Storm Clouds or Calm Seas? The Outlook of Aging Policies for 2024
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Navigating Change: The Impact of Shifting Administration and Congress on Aging Policies
Join Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging and the Elder Justice Coalition the first session of our 2025 Advocacy Webinar Series: “Navigating Change: The Impact of Shifting Administration and Congress on Aging Policies.” This timely and insightful webinar dives into how recent changes in the Administration and Congress may impact aging policies across the nation.
Navigating Change: The Impact of Shifting Administration and Congress on Aging Policies
March 11, 2025 1:00 pm
Join Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging and the Elder Justice Coalition on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, from 1:00 – 2:00 PM for the first session of our 2025 Advocacy Webinar Series: “Navigating Change: The Impact of Shifting Administration and Congress on Aging Policies.” This timely and insightful webinar will dive into how recent changes in...
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Explore articles and resources to help you live well as you age. Our topics include aging in place, avoiding scams, organizing finances, caring for your mental health and so much more!
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Challenges of Aging for the LGBTQ Community
Discrimination of LGBTQ older adults and caregivers in the health care system has only recently begun to receive attention. Many health care practitioners are challenged to respond to the specialized needs and services for this community. This webinar will discuss the unique needs of the LGBTQ aging population and identify ways caregivers and professionals can better help this community.
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Election 2024—After the Dust Settles
With the historic and closely contested 2024 election behind us, one thing is clear: the new administration taking office on January 20 will bring with it new priorities in aging policy. Based on the campaign platform, Bob Blancato, President of Matz, Blancato & Associates and National Coordinator of the Elder Justice Coalition, provide an in-depth analysis of which aging policy issues are likely to take center stage in the coming years, given the new Congress. He also explores what to expect from the aging policy agenda and whether the election results make a 2025 White House Conference on Aging more—or less—likely.
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Tackling Fears of Aging Alone as a Solo Ager or Elder Orphan
If it has done nothing else, the COVID-19 pandemic has taught many – if not most – of us a lesson or two about social isolation and its impact on physical and emotional well-being. We were suddenly cut off from friends, co-workers and community interactions that defined the rhythm of our lives and provided predictability and connection. The pandemic caused particular concern for those living alone, as it forced many to think about who would care for them should they contract the virus.
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Aging in Place
What’s the best way to successfully age in place? This webinar will review our newest homeownership workshop: “Aging in Place: Know Your Housing Options.” We’ll discuss how you can assess your loved one’s home for safety, accessibility and affordability; how your loved one can use their home equity to keep their home; ways to explore the many housing options available to your loved one; additional benefits; and legal and tax issues. We’ll also share an overview of Ohio’s first nonprofit real estate agency, and the many services offered to help both first time homebuyers purchase their first home and older adults transition out of their last homes.
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Rose Centers for Aging Well
Rose Centers for Aging Well, a subsidiary of Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging, exists to promote successful aging for Northeast Ohio’s adults by offering opportunities, programs and services that foster choice and independence. Rose Centers provides home-delivered meals to homebound older adults as well as hot lunches and social, health and wellness programming in senior centers throughout the area.
