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This guide aims to provide the Aging Network with tools and resources needed to be more inclusive of culturally diverse populations of older adults during the planning process.
Healthy eating in the modern world is not always easy. Fast food and prepackaged foods offer inexpensive and easy alternatives to healthier foods or cooking from scratch. Even in remote locations, you can count on finding snacks like burgers, chips, candies, and sodas. But these kinds of foods can be harmful to our health in the long run.
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The Savvy Caregiver in Indian Country, a Product of National Minority Aging Organization Technical Assistance Center for the Development of Dementia Care Resources for American Indians and Alaska Natives at the National Indian Council on Aging Albuquerque, New Mexico, is organized into two parts: Part 1, Trainer's Manual and Part 2, Class Sessions.
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This guide is intended to help healthcare professionals better understand how to engage in conversations with older Hispanic adults about ACP. It will help healthcare professionals identify the different types of ACP documentation, who can start the conversation, cultural considerations with assisting Hispanic older adults with ACP, tips and strategies for starting the conversation, and other resources.
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Retirement planning is important for everyone, but it’s especially important for minority women. Despite the overall decline in poverty rates among older Americans during the last several decades, many older women remain poor. In 2018, the poverty threshold for an individual age 65 and older living alone was 12,043. More than 11% of women age 65 and older fell below that threshold, in contrast to 8.1% of men the same age.
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The vast majority of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) older adults have lived through discrimination, social stigma, and the effects of prejudice both past and present, including a history of being labeled as criminals, sinners, and mentally ill. For some, this fear and social stigma has disrupted their lives, their connections with their families of origin, their lifetime earnings and their opportunities to save for retirement. It has also made many of them apprehensive of health care professionals and aging service providers.
Aging service providers should be aware that the effects of a lifetime of stigma, discrimination, rejection, ridicule, and victimization put LGBT older adults at greater risk for physical and mental illnesses and other issues.
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As the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) older adult population grows, many Aging Network providers are starting to consider their needs and incorporate their perspectives in the planning process. By making some simple changes, LGBT populations can be brought to the table as aging services and programs are designed, implemented, and evaluated. This guide aims to provide the local and state Aging Network (e.g., State Units on Aging (SUA), Area Agencies on Aging (AAA), Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRC), direct service providers, advisory councils on aging, ombudsmen, etc.) with the tools and resources needed to be more inclusive of LGBT populations during the planning process.
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