time, and apparently […]
Residents at AHEPA 39 Senior Apartments in Haverhill, MA, a HUD 202 building that is home to 58 low-income older adults, are now saving money on broadband internet access, thanks not only to a new federal program, but also to the creativity of their service coordinator and a community organization […]
