Addressing the needs of a rapidly growing older population could be considered one of the major challenges facing the United States over the next few […]
News Topic: Aging
Homelessness Hastens Mortality for Older Adults
Research from the University of California San Francisco looks at mortality rates of older adults experiencing homelessness. Researchers found that people who first became homeless […]
Recruiting Job Candidates Over 50 With a Welcoming, Inclusive Environment
For Brio Living Services, a nonprofit aging services provider based in Grand Rapids, MI, recruiting and retaining its professional caregiver workforce is a relentless challenge, […]
Demo LeadingAge, Housing Groups Win Deadline Extension
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Chairwoman Waters Seeks GAO Study on Homelessness and Housing Insecurity Among Older Adults
House Committee on Financial Services Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) has asked the Government Accountability Office to review “the aging population in America, their risks of […]
Harnessing Technology to Streamline At-Home Services
A partnership between a LeadingAge-member life plan community and a technology company is combining the latter’s smart-home platform with a wide range of at-home services, […]
Homes, Services, and Supports Help Older Adults Keep Leading Life
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 […]
An Information Lifeline for Those Lacking Networks of Support
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 […]
Living Their Best Lives in the Place They Call Home
For many older adults, understanding the variety of services available to them, and more crucially, securing access to them, is a challenge. As we celebrate […]
Celebrating Resilience and Community During Older Americans Month
“My hope is that just as we honor our veterans on Veterans Day, we could take this concept [beyond] DC, and get people to invite […]