How Being a Cancer Survivor Helps Me Cope With Coronavirus Fears

When you’re diagnosed with cancer, one of the worst things about it, aside from the obvious countless physical ramifications, is the emotional upheaval it causes. The raw feelings of vulnerability. The absolute terror of knowing that your body has betr… Continue reading

A Pandemic Lesson: The Importance of Person-Centered Care

(Across caregiving and community, business and intergenerational attitudes, the pandemic and how we respond to it could change us forever. Next Avenue turned to some of our Influencers in Aging, a diverse group of thought leaders, for their insights, c… Continue reading

How to Hold a Virtual Seder This Passover

During Passover seders across America on Wednesday night April 8 and Thursday night April 9 — the ritual meals with the ritual script called the Hagaddah — there’s a moment where someone asks: Why is this night different from all another nights? Well, … Continue reading

OPINION: Poor, Older Black Americans Are an Afterthought in the COVID-19 Crisis

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick recently said that he and other older Americans would be willing to risk death due to the coronavirus in order to protect the U.S. economy. What followed was a backlash by people warning that even the thought of sacrificing t… Continue reading

Easing the Isolation During the Coronavirus Crisis

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has much of the world sheltering in place. While it may be frustrating and challenging for many of us, this increased isolation is especially hard on the mental and physical health of older adults — the same group mo… Continue reading

Ways to Bolster Your Finances Due to the Coronavirus

The coronavirus outbreak, we know, is a health crisis and a national economic crisis. It’s also, for many Americans, a personal-finance crisis. Many of us, especially those in our 50s or 60s, are now very worried about our money due to the pandemic. Th… Continue reading

COVID-19 in Your Home: How to Protect Yourself and Others

About three-quarters of Americans have been ordered to stay home during this global pandemic, and that number grows weekly. In particular, people 60 and older, who are at greater risk of serious illness from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), are urged … Continue reading

COVID-19: A Time to Make Substantive Life Changes

(Across caregiving and community, business and intergenerational attitudes, the pandemic and how we respond to it could change us forever. Next Avenue turned to some of our Influencers in Aging, a diverse group of thought leaders, for their insights, c… Continue reading

Are Older Lives Less Worthy in a Pandemic?

(This piece was originally published by the Association of Health Care Journalists and is being republished with permission.) You may have heard the comments from Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick last week, when he said that older adults should be willing to… Continue reading

Completing the Census Matters More Than Ever

The United States has conducted a census count every 10 years since 1790, and the 2020 census count is arguably its most important one yet. America is more diverse than ever. In order to better accommodate and serve 330 million people in the U.S., the … Continue reading