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Children absorb these stereotypes from a young age. And ageism is all around us.
An ageing population is caught in a perfect storm of rising house prices and rents, falling home ownership rates, mortgage debt carried into retirement, insecure rentals and a lack of social housing.
The law changed older adults’ caregiving behavior because their children became more able to take paid time off work to care for their own newborns.
This is an important and complex decision. It can affect your income, wealth, means-tested aged care fee, and bequests. Here are some things to consider before you decide.
Increasing the number of older people with both Medicaid and Medicare would mean fewer of them would be forced to skimp on the care and treatment they need.
People living with dementia often become more confused in the late afternoon and into the night. Why, and what can we do about it?
If Congress and the White House fail to take action, Social Security beneficiaries would see a sudden 23% cut in their monthly checks in 2034.
To combat the decline in immunity as we age, specific boosters are available for people aged over 65. Here’s how they work, and why they are needed.
Republicans are pressing for policy changes based on a misconception that hardly anyone who gets help buying groceries with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits is employed.
Lifestyle factors like physical activity, diet and sleep can lower the ‘biological age’ of your cells and tissues and reduce age-related physical decline.
It’s never too late to start.
More than 41 million people rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to buy their groceries. When the COVID-19 pandemic began, the program ramped up.
A study of medical costs and income losses found that those who can least afford to pay for health care and miss out on their paychecks rack up the biggest bills.
To reduce ageist perceptions of older people, we should encourage collectivist norms and the importance of acting for the common good.
Researchers are trying to understand whether ultraprocessed foods erode brain health in the aging process.
Extreme heat kills more Australians than any other natural hazard. Here’s why it’s important to keep an eye on older family and friends this summer.
Mass shooters over the age of 60 are rare, but often differ from younger gunmen in motives and actions prior to their attack.
The decision to move a loved one with dementia into residential care is an incredibly difficult one. These considerations may help.
As the world’s population ages, cheap, durable and safe artificial limbs will become ever more important.
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Professor, Health Law and Ageing Research Unit, Department of Forensic Medicine, Monash University
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Clinical Professor of Gerontology and Co-Director LeadingAge LTSS Center, UMass Boston
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Senior Research Fellow and Lecturer of Gerontology, LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston, UMass Boston
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Assistant Professor of Nursing, University of Michigan
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Visiting Clinical Research Fellow in older people's substance use and mental health, King's College London
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Professor of Healthy Ageing, Australian Catholic University
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Professor of Nursing, Care for Older People, City, University of London
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Professor of Health and Social Care, University of Birmingham
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Associate Professor and Discipline Lead Property, Curtin University
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PhD Candidate and Research Fellow at the Monash Health [Health and Social Care Unit], Monash University
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Academic Convenor, Hallmark Ageing Research Initiative, The University of Melbourne
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Professor in Ageing and Health, University of Sydney
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Professor of Housing & Social Policy, Centre for Urban Transitions, Swinburne University of Technology
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Associate Professor, Centre for Innovative Ageing, Swansea University
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Instructional Associate Professor of Gerontology, University of Southern California
