During the COVID-19 pandemic, many older adults faced social isolation and disruptions in access to food, medical care, and supportive services. In response, organizations that support older people improvised solutions to address these challenges. A new report,...
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Rising Food Prices Hit Less-Healthy Older Adults Hardest, Poll Suggests
Three-quarters of people age 50–80 in the United States say the rising cost of groceries has affected them somewhat or a lot, and nearly a third say they’re eating less healthily because of increased food costs, according to new findings from the National Poll on...
World Alzheimer’s Report 2022 Focuses on Post-Diagnosis Support
The World Alzheimer Report 2022 from Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI) is dedicated to the vast topic of post-diagnosis support – an umbrella term encompassing the variety of official and informal services and information aimed at promoting the health, social,...
RAISE Act Family Caregiving Council Announces 2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers
The 2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers was created to support family caregivers of all ages, from youth to grandparents, and regardless of where they live or what caregiving looks like for them and their loved ones. The local strategies may be of...
AARP Announces Resource on ‘Discovering and Developing Missing Middle Housing’
Created by AARP Livable Communities and Opticos Design, Discovering and Developing Missing Middle Housing provides age- and dementia friendly communities, local leaders, building and planning professionals, and involved community members with information about what...
New Report Aims to Better Address Health Issues of Family Caregivers
The report "Chronic Disease Family Caregiving: The Framework for Family Caregiving and Public Health," was developed with support from The John A. Hartford Foundation and in partnership with the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD). This framework...
New Data Shows Where Funding for Affordable Connectivity Program is Being Spent
With a new data dashboard, advocates and stakeholders working to advance digital equity can see state and local stats on where and how $14.2 billion in federal funding is being spent via the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), which was designed to help American...
NORC Report: Many Middle-Income Seniors Will Not Be Able to Pay for Long-Term Care and Housing in 10 Years
A new NORC analysis updating the groundbreaking “Forgotten Middle” study finds that there will be 16 million middle-income seniors in 2033, many of whom will struggle to pay for the health, personal care, and housing services that they need. For instance, excluding...
Task Force on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health Submits Consensus Report with Recommendations to White House Ahead of Conference
The Task Force on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health (Task Force) — an independent group of national leaders and experts convened by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Food Systems for the Future, the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University,...
National Poll on Healthy Aging Reveals Readiness of Older Adults for New COVID Boosters
New data from the National Poll on Healthy Aging conducted by the University of Michigan poll shows that 61% of people over 50 who have already gotten at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine are very likely to get an updated booster shot this fall when updated vaccines...