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. 

According to experts, setting aside time to focus on gratitude is important now more than ever. As many older adults prepare to spend the holiday alone, here are some tips on both why and how to cultivate it—despite, and because of, the circumstances.

With the pandemic worsening and temperatures beginning to drop, those who typically seek winter respite in warmer climes are struggling to decide whether it’s safe and wise to do so this year. Whether you usually go south for months or days, it’s worth doing some extra research this year—especially if your age puts you at particular risk. 

Out of desire or necessity, many older adults have turned quarantine into an opportunity for scaling back spending and cleaning out the closets. Minimalism has long been a popular strategy for an earlier, healthier retirement—but now, many have found it is more worthwhile than ever.

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

Together we  can find creative ways to care and be cared for.

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. 

People of all ages are now experiencing the kinds of challenges with which many older Americans were already familiar: staying connected with friends and family, remaining active, and finding or forming communities.

Now more than ever, older adults have an important role to play in helping us all put today’s big events into context. 

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?