Email from Gerontology Institute Plus: Can penguins teach us about aging well? UMASS BOSTON GERONTOLOGY NEWS JULY/AUGUST 2026 GSA Elects Edward Alan Miller to Three-Year Leadership Term The Gerontolog

Saudi Arabia's 65+ population is projected to grow 115% by 2040, while Japan's rises just 7%, showing where aging will accelerate fastest.

For those who don’t qualify for MassHealth, care can be unaffordable.

New Hampshire faces demographic change with an aging population, but this is an opportunity for growth and innovation, not a crisis.

States across the United States are advancing the age-friendly movement by joining networks that promote age-friendly communities. Although much of the existing scholarship has focused on local initia...

Volume 38, Issue 3 of Journal of Aging & Social Policy

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Email from Gerontology Institute Plus, Becky Tolman appointed to NH Commission on Aging UMASS BOSTON GERONTOLOGY NEWS APRIL 2026 Explore the New Release of the Elder Index What is the true cost of agi

An income tax elimination proposal would allow the General Assembly to raise or expand sales taxes, which seniors say would increase their tax burden.

Housing and health care are driving the costs of living up for older adults. Those costs are even higher in Seattle, King County and across Washington.

The Elder Index is a measure of the income that older adults need to meet their basic needs and age in place with dignity. The Elder Index is specific to household size, location, housing tenure, and ...

The history of HCBS demonstrates that its growth is not, in fact, evidence of massive undetected fraud, but rather is based on decades of federal policy response to major demographic change, guided by...

Her work honors scholarship, leadership, and mentorship in the field of aging.

Don’t fall into the trap of thinking there is a "right way" to age. Here's how to reframe aging in a healthy, achievable way.

New research adds to growing concerns about how Medicaid underpayments can undermine nursing home care, demonstrating state payments' influence on facility-level spending on staffing and operational n...

Cutting federal Medicaid spending would have such negative consequences on older adults and people with disabilities because reductions in Federal reimbursements to states would leave states with toug...

This study investigates how home health aides (HHAs) experience the types and amount of support received from co-workers, supervisors, and agencies, a…

Rates of depression among older adults has increased since COVID, leading to an array of other physical health risks.

When that important link is broken, your health gets worse and the costs borne by the whole health care system for your treatment rise.

When people over 65 lose Medicaid coverage, they stop seeing their doctors for preventive care due to high costs. This in turn leads to worse health outcomes and higher health care costs.

Cutting federal Medicaid spending would have such negative consequences on older adults and people with disabilities because reductions in Federal reimbursements to states would leave states with toug...

The nursing home industry is in full fret mode over the possibility of deep Medicaid funding cuts by the Trump administration and congressional Republicans.

Email from Gerontology Institute Plus, a podcast with a warning (and hope) about what's next UMASS BOSTON GERONTOLOGY NEWS MARCH 2025 A Data-Driven Approach to Creating Age-Friendly Programs in Massac

Can seniors use their home equity to pay for long-term care? It can be a smart move, but only if it's planned, with the right method in mind.

Washington, D.C.— Congressman Suozzi (D-NY) introduced bipartisan legislation with Congressman Moolenaar (R-MI) to creatively address America’s growing long term care crisis. The Well-Being Insurance ...