Last week, we asked you which ASA member benefit has helped you the most this year in your work with older people. The results leave little room for doubt that our webinars are top of the list: 48 percent of respondents chose this member benefit. If you haven't yet taken advantage of one of our many webinars, we invite you to do so soon! Here’s what one member had to say: “The free webinars have been so helpful in working with my aging clients. The subjects and presentations have all been so informative.”

By EWA Staff

By ASA Staff

Tapping into long-lost visual or auditory memories can evoke strong happy reactions in those with Alzheimer’s, improving their mood for hours afterwards. This is one of the outcomes from a newly published program, begun in 2011, called Bird Tales.

By Martha Roherty

Medicaid is a means-tested entitlement program financed by a partnership between the federal government and states, and it provides the bulk of long-term care for more than 60 million low-income Americans. Medicaid also accounts for 17 percent of all hospital spending, and is the single largest source of coverage for nursing home care. Older adults and people with physical disabilities account for 18 percent of Medicaid enrollees, but 66 percent of the costs.

By Robert B. Blancato

Stephen J. Bartels and John A. Naslund

By Barbara Spreitzer-Berent