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I Just Wanna Dance!

I Just Wanna Dance!

by Hank Trout | Mar 13, 2018 | Chronic Illness, HIV/AIDS & Aging, LGBTQ Communities, Uncategorized

Honoring Our Experience, a social services program run by the Shanti Project, sponsors a series of REVIVAL dances to honor long-term HIV survivors in San Francisco. Hank wrote this piece for a talent show at the February 2018 REVIVAL dance and has graciously shared it...

I Just Wanna Dance!

What does cultural competency mean to you?

by Jenna McDavid | Mar 12, 2018 | Caregiving, Language Access

A married, gay older couple living in a nursing home introduced themselves as brothers to their healthcare providers and fellow residents because they were afraid of discrimination. A limited-English proficient Chinese American older adult was exhibiting signs of...

I Just Wanna Dance!

Increasing the Capacity of Family Caregiver Interventions

by Heather Chun | Mar 7, 2018 | Caregiving, Data Collection / Research, Language Access, National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA), POC Communities

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) are the fastest growing minority group in America, according to the U.S. Census. Between 2010 and 2030, the AAPI older adult population is projected to increase by 145%. A rapidly increasing aging population demands...

I Just Wanna Dance!

Successful Outcomes of the LGBT Aging Policy Task Force

by Diverse Elders | Mar 4, 2018 | Chronic Illness, Discrimination, Health & Wellness, Housing, Language Access, LGBTQ Communities, Public Policy, Uncategorized

by Dr. Marcy Adelman. This article originally appeared in the San Francisco Bay Times. Four years ago, the San Francisco LGBT Aging Policy Task Force concluded its 18-month tenure by submitting its final report, LGBT Aging at the Golden Gate: San Francisco Policy...

I Just Wanna Dance!

Join the Diverse Elders Coalition at the 2018 Aging in America Conference

by Jenna McDavid | Mar 1, 2018 |

All five of the Diverse Elders Coalition member organizations -- as well as many of our partners and friends -- will be attending this year's Aging in America Conference, hosted by the American Society on Aging, in San Francisco from March 26th through 29th. The DEC...

I Just Wanna Dance!

Elder Abuse Won’t Stop By Itself

by Angie Boddie | Feb 28, 2018 | Elder Abuse, Health & Wellness, National Caucus and Center on Black Aging (NCBA), Uncategorized

Approximately 1 in 10 Americans aged 60+ have experienced some form of elder abuse. Broadly defined, elder abuse is any form of mistreatment that results in harm or loss to an older person. More specifically, the World Health Organization defines elder abuse as "a...

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