by Linda Pierce, Esq., Gallagher As of October, 44,000 wildfires have burned more than 7.7 million acres in the United States – 4 million acres in California alone this year. No matter where you are located in the U.S., but particularly in the western states, chances are that you and your residents have been affected Read More…
LeadingAge California would like to congratulate the following Members accepted to the grant-funded iNSPIRE Project: Artesia Christian Home (Artesia), Brandel Manor (Turlock), Carlsbad By The Sea Care Center (Carlsbad), Eskaton Care Center Fair Oaks (Fair Oaks), Eskaton Care Center Greenhaven (Sacramento), Eskaton Care Center Manzanita (Carmichael), Eskaton Village Carmichael Care Center (Carmichael), Hollenbeck Palms (Los Read More…
Hi, I’m Jeannee Parker Martin, President & CEO of LeadingAge California. This month in addition to sharing the Fall issue of Engage Magazine, we’re especially excited to share the recent launch of a beautiful new website with easier navigation to help you find the resources you access most often. You can always read the latest issue Read More…
by Robin Douglas, Robin Douglas Creative Services, LLC From ordering medication online to buying groceries or connecting with friends and family, the internet has become a critical survival tool today. Yet millions of low-income older adults in the U.S. lack the basic digital literacy skills they need due to barriers to access, affordability and training. Read More…
by Caroline F. Pearson, Senior Vice President, NORC at the University of Chicago, and Jerry Doctrow, Principal, Robust Retirement, LLC You have read the headlines and heard the conference presentations: “Baby Boomers want to stay in their homes as they age.” However, a 2019 NORC-LeadingAge survey found that 40 percent of older Baby Boomers said they Read More…
by Michael Adams, Chief Executive Officer, SAGE As we look to the future and consider what steps we need to take to build aging equity for older adults in California, the realities and needs of particularly vulnerable populations must be high on our collective radar screens. One such population is LGBTQ older adults. There are Read More…
