by LAURA L CARSTENSEN, PH.D., PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY AND THE FAIRLEIGH S. DICKINSON JR. PROFESSOR IN PUBLIC POLICY & DIRECTOR, STANFORD CENTER ON LONGEVITY, STANFORD UNIVERSITY Thirty years were added to the average life expectancy in the 20th century. Yet far too many Americans feel that this extraordinary gift of time is more of a Read More…
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Will COVID-19 Make the Decline Narrative of Aging Worse?
WHAT EXPERTS IN AGING THINK THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR BOOMER BASHING by Richard Eisenberg Money & Work Editor, Next Avenue Part of the THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW SPECIAL REPORT First, there was OK Boomer, the pejorative meme mocking older people. Then came #boomerremover, the morbid catchphrase used by some millennials and GenZers Read More…
The Road Ahead: How COVID-19 and Technology Will Reshape Our Future
by MAJD ALWAN, PH.D., SENIOR VP OF TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS STRATEGY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE LEADINGAGE CENTER FOR AGING SERVICES TECHNOLOGIES (CAST) The recent COVID-19 pandemic, which disproportionately impacted the older, frailer, and other vulnerable populations that LeadingAge members in California and across the nation care for, has had a significant impact on provider members, Read More…
Working Together through PPE Shortage
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, news of personal protective equipment (PPE) shortages across the country has been on the rise, with fears of hospitals being overwhelmed and stories of healthcare workers risking their own lives to continue caring for patients. Senior care providers across the country face the unthinkable prospect of draining their equipment reserves Read More…
Feeding Older Adults During Stay at Home
COVID-19 has made securing safe and nutritious food an issue for low-income older adults across the country, many of whom are in a high risk category due to underlying health issues. Those older adults without internet access or with limited English and technology skills may struggle to access adequate nutrition and navigate the burgeoning online Read More…
From the CEO – Spring 2020
by Jeannee Parker Martin, President and CEO, LeadingAge California COVID-19 has turned us upside down in so many ways. Working ‘with’ new rules, leniencies, funding sources, temporary guidelines, testing confusion, and hoping this will end sooner rather than later. We are also working ‘without’ sufficient PPE, without staff, and with uncertainties about the impact on Read More…