by Therese Ten-Brinke, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Eskaton Voice-first technology is disrupting the way residents access services and information within senior living. Senior living operators are using Alexa devices for functions ranging from calling their family to asking for the daily events and menu. Since 2018, Eskaton has deployed 1,000 Echo Dot devices and earlier Read More…
In today’s society, aging is often seen as synonymous with decline. “Most definitions of aging equate it with getting worse,” says geriatric neuropsychiatrist Dr. Dilip Jeste. “I wondered if that was necessarily true.” While many studies focus on the diseases of aging, as Director of the Stein Institute at UC San Diego, Jeste wanted to explore Read More…
By Meghan Rose, General Counsel & Chief Government Affairs Officer and the policy team at LeadingAge California This September will mark the end of a two-year California Legislative session unlike any other. As California and the nation emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Legislature has struggled to increase legislative output to a pre-pandemic level while Read More…
By Amber Christ, Managing Director of Health Policy and Denny Chan, Managing Director of Equity Advocacy, Justice in Aging All of us are aging. However, how well we age and how long we live are too often determined by factors outside our control. Racism, ageism, ableism, sexism, and other forms of discrimination are structurally embedded Read More…
by Jeannee Parker Martin, President and CEO, LeadingAge California This has been an exciting year thus far for LeadingAge California with some major accomplishments in the first half of the year. We launched our DEI Roadmap, a guide to help all members and other stakeholders integrate a focused approach to diversity, equity and inclusion in Read More…
A Q&A with Amanda Lawrence, Project Director for California’s Master Plan for Aging What are the building blocks for today’s Californians to achieve healthy aging? Aging is changing. So are the needs, concerns, and opportunities for older adults. Not only are we living longer than we were 20 years ago, but the diversity of older Read More…
