Upcoming WHCOA Regional Forums
The White House Conference on Aging is continuing a series of regional forums to engage with older Americans, their families, caregivers, leaders in the aging field, and others on the key issues...
View ArticleASA Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Marriage Equality
This week, ASA joined SAGE, Justice in Aging (formerly the National Senior Citizens Law Center), the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, and the National Hispanic Council on...
View ArticlePhD programs relating to Spirituality and Dementia.
My name is Chad Federwitz and a new member to ASA,I am currently a graduate student at UNC-Greeley in Colorado in Gerontology.I am very interested in the area if spirituality/spiritual care and memory...
View Article2015 White House Conference on Aging is July 13
The White House Conference on Aging has been scheduled for July 13, 2015. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to fully participate in the conference. Plans are in place to live stream the conference and...
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ASA Supports Health Equity and Accountability Act
ASA is one of more than 325 national, state and local organizations to have signed on to a recent letter (PDF) to the Congressional Tri-Caucus (comprising the Congressional Asian Pacific American...
View ArticleWhite House Conference on Aging Agenda Is Out
The 2015 White House Conference on Aging is this Monday, July 15, and the conference agenda details have been released today.read more
View ArticleWatch the 2015 WHCOA live
The White House Conference on Aging is underway, and you can watch live at whitehouse.gov. President Obama is scheduled to deliver remarks at 8:15 AM (Pacific)/11:15 AM (Eastern) time.
View ArticleShare Your Feedback on Draft APS Guidelines
The Administration for Community Living of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is soliciting comments, and will be hosting 12 listening sessions, on newly-released draft voluntary...
View ArticleAccelerating the Pace of Change for Caregiving Families
The AARP Public Policy Institute has released a new blog post on the need to accelerate the pace of change for caregiving families. Despite some recent policy advances at the federal and state levels,...
View ArticleNew research on family caregiving
To kick off National Family Caregivers Month, the AARP Public Policy Institute has issued the first major research report on family caregivers’ needs within the emerging field of managed long-term...
View ArticleVeterans Day and Family Caregivers Month
ASA Board Member Jean Accius, who is vice president of livable communities and long-term services and supports for the AARP Public Policy Institute, offers observations about the impact on veterans of...
View ArticleRecorded Webinar: Family Caregivers & Managed Long-Term Services and Supports
The video recording of the AARP Public Policy Institute’s webinar on family caregivers and managed long-term services and supports (MLTSS) is now archived. Please watch this recorded webinar on AARP's...
View ArticleFamilies Caring for an Aging America: The Current Landscape and Opportunities...
On December 1, 2016 the AARP Public Policy Institute held a Solutions Forum featuring a discussion of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's recent consensus report, Families...
View ArticleThe High Cost of Long-Term Services and Supports
The high cost of long-term services and supports (LTSS) is a major worry for people with chronic care needs or disabilities and their families. Read the new blog from AARP Public Policy Institute’s...
View ArticleA Message to the President on Aging Policy
ASA Board Chair Bob Blancato, who is president of Matz, Blancato & Associates in Washington D.C. as well as a current AARP Board member, has an article on The Huffington Post concerning the new...
View ArticleBreaking Stereotypes: Male Family Caregivers
ASA Board member Jean Accius, who is Vice President, Long-Term Services and Support Group in the AARP Public Policy Institute, has authored a blog post about some of the unique challenges facing male...
View ArticleASA Statement on the 2018 Federal Budget Proposal
The American Society on Aging today called on Congress to abandon the budget proposal submitted by the President yesterday and offer an alternative that spares the deepest cuts in domestic spending in...
View ArticleBipartisan Elder Justice Caucus Formed
Rep. Peter King (NY) and Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (OR) announced the establishment of a bipartisan Elder Justice Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, May 25, 2017. ASA Board Chair Bob...
View ArticleASA Supports DACA, Urges Congress to Act on Immigration Reform
The American Society on Aging today deplored yesterday’s announcement by the Department of Justice of an intention to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, a move that...
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