by Beth Baker. This piece originally appeared on Next Avenue. A large room fills with older adults and teenagers in the New York City headquarters of the nonprofit DOROT. They sit down on opposite sides of two long rows of tables filled with black-and-white chess...
by Adam Polaski, Freedom for All Americans. This post originally appeared on the SAGE blog. Five years ago, Pat Baldwin walked into the office of the executive director at the Hannan Foundation, an organization dedicated to preserving the dignity of elders in the...
By Sandy Markwood, CEO of the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging. This post originally appeared on Next Avenue. Our country has reached a critical moment. The aging of the baby boom generation and the fact that people are living longer is driving...
by Clarissa Durán, Program Manager for the Rio Arriba County – Northern NM BEC. This article originally appeared on the website of the National Council on Aging (NCOA). The Northern New Mexico Benefits Enrollment Center (NNM BEC) is a partnership of entities in North...
Our mission at the National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA) is to preserve and promote the dignity, well-being, and quality of life of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) as they age. We achieve this mission by ensuring that AAPI elders have the...
by Neil Gonzales As a caregiver for nearly 10 years, Lea Nelson enjoyed the interactions she had with her elderly clients. “The exchange of stories while eating meals, doing their nails, coloring and cutting their hair, and massaging,” she said. “Playing with them...