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Elder Care
Oklahoma Poised to Cut Off 20,000 Disabled and Elderly People From Life-Sustaining Home Care
Why would a state decide to eliminate these programs?
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Maine Ballot Campaign Proposes Taxing the Wealthy to Pay for Universal Home Care
Activists in Maine are mobilizing for in-home services funding.
Deregulated and Unaccountable: For-Profit Nursing Homes in Florida Face Scrutiny After Irma Deaths
Dale Ewart and Stephen Hobbs discuss more.
Senate Health Bill Would Kill Essential Home Care Jobs
The legislation would devastate a fast-growing workforce and the millions of elderly and disabled Americans who rely on home care services.
With Medicaid and Health Care Under Attack, Home Care for the Aging Faces Crisis
Community-based aging programs are making progress, but Trump and Republicans may soon gut funding for critical senior care.
Aging Populations Are Not a Crisis — Capitalism Is
The idea that an aging global population is an economic crisis is an effort to con us into accepting neoliberal reforms.
Aging in Community: Inside the Senior Cohousing Movement
For seniors who want to age in a supportive community environment, cohousing is an exciting alternative to traditional options.
Trump’s Treasury Pick Excelled at Kicking Elderly People Out of Their Homes
When Steven Mnuchin ran OneWest, the bank aggressively and in some cases, wrongly, foreclosed on elderly homeowners with reverse mortgages.
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As Aging Population Increases, Elders and Allies Fight for Social Supports
Elders and advocates are mobilizing on several fronts for comprehensive social support reforms for aging Americans.
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If the Risk Is Low, Let Them Go
Offenders, who have aged out of crime, are the fastest growing population in prisons.