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A Helping Hand for Family Caregivers

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COVID-19 highlights a growing need for home care as some head back to work

JULY 16, 2020 | By Wendy Helfenbaum

How Health Care Professionals Can Support Family Caregivers

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6 ways they can make the at-home caregiving burden easier to manage

JUNE 30, 2020 | By Sarah Lindenfeld Hall

You’ve Brought a Loved One Home From Long-Term Care. Now What?

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Here’s how two people are handling the challenges, and what they’ve learned

MAY 21, 2020 | By Wendy Helfenbaum

Will the Pandemic Lead to Better, Safer Long-Term Care Facilities?

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Why the tragic deaths there could bring about necessary, overdue reforms

MAY 15, 2020 | By Chris Farrell

Ways Programs for Older Adults In Need Are Adapting Due to COVID-19

Marc Marrone and his team at Graffiti Bao joined Elizabeth Blau at Honey Salt

Creativity abounds, from pop-up food pantries to virtual mental health checks

APRIL 8, 2020 | By Bob Blancato and Meredith Ponder Whitmire

6 Hot Jobs That Cater to Older Adults

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In these occupations, you can help others and help yourself, too

MARCH 5, 2020 | By Barbranda Lumpkins Walls

The Best Health and Home Innovations From CES 2020

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Improve your daily life with these 5 top products

FEBRUARY 21, 2020 | By Mark Ray

Why Doctors Are Coming Where You Live — and Shop

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3 trends behind the growth of house calls and medical care in stores

JANUARY 28, 2020 | By Chris Farrell

Facing Loneliness and Isolation While Living With a Disability

Loneliness and Isolation

Three people talk about how connectedness and resilience can help with isolation

DECEMBER 12, 2019 | By Donna Pols Trump

LISTEN: What to Know About Buying Long-Term Care Insurance

Experts' advice from the new 'Friends Talk Money' podcast

NOVEMBER 4, 2019 | By Richard Eisenberg

Keren Etkin: Discovering the Intersection of Gerontology and Technology

Karen Etkin Influencer in Aging

This 2019 Influencer in Aging is a young Israeli gerontechnologist

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019 | By Julie Pfitzinger

House Calls Provide Better Care and Save Money. Why Don’t More Use Them?

Only a fraction of older adults eligible for home-based primary care are being served

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019 | By Beth Baker

When the Long-Term Care Insurer Refuses to Pay

One family's struggles getting claims paid on their policies

JUNE 21, 2019 | By Dan Bosko

Are Nurses Ready (and Willing) to Treat an Aging Population?

Facing the geriatrician shortage, caring for older people will fall to nurses

JUNE 14, 2019 | By Julissa Treviño

If Health Care Was Designed Just for You, What Would Need to Change?

For most of America's aging population, health care leaves much to be desired

MAY 28, 2019 | By Grace Birnstengel

For Help With Long-Term Care Costs, Look to the States

Long-Term Care Costs

Suddenly, things are happening across the nation to help family caregivers

MAY 10, 2019 | By Chris Farrell

After a Serious Fall, a Closer Bond

A deeper union is the surprising result of an accident at home

APRIL 10, 2019 | By Claudia Gryvatz Copquin

2 Ways to Lower America’s High Health Care Costs

Health Care Costs

West Health summit experts agreed: The crisis is too large to ignore

APRIL 5, 2019 | By Holly Lawrence

Next Avenue Readers Speak Up About Elderspeak

Reactions to our story reveal strong feelings about this topic

FEBRUARY 28, 2019 | By Julie Pfitzinger

What Is Age-Friendly Health Care?

Age-Friendly Health Care

Older Americans aren't getting the care they need. Here's why that matters.

FEBRUARY 8, 2019 | By Grace Birnstengel

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COVID-19 and the Future of Aging: Prospects for Older Workers

An AARP executive on jobs, flexible work and intergenerational unity

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Strengthening Rural Health Care for Older Adults

This special report includes storytelling, news and information about health care for older adults in rural areas

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