Policy & Regulation

The Third Age of life is the period of healthy retirement, prior to the onset of significant frailty or physical difficulties. A recent Public Policy…

Although research suggests that low income older adults are likely to benefit most from being volunteers, evidence also suggests they have fewer opportunities to volunteer.…

Recently the Senior Health and Housing Task Force formed by the Bipartisan Policy Center released a report titled Healthy Aging Begins at Home. This report…

In a recent article, researchers Renee Beard and John Williamson discuss two major ways that late-life inequality is framed and how these different perspectives on…

Although there has been increasing interest in “successful aging,” little consensus exists on what constitutes successful aging, and successful aging definitions have been criticized for…

Ageism has increasingly been recognized as a social force and ideology that the field of gerontology must confront. According to a recent article in the…

While much research has focused on the negative emotional and health impacts of serving as a caregiver to a family member or friend, increasing attention…

Older adults and their families are faced with a number of decisions surrounding the provision of long-term care. One of the most basic decisions is…

“Aging societies reflect a triumph of science and technology over premature death.” So begins a recent article on optimizing health in today’s societies. While many…

In discussions of how to address the public health challenge of dementia, three concepts emerge: dementia capable, dementia friendly, and dementia positive. Each of these…

Robert Kane from the University of Minnesota’s Division of Health Management and Policy recently published “A New Long-Term Care Manifesto,” in which he argues for…

The keynote address at the Wisconsin Assisted Living Association’s 2015 annual conference featured Bernard Hammes, PhD, the director of Respecting Choices at Gundersen Health System…