Aging

This study finds that offering paid sick leave and paid family leave, when combined with job protection, could support potential family caregivers. More

In my last Opinion piece, I discussed the theory that many diseases typical of our advanced years are actually different manifestations of a single… More

A framework and analyses describing the variable relationships between LTSS-relevant environmental factors and person-reported care experiences. More

Context: Countries have adopted various formal and informal approaches to support older adults, which are broadly reflected in different policies,… More

In principle, older adults have access to a wealth of health-promoting upstream, midstream, and downstream policy supports, which improve economic security, increase access to a wide array of long-term care services, and ensure access to basic medical care. Although considerable attention has been focused on threats to the old-age welfare state, ranging from long-term financing problems to attempts to roll back benefits, administrative barriers to these programs already threaten their effectiveness. More

Since before Ponce de Leon’s quest for the fountain of youth that led him to discover what is now Florida and Cervantes’ Don Quixote’s likeminded search, humans have sought a way to slow or even reverse the aging process. Now, however, we have preliminary evidence that there are indeed methods of slowing down senescence. More

Context: In the United States in 2020, approximately 26 million individuals provided unpaid care to a family member or friend. On average, 60% of… More

Context: The heavy toll of COVID‐19 brings the failings of the long‐term services and supports (LTSS) system in the United States into sharp… More

In 2019, Washington became the first state to pass legislation creating a public long-term care insurance program. In doing so, we are leading the way… More