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Eradicating Ageism Is a Moral Imperative

In so many ways, we live in the golden age of aging. In the past century, lifespan has doubled. That is one of the greatest, yet underappreciated, accomplishments of modern times. And as more people are living longer than ever before in human history, we are learning more every day…

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Blazing a Trail to Better Care for Older Adults

Blazing a Trail to Better Care for Older Adults

In 1965, the Older Americans Act set in motion a new network of largely community-based social services and supports to help older adults remain healthy and independent, living in their homes and communities as long as possible. On April 19, 2016, after legislation garnered bipartisan support from both houses of…

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A Calling to Care for Older Adults

A Calling to Care for Older Adults

Avital Benson, a senior at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, worked as a 2015 summer intern at The John A. Hartford Foundation. The first vivid memory that I have is of carrying aluminum foil containers of food up to a large white house in New Jersey. Although…

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