Larry Curley: Advocating for Native Elders

by Diverse Elders | Nov 3, 2019 | Access to Services, Caregiving, Chronic Illness, Civic Engagement, Data Collection / Research, Economic Security, Elder Abuse, Health & Wellness, Language Access, National Indian Council on Aging (NICOA), Older Americans Act, Public Policy, Uncategorized

by Grace Birnstengel. This article originally appeared on Next Avenue. Larry Curley is a member of the Navajo Nation who, with members of the National Tribal Chairmen’s Association, founded the National Indian Council on Aging (NICOA) in 1976. NICOA is a nonprofit...

Opportunity for People with Lived Experiences To Improve Treatment and Services for Substance Use Disorders

by Diverse Elders | Oct 31, 2019 | Data Collection / Research, Health & Wellness

Join a Focus Group! Community Catalyst and Faces & Voices of Recovery are looking for people to participate in focus groups to help improve treatment and services. What is the purpose of the groups? The groups will discuss what results people want...

SAGE Holds Inaugural LGBT Elder Housing Symposium in Washington, D.C.

by Diverse Elders | Oct 31, 2019 | Civic Engagement, Data Collection / Research, Discrimination, Housing, Language Access, LGBTQ Communities, Public Policy, Services and Advocacy for LGBT Elders (SAGE)

SAGE, with support from Citi Community Development, will gather experts in the housing field to elevate LGBT elder housing issues and collaborate on innovative partnerships and solutions On Tuesday, October 29th, SAGE brought together housing developers, nonprofit...

Cultural competence is the key to trust and respect between clients and direct care workers

by Diverse Elders | Oct 30, 2019 | Access to Services, Health & Wellness, Health Insurance, Language Access, POC Communities, Public Policy

Dear Colleague, Resources for Integrated Care (RIC) has developed a series of briefs, described and linked below, to help long-term services and support (LTSS) providers, administrators, and other stakeholders, support a diverse direct care workforce that can meet the...

Imani Woody: Building a Home for LGBTQ Older Adults

by Diverse Elders | Oct 27, 2019 | Access to Services, Data Collection / Research, Discrimination, Economic Security, Health & Wellness, Housing, Language Access, LGBTQ Communities, POC Communities

by Grace Birnstengel. This article originally appeared on Next Avenue. Imani Woody’s father left her his home in Washington, D.C. — the one she grew up in — when he died in 2010. Faced with the decision of what to do with the house, Woody, a lifelong activist for...

Caregivers Need Support for their Diverse Needs

by Diverse Elders | Oct 24, 2019 | Access to Services, Caregiving, Data Collection / Research, Economic Security, Health & Wellness, Language Access, LGBTQ Communities, National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA), National Caucus and Center on Black Aging (NCBA), National Hispanic Council on Aging (NHCOA), National Indian Council on Aging (NICOA), POC Communities, Public Policy, Services and Advocacy for LGBT Elders (SAGE), Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC)

by Scott Bane, Program Officer, The John A. Hartford Foundation. This article originally appeared on The John A. Hartford Foundation's "What We're Learning" blog. Dear Colleagues— Family caregivers provide an estimated $470 billion in unpaid care each year. All family...