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PODCAST

As We Age: International Adventures (Podcast)

Join Lisa Raffo in her conversation with Marilyn Mann about international retirement living.

JOBS

Why Employers Should Recruit and Retain Older Adults

Our Op-Ed in the Boston Globe: When it comes to aging, working longer solves (almost) everything — for employers and all of their employees.

LIVING

Age-Friendly Cities are Eco-Friendly, Too

While older Americans often get knocked for their indifference to climate change, they often lead the most sustainable lifestyles. As the needs of older Americans increasingly coincide with those of the planet, cities have the chance to better meet them both.

COVID-19

Sun Safety During Covid

As the pandemic continues to dominate our conversations about safety, we can’t afford to forget about the other, older risks that haven’t gone away. 

LIVING

Dear Mayor: Reinvent the Neighborhood

If you had a magic wand and could make your city, town, or neighborhood desirable, productive, resilient, transcendent, what would it look like and how would it feel? What is a good place for children, for work, for shopping, for health, for fun, for aging?

CARE

Costs and Considerations for In-Home Elder Caregiving

As the population ages, the question of how to provide care to older adults becomes ever more important. Whether the best care is provided at home by loved ones or professional care providers is a question many struggle with. If the choice is made to care for loved ones at home, what is the financial and emotional impact?

CONDITIONS

Hard Truths About High Blood Pressure Risks

You’re probably aware that high blood pressure, also known as hypertension, can be dangerous, increasing your risk for heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, eye problems, and heart failure. But what exactly causes high blood pressure in older adults? And why does it increase with age?

COVID-19

WHO Director-General's opening and closing remarks on older persons and COVID-19

WHO Director-General's opening and closing remarks on older persons and COVID-19.

LEARNING

Spotting Trends Among Older Voters

As the dust settles in the wake of the 2020 elections, and we come to understand more about the country’s voting patterns, it has become clear that older voters were an important contingent.

COVID-19

Will Older Adults Be First to Get the Vaccine?

Some older adults may be wondering: can they move to a long-term care facility in order to get quicker access to the vaccine? Especially for those who have been putting off making such a move anyway, now may suddenly sound like the perfect time. 

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