by Diverse Elders | Oct 24, 2019
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...
by Diverse Elders | Sep 6, 2019
Throughout my entire life, I have been fortunate enough to have been influenced and guided by older adults. As a young section 8 housing kid juxtaposed amongst kids from a higher socioeconomic class at a Roman Catholic private school, I found comfort in older adults...
by Diverse Elders | Aug 30, 2019
This article was written for the Diverse Elders Coalition by Resources for Integrated Care. Nearly one in four older adults dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid has Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia, and dually eligible older adults have higher rates of...
by Diverse Elders | Jun 24, 2019
This article originally appeared on Next Avenue. Gender is much more complex than most of us were taught. Transgender people have existed for as long as people have existed. But due to stigma, poor treatment, lack of knowing others like themselves and fear of...
by Diverse Elders | Jun 7, 2019
For the first time, a newly-released report, resulting from a one-day summit, “Paving the Path for Family-Centered Design: A National Report on Family Caregiver Roles in Medical Product Development,” explores the vital roles that family caregivers can play in shaping...