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News on transforming care for older adults
Aging in America and the Case for a National Plan on Aging
March 13, 2024
California MPA: Celebrating Progress and Ensuring Continued Success
February 23, 2024
Topic
Community Engagement
From state and federal policymakers to providers and insurers, from older adults and advocates to young caregivers, everyone has a stake in aging. Engagement is critical for telling the stories of real people and fostering demand for policies, programs, and products.
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October 2, 2018
One in three people in America ages 18-39 provides unpaid care to an adult friend or relative. Another third of millennials believe they will provide this kind of support in the next five years. To help prepare, here are 10 things millennials should know.
October 29, 2021
At the final week of our 2021 Forum, Amplifying All Voices in Aging, we were joined by founder of RENT Poet/Poet Laureate Brian Sonia-Wallace. Complementing our focus on technical aspects of the work we do to transform care for older adults, Mr. Sonia-Wallace authored a poem in real time to bring us back to the heart of the matter: What do we mean by “aging well” and “aging equitably”? Read the poem and learn more about RENT Poet.
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California Advocacy Network
Leading organizations across California are working to improve health care and supportive services for older adults, people with disabilities, and family caregivers.
Millennial Caregiving
The “me-first” image simply doesn’t equate with the more accurate caregiving role that more than 10 million millennials are playing in their families.