Maganbhai and Kamuben Chavda: 63 years together, for poorer, or richer! by Meera Venugopal, India Home Maganbhai Chavda is tall and thin, a white-haired gentleman who towers over his wife Kamuben’s tiny bird-like figure. Kamuben, in turn, is the one you will see...
New Partnership Working to Strengthen Aging in AAPI Communities
The National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA) is pleased to introduce and welcome you to our newly established Affiliate Network (AFN)! The AFN is a partnership between NAPCA and organizations that serve Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) older adults and...
Are you managing multiple chronic health conditions? Medicare can help!
Managing your health can be challenging, especially if you have two or more chronic conditions or illnesses. The Connected Care campaign offers information to help you take advantage of new Medicare services that pay for comprehensive care management particularly...
Older Adults & the ACA Health Insurance Marketplace: What’s at Stake for 2018
by Natalie Kean. This post originally appeared on the Justice in Aging blog. Among its many achievements, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has made great strides in covering more older adults who previously had no access to health care. Before the ACA, many low-income...
Aging New York Immigrants Confront Shortage of Culturally Appropriate Services
by Ramón Cuauhtémoc Taylor. This article was originally published by Voice Of America News. On a fluorescent-lit stage at Desi Senior Center, an instructor leads a group of mostly Muslim Bangladeshi immigrants, ages 60 and older, in a session of balance and core...
Latinos & Alzheimer’s: Empowering Communities Through Culture
The names of friends and family members become harder to remember. You might forget how to tie your shoes or have difficulty dressing in the morning. You might find yourself lost in places that you have known your entire life or be confused by what day of the week it...