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Caregiving Around the Clock: National Family Caregivers Month and Resources for the LGBT Community

by Diverse Elders | Nov 7, 2017 | Caregiving, Health & Wellness, Language Access, LGBTQ Communities, Services and Advocacy for LGBT Elders (SAGE)

by Sherrill Wayland. This post originally appeared on the SAGEMatters blog. Each November we recognize National Family Caregivers Month. As the theme for this year makes clear, many of us are aware that caring for a spouse/partner, family member, or friend is often a...

To achieve the wellbeing and aging with dignity for seniors it is necessary to guarantee the emotional and physical health of their Caregivers

by Nicolás Peña | Nov 2, 2017 | Access to Services, Caregiving, Chronic Illness, Health & Wellness, Language Access, National Hispanic Council on Aging (NHCOA), POC Communities, Public Policy

This post originally appeared on the NHCOA blog. Si quieres leer este artículo en español, haz clic aquí. More than 9 million Latinos in the United States are caring for a family member without receiving any kind of compensation. This represents a challenge when they...

Congressional Presentations with Older Workers!

by Tyrell Ma'ae | Oct 31, 2017 | Economic Security, National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA), POC Communities, Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP)

Earlier this month, the National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA) hosted two community listening sessions in San Francisco, CA and Seattle, WA for invited Congressional representatives, allowing Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) older workers in the...

What Advocates for Older Adults Need to Know About the Budget Resolution

by Diverse Elders | Oct 29, 2017 | Access to Services, Economic Security, Health Insurance, Public Policy, Social Security / Retirement

by Tracey Gronniger. This post originally appeared on the Justice in Aging blog. If you work with older adults (or have older adults in your life), you have a sense of what we all need as we age. The burden of high health care and housing costs on low-income seniors...

New to HealthCare.gov? Three things you should know

by Diverse Elders | Oct 27, 2017 | Access to Services, Health & Wellness, Health Reform

This post originally appeared on the HealthCare.gov blog. If you haven't applied for insurance on HealthCare.gov before, here are three things to know about the Health Insurance Marketplace: Open Enrollment for 2018 health insurance runs from November 1 through...

The Incredible Disappearing Affordable Care Act

by Vega Subramaniam | Oct 25, 2017 | Access to Services, Chronic Illness, Health & Wellness, Health Reform, Public Policy

Well, September has officially passed. The Republican attempt to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has officially sunsetted. Hallelujah. ...right? My fleeting sigh of relief was almost immediately replaced with concern over the...