Older Adults, Aging and Ageism — Issues, Stats and Trends

General Information

• Alzheimer’s, American Psychological Association

• Alzheimer's Association

• Alzheimer's Disease and Healthy Aging, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

• New York Memory Center

• Administration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Governing Statutes

• Health Advocates for Older People

• Guardianship Article 17-A vs. Article 81, AVVO Legal Guide

• NYC Elder Abuse Center

• Proceedings for Appointment of a Guardian for Personal Needs or Property Management, Article 81 - New York State Mental Hygiene Law

• LGBTQ Senior Challenges, SAGE 

• LGBTQ Seniors Face Unique Challenges, SAGE USA, May 19, 2018

• National Study Finds LGBT Seniors Face Tougher Old Age, Association of Health Care Journalists, Jul 18, 2018

• Resources on LGBT Aging, National Resource Center on LGBT Aging 

• The National Resource Center on LGBT Aging (SAGEUSA project)

• Long Term Care Community Coalition (LTCCC)

• A Group Portrait of New York’s ‘Oldest Old’, NY Times, Jun 05, 2015

• Advocates See ‘Broken’ Budget Process for City’s Seniors, City Limits, Mar 14, 2019

• Healthy Aging Programs, NYS Office for the Aging

• Long Term Care - Home Care Services Program

Media, Articles, and Notices

• COVID-19 is Ravaging Nursing Homes. We’re Getting What We Paid For, Washington Post, Apr 16, 2020

• HHS Announces Nearly $4.9 Billion Distribution to Nursing Facilities Impacted by COVID-19, HHS.gov, May 2020

• Take a Look at These Unusual Strategies for Fighting Dementia, NY Times, 2018

• Governor Cuomo Signs "Peter Falk's Law" Legislation Establishing End of Life Notification Requirements, Jul 21, 2016

• New York Foundation for Eldercare - Resources

• How to Communicate Effectively with Older Adults, Psychology Today, Nov 2014

• Seniors Get Angry About Broken Promises for Affordable Housing in NYC  CityLab, Jun 14, 2019

• The Fight to “Age-In-Place” in New York, Medium, Nov 29, 2016

• Poverty Looms Large for City’s Aging Immigrant Population, Study Says New York Times, Jul 25, 2013

• Ageism: A ‘Prevalent and Insidious’ Health Threat, NY Times, The New Old Age, 2019

• As Lives Lengthen, Costs Mount, NY Times, Nov 13, 2015

• Borough Presidents Demand Restoration of Senior Programming Funding Following Drastic Cuts, Bronx Times, Jul 2020

• Family Caregivers Become More Crucial as Elderly Population Grows, Wall Street Journal, Jun 3, 2016

• For Many Boomer Immigrants, Rough Times Ahead, PBS' Next Avenue, May 14, 2014

• It Was the Scariest Night of My Life: When Seniors Go Missing, WNYC News, Jun 21, 2017

• We’re Getting Older But We’re Not Doing Anything About It, NY Times, Opinion, Dec 2019

• Aging in New York: City Wrestles with Poverty Among Seniors, CITILIMITS, Jun 2015