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posted 01.05.2012
By Enid Borden
It seems like life is made up of an ongoing series of choices: from childhood through maturity, we graduate from choosing our favorite toy or color to deciding what career to pursue or to selecting where to invest our hard-earned dollars. At times, it feels as if we... Read More
posted 12.27.2011
By Robert B. Hudson
One of the least recognized but most profound developments in recent politics surrounding aging is that after half a century spent getting aging-related items on the public policy agenda, advocates find themselves now trying to steer clear. This is a function of... Read More
posted 12.21.2011
By Athan Bezaitis
The Brief—in Brief
The following are some key findings from Stressed and Strapped:
Caregivers’ mental health is worsening. More than million California caregivers report moderate or serious distress levels, with almost one-third... Read More
posted 12.21.2011
By Larry Minnix
It all started with the New Deal, which knitted the safety net for the Great Society. The former laid the foundation for income security during retirement and in the event of job loss. The latter added healthcare for elders, people with disabilities and the poor. These... Read More
posted 12.19.2011
By Jane Hardin
What will public transportation for older adults look like when temperatures are more extreme and natural disasters more frequent? Though a study of current transportation in areas with extreme temperatures, and during emergencies, is likely to provide insights on impending... Read More
posted 11.22.2011
By Robert Rosenblatt
The September 2011 AARP Bulletin has full-page ads for two brands of neck pendants used to protect against falls: you just press a button, which sends a call to an emergency center that can dispatch someone to your home. These ads have been around for years, but they don... Read More
posted 11.09.2011
Interview by Barbara Meltzer
Writer and cultural anthropologist Mary Catherine Bateson, daughter of Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson, is the author of six books, including her most recent Composing a Further Life: The Age of Active Wisdom (Knopf, 2010). For more information about Bateson,... Read More
posted 10.31.2011
By Joanne Lynn
America has a healthcare system that ably treats sudden threats to life, prevents many illnesses and cures much of what ails us. But that system cannot reliably and efficiently support us when we live with serious chronic illnesses and disabilities—a scenario that is now a... Read More
posted 10.31.2011
By Daniel Redman, Gerald A. McIntyre and John R. Unruh
For lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) elders with same-sex partners, the denial of federal spousal benefits can have devastating financial consequences. The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), passed in 1996, currently bars same-sex... Read More
posted 10.31.2011
By Victor Molinari and Laurence G. Branch
Mrs. M. is an 82-year-old Florida widow with two married children living in other states. A petite woman who has always had a pleasant, outgoing personality, she likes walking to keep fit. For the past five years, though, she has resided in assisted... Read More
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