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How to Cope With a Nursing Home Eviction

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Family members tell their stories and experts provide advice

JANUARY 15, 2020 | By Beth Baker

Nursing Home Eviction? Know Your Loved One’s Rights

A nursing home room with two beds and a tray with a pitcher of water

Thousands of families face the predicament every year

JANUARY 14, 2020 | By Beth Baker

Embracing Home Renovations When You’re Resistant to Change

Home Renovations

How to overcome mental obstacles putting off an improvement

JANUARY 7, 2020 | By Mindy Charski

How These Aging Experts Decided Where They’d Live in Later Life

Neighborhood with houses, trees and buildings in the background

For one gerontologist, it was: Do as I say, not as I do

NOVEMBER 19, 2019 | By Richard Eisenberg

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

Age-Forward Cities for 2030: The Big Challenge

Age-Forward Cities

What some metros are doing and what so many more could do

OCTOBER 23, 2019 | By Richard Eisenberg

Moving Back to the City in Midlife

When life is making you lonely, you can always move: Downtown

OCTOBER 22, 2019 | By Diane Eastabrook

The Distressing Growth of Wealth Inequality of Boomers

Wealth Inequality

Gaps between the haves and have-nots, and what could shrink them

OCTOBER 16, 2019 | By Richard Eisenberg

Caregivers of Medicare Patients: What to Know Before a Hospital Discharge

Hospital Discharge

Sometimes patients are sent home much earlier than a family expects

OCTOBER 15, 2019 | By Donna Pols Trump

Imani Woody: Building a Home for LGBTQ Older Adults

Imani Woody Influencer in Aging

This 2019 Influencer in Aging is a longtime LGBTQ and aging advocate

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019 | By Grace Birnstengel

Larry Curley: Advocating for Native Elders

Larry Curley Influencer in Aging

This 2019 Influencer in Aging aims to improve services for older American Indians

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019 | By Grace Birnstengel

How We Chose the 2019 Influencers in Aging

Influencers in Aging

Here's the work that went into selecting this year's 12 honorees

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019 | By The Editors

What Could Help ‘The Forgotten Middle’ Afford Retirement Housing?

Intriguing, and needed, ideas floated at a recent 'senior housing' conference

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019 | By Diane Eastabrook

7 Tips for Being a Successful Snowbird

Wintering in warmer climates is not the same as a vacation

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019 | By Bart Astor

OPINION: Why It’s Time for More Big Foundations to Fund Aging

The stunningly low amount given to help older adults in need

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 | By Paul Hogan

Getting a Parent With Dementia the Best Long-Term Care for the Money

A new study finds that providing life stories can lead to better, person-centered care

AUGUST 16, 2019 | By Jay Newton-Small

OPINION: It’s Time to Make the Elder Justice Act More Effective

This elder advocate says ageism stifles elder fraud protection

AUGUST 14, 2019 | By Bob Blancato

Aging in Place Programs That Really Work

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Ideas worth replicating from 4 global [email protected] contest winners

AUGUST 13, 2019 | By Richard Eisenberg

Photo Essay: Three States. Three Caregivers.

Caregivers navigating complex, emotional situations to meet their needs and others'.

AUGUST 9, 2019 | By Liz Seegert

Here’s the Reality About What We’ll Spend in Retirement

Spend in Retirement

A survey shows retirement expenses vary greatly from what people expect

JULY 30, 2019 | By Richard Eisenberg

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Work & Purpose

Danger Alert: Avoiding Work-From-Home Scams

A remote-work expert's cautionary tips on too-good-to-be true lures

Special Report

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In Good Company

We all feel lonely at times. But it doesn't have to be that way.

Special Report

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Age-Friendly Health Care

Follow our in-depth examination of current health care offerings through an age-friendly lens. What does age-friendly health care look like, and how do you locate and access it? We cover how to prioritize your unique needs when selecting providers and treatments for yourself or a loved one.

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