What do Older Adults Need to Thrive?

What do Older Adults Need to Thrive?

This blog post originally appeared on Medium.com. by Maria Eugenia Hernandez-Lane This is a question that I have consistently asked throughout my time with the National Hispanic Council on Aging. This question has helped guide along our goals as an organization...
What do Older Adults Need to Thrive?

Advance directives are only a first step

Tomorrow, April 16th, is National Healthcare Decisions Day. The Diverse Elders Coalition encourages all of our elders, their families, and our communities to start conversations with one another about end-of-life choice and advance directives. Today’s blog post...
What do Older Adults Need to Thrive?

Financial Decision Making Tips for Elders

April is Financial Literacy Month, and we’re commemorating the occasion with a series of blog posts from DEC members about economic security and financial resources for our elders. Today’s blog post originally appeared on the NICOA blog. by Christine Herman Making...
What do Older Adults Need to Thrive?

Passages

by Harry Breaux, a member of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation’s Elizabeth Taylor 50+ Network. Harry turned 71 on March 21, 2016. He is one of the long-term survivors of HIV/AIDS featured in the documentary “Last Men Standing.” This documentary, the...