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Caregiving in the LGBT Community

posted 04.25.2012

Continue reading the LGBT Caregiving Blog Series Presented by ASA's LGBT Aging Issues Network (LAIN): Finding Pride in Caring: LGBT Caregivers Answer the Call from the Community By Holly Deni Sharing Care an Energizing Experience By Nancy Bereano Two... Read More

Complications of Transgender Caregiving

posted 04.25.2012

Transcending Business as Usual

posted 04.25.2012

Two Relationships in One

posted 04.25.2012

To be entrusted with the care of another is one of life’s greatest honors. New parents have nine months to prepare for the responsibility. Doctors and nurses undergo years of rigorous training for the work that they do. But caregivers can find themselves suddenly thrust into roles that they did not... Read More

Sharing Care an Energizing Experience

posted 04.25.2012

Tompkins County, where I have lived for more than 40 years, is located 250 miles upstate from New York City. The city of Ithaca is a culturally rich, scenic, “enlightened” college town, home to Cornell University and Ithaca College. Although we have both city (no struggle) and county (big struggle... Read More

Finding Pride in Caring: LGBT Caregivers Answer the Call from the Community

posted 04.25.2012

My recent attendance at ASA’s 2012 Aging in America Conference in Washington, D.C., got me thinking. Isn’t that always what happens after conferences? You return home full of ideas and inspirations, all needing an outlet. So, I’m very pleased that my guest-editorship of this... Read More

Advocacy Needed as Older American Act Reauthorization Nears

posted 04.09.2012

By Anita Rosen Also in this blog series from ASA's Mental Health and Aging Network... The ACA Could Benefit Elders with Mental Health Problems, but Will It? By Michael B. Friedman and Kimberly A. Williams A Collaborative Federal Strategy Is Essential for Older Adult... Read More

A Collaborative Federal Strategy Is Essential for Older Adult Mental Health

posted 04.09.2012

By Willard Mays Also in this blog series from ASA's Mental Health and Aging Network... The ACA Could Benefit Elders with Mental Health Problems, but Will It? By Michael B. Friedman and Kimberly A. Williams Advocacy Needed as Older American Act Reauthorization... Read More

The ACA Could Benefit Elders with Mental Health Problems, but Will It?

posted 04.05.2012

By Michael B. Friedman and Kimberly A. Williams As enacted, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) could benefit older adults with mental health conditions, but recent judicial and political challenges make that outcome far from certain. The Supreme Court will decide whether healthcare reform is... Read More

Drug, Alcohol Use on the Upswing in Older Adults: What’s the Clinician’s Role?

posted 02.22.2012

By Kristen Barry As the older adult cohort increases rapidly in America, promoting healthy lifestyles is critical, to prevent or manage the many acute and chronic medical and mental health problems influenced by lifestyle choices. In the past, older adults were much less likely than younger... Read More